Parental education and maternal intelligence are well-known predictors of child IQ. However, the literature regarding other factors that may contribute to individual differences in IQ is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of a number of variables whose predictive status remain unclarified, in a sample of basically healthy children with a low rate of pre- and pos...

Parental involvement plays a key role in preschoolers' development and can contribute to children's educational outcomes. The purpose of this study was explore the relationship between perceived social support among parents preschool children. Participants included 256 (198 mothers, 58 fathers) children aged 3 6 years old. Two instruments were used measure parental support. Results found that m...

Talking about sexuality has never been easy in most Namibians cultures and it seems that most parents feel uncomfortable and embarrassed to talk openly with their children about sexuality. They do not participate in the sexuality education of their children, because they believe they are unable to provide quality and adequate sexuality information due to their lack of knowledge about human sexu...

introduction: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common psychiatric disorder in school age children and has a negative effect on the individual’s general functions. the purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of adhd in preschool 6 year old children in yazd in 2005 and the influence of gender, birth weight, birth order and parental education on adhd. method...

INTRODUCTION The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a relatively short instrument developed to detect psychosocial problems in children aged 3-16 years. It addresses four dimensions: emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention problems, peer problems that count up to the total difficulties score, and a fifth dimension; prosocial behaviour. The validity and rel...

Objectives: The aim of present study was determining the level of satisfaction and its relative factors among parents of mentally retarded children using the services of private rehabilitation centers. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on parents of 150 mentally retarded children, who were selected by quota sampling from eight private rehabilitation centers ...

BACKGROUND Excessive engagement in screen time has several immediate and long-term health implications among pre-school children. However, little is known about the factors that influence screen time in this age group. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to use the Ecologic Model of Sedentary Behavior as a guide to examine associations between intrapersonal, interpersonal, and physical env...

the aim of this study was assessing the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy (ccpt) on reducing internalizing symptoms in children and reduced parental stress in mothers. the method of this study was quasi-experimental research study using a pretest-post-test along with the control group. a group of 20 children with 7 and 8 age in 2012-2013 school year (n=10 experimental and n=10 contro...

BACKGROUND The socioeconomic inequalities in child health continue to widen despite improved economy. OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between socio-economic factors and health risk behaviors and psychosocial well-being of children in Hong Kong. HYPOTHESIS The null hypothesis is that for this particular developed region, there exists little or no correlation between social-economic ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fast-food companies have been reproached for rising obesity levels due to aggressive marketing tactics targeted at children. They have countered that parents should be held responsible considering their critical role as nutritional gatekeepers. This study examined the comparative effects of media exposure and parental mediation on Indonesian children's fast food consum...