OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of parenting distractions on supervising behaviors in relation to child risky behaviors. METHODS Forty preschool-aged children and their parents were randomly assigned to occupy a simulated home living room for 45 min with the parent involved in either (a) no planned distraction, (b) a telephone call distraction, (c) a TV show distraction, or (d) a computer as...

Article history: Using Child Protective Servi Received 23 September 2008 Received in revised form 20 January 2009 Accepted 20 January 2009 Available online 25 January 2009

A large literature has documented the influence of family economic resources on child development, yet income's effects in middle childhood have been understudied. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 3,551), the author examined the influence of family income in early and middle childhood on academic skills and behavior problems during middle childhood. Early childhood...

Whenever an allegation of child abuse or neglect is made, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) 2 , formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), is required to initiate an investigation. N.J.A.C. 10:129-2.1(a). If the evidence gathered during the investigation leads to the conclusion that it is more likely than not that the accused person committed an ac...

UNLABELLED Child neglect is an ecosystemic problem with a great variety of risk factors to consider and, therefore, it requires a multimodal and individualized intervention. Although such an intervention is better for the families, it represents a great challenge for the evaluation process. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to document, using Dane and Schneider's model (1998), the diffe...

AIM To review the Auckland experience of childhood gonorrhoea, with particular regard to inter-agency management and medicolegal outcome. METHODS Retrospective review of medical records at a specialist child abuse assessment unit, and follow up with other agencies involved. RESULTS Twelve cases of genital gonorrhoea in pre-pubertal children in five years, in contrast to two cases in the pre...