PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to report our short-term functional outcome for 14 children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) who underwent multiple surgical procedures at an early age. METHODS During the period 2002-2010, 14 children (11 males and three females) with AMC underwent multiple surgical procedures to treat deformities of the lower and upper limbs. About 81 proced...

OBJECTIVE To examine parental support of child physical activity with an adapted theory of planned behavior model. METHODS A representative sample of Canadian mothers (N = 663) who completed measures of family priorities, social cognition, and child physical activity. RESULTS An assessment of family priorities showed that mothers ranked physical activity almost as high as homework and far h...

This paper reviews the interrelationship among family structure, and child delinquency. This paper attempts to explain the effect of family structure on juvenile delinquency. The least amount of communication and structure of the family may be some of the reasons which provides, the more likely make the child will engage in delinquent activities. Patterns of family behavior, decision making and...

The death of a child in the emergency department (ED) is one of the most challenging problems facing ED clinicians. This revised technical report and accompanying policy statement reaffirm principles of patient- and family-centered care. Recent literature is examined regarding family presence, termination of resuscitation, bereavement responsibilities of ED clinicians, support of child fatality...

Does Promoting School Attendance Reduce Child Labour? Evidence from Burkina Faso’s BRIGHT Project Using data from BRIGHT, an integrated program that aims to improve school participation in rural communities in Burkina Faso, we investigate the impact of school subsidies and increased access to education on child work. Regression discontinuity estimates demonstrate that, while BRIGHT substantiall...

Assumptions about the importance of mothers’ time for children’s healthy development permeate policy debates over child care, maternal employment, and family leave. Studies consistently show that mothers’ time in particular activities with children relate positively to indicators of child well-being, but results are more mixed regarding associations between child outcomes and the sheer amount o...

These figures relate to automobile accidents; there are other causes of accidents in children extending over a wide range from a fall to a thermal burn. Athletic activities are responsible for facial injuries in the older child. The vast canine population in the United States (it is estimated there are over 65 million dogs) subjects the child to dog bites, which often result in considerable sof...

The present study aims to depict a picture of Greek fathers concerning their involvement in family and childcentered tasks over the first year of the child. Eighty fathers from rural areas with low educational and occupational status and eighty fathers from urban districts with high educational and occupational status were asked to talk about their own perceptions of fatherhood and also their p...

during infancy is crucial. Moreover, the more involved fathers are in the beginning, the more they are involved with child care tasks in the future (Pleck, 2004). Father involvement can be defined by a wide range of activities. These include cognitive stimulation activities such as reading and playing games with the child; physical care, including changing diapers and preparing meals; paternal ...

Comprehensive reviews of child death are increasingly conducted throughout the world, although limited information is available about how this information is systematically used to prevent future deaths. To address this need, we used cases from 2005 to 2009 in the U.S. National Child Death Review Case Reporting System to compare child and offender characteristics and to link that information wi...