s the criminal justice system grew, attention began to focus on the fact that many of the people being placed nder criminal justice supervision were parents. Throughout the 1990s, researchers, child and prisoner dvocates, practitioners, and policy makers scrambled to learn what happens to children when their parents are rrested and incarcerated. It was during this period that the Child Welfare ...

A series of 133 fractures of the shaft of the femur in children (during the first 12 years) is discussed. The injury is much more common in boys. The highest incidence is in 3-year-old children. A gentle reduction is desirable and anaesthesia is rarely necessary. In the age group under consideration i in. of shortening in reduction is desirable; angulation should be avoided. Initial immobilizat...

We were able to see various aspects of services for normal and deprived children and something of the psychiatric services. Health services in Hungary are organised on the Soviet pattern of polyclinic and dispensary. This means that the family doctor service as we know it does not exist, and there seem to be no social workers. Welfare work, in the form of supervision, is done mainly by nurses f...

Aims Food allergic children spend much of their time under the supervision of adults other than their parents, in day care, school and other environments. During these times they are at risk of contact with food allergens and of developing reactions. In conjunction with the establishment of a new Dublin allergy clinic, we sought to understand the experience of Irish families, and what type of e...

This paper considers the work of a skilled clinician (see this volume) who uses attachment theory but also his own vast body of experience. Many of the ideas will be of considerable help particularly to those working with children in substitute families. Caution is needed, however, as this work often involves the uncovering of unexpected abuse experiences which can provoke intense reactions. Tr...

The use of abduction splintage in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip has an important morbidity. Six children who developed complications are presented in this paper. Sustained splintage of an unreduced hip, overcorrection of the femoral head displacement, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, full thickness pressure sores, and excessive tibial torsion may occur as a consequen...

background: childhood aggression, particularly in preschoolers, is one of the most common behavioral problems throughout the world. therefore, it is important to identify the predictors of this problem. this study was conducted to determine the predictors of physical and verbal aggression in preschoolers. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on preschoolers in rasht in ...

Acknowledgements Many thanks to the following people: To my supervisors Anders Barfod, Flemming Skov and Thiemo Krink for inspiring me to do this work and for the supervision i received during the process. To Rasmus Kjaer Ursem and Rene Thomsen from the EVALife Group for comments on the report and for linux and latex support when things got rough. To my girlfriend Tina and our children Anton an...

Of the many types of classes provided for the handicapped children in the Philadelphia Public School System the present survey covers the orthopedic, sight-saving, deaf, and nutrition-tuberculous. This work is under the supervision of Dr. Gladys G. Ide, Director of Special Education. The aim of this investigation is to show to what extent the physical handicap interferes with ability to earn a ...