Labor market wages do not typically provide an accurate or representative measure of the economic returns to child labor in rural settings, especially for women. This paper is a first attempt to identify other outcomes that can shed light on the longer-term impact of child labor. In particular, we examine the quality of marriage matches as measured by per capita household wealth and bride price...

The diagnosis of food allergy in a child has an impact on every minute of every day for the child and the child's family. The patient and family must learn how to read labels, adapt recipes, and educate other family members, child care providers, camp counselors, and teachers. They must know how to recognize symptoms of a reaction and what to do during a reaction. Decisions such as which restau...

BACKGROUND Longitudinal epidemiological studies involving child/adolescent mental health problems are scarce in developing countries, particularly in regions characterized by adverse living conditions. We examined the influence of psychosocial factors on the trajectory of child/adolescent mental health problems (CAMHP) over time. METHODS A population-based sample of 6- to 13-year-olds with CA...

Little is known about why children participate in activities that are labeled worst forms of child labor. Case-control approaches common in medicine are adapted to consider the correlates of participation in worst forms in the context of two worst forms of child labor in Nepal: portering and ragpicking. Paternal disability is a strong predictor of entry into each of the worst forms, and the pre...

The article “Evidence-Based Community Pediatrics: Building a Bridge From Bedside to Neighborhood”1 explains the importance of using scientific evidence as the foundation of community pediatrics interventions. This commitment to evidence-based community-level health activities by pediatricians is a natural next step in the evolution of pediatrics as we return full circle to the origins of the sp...

Racial socialization messages were examined within a particular ecological niche: two-parent, African American families with a child in early adolescence. The linkage between mothers’provision of racial socialization messages and family process components (e.g., communication, warmth, negativity, child monitoring, and involvement) of the mother/child relationship was examined. Sixty-six African...

Pervasive computing technologies can assist parents and occupational therapists in modifying behaviors in young children. In occupational therapy, an effective mean to motivate child behavior change is by designing playful activities which leverages the desire of children to play to induce their behavioral change. By embedding digital technology into activities, pervasive computing technologies...

BACKGROUND The positive effects of early developmental intervention (EDI) on early child development have been reported in numerous controlled trials in a variety of countries. An important aspect to determining the efficacy of EDI is the degree to which dosage is linked to outcomes. However, few studies of EDI have conducted such analyses. This observational cohort study examined the associati...

Why is it important to diagnose child sexual abuse? Kempe, in an address to the International Association for Child Abuse and Neglect in 1979, drew the professional communities' attention to 'the serious plight of sexually abused children'. He described this as the final stage in the communities' recognition of patterns of child abuse. This cycle had commenced with his recognition of'The Batter...

The present observational study of child abuse has isolated parental control strategies and child response as a promising area of investigation. The social interaction of 10 abusive and 10 matched control mothers and their preschool children was videotaped in a simulated home environment involving both structured and unstructured activities. A coding scheme was developed to record interactional...