OBJECTIVE This study compared boys' with girls' hazard-directed behaviors at home when the mother was present and absent from the room. METHODS Videos were coded for how children reacted to a contrived burn hazard ('Gadget'), maternal verbalizations to children about the hazard, and children's compliance with directives to avoid the hazard. Children's behavioral attributes (risk-taking tenden...

PURPOSE Supervision is typically mandatory for therapists in training and plays an important role in their professional development. A number of qualitative studies have considered specific aspects of supervision. This systematic review aimed to synthesize these studies' findings and explore the experience and impact of supervision for trainee therapists. METHODS A systematic search of the li...

Children's number-line estimation has produced a lively debate about representational change, supported by apparently incompatible data regarding the descriptive adequacy of logarithmic (Opfer et al., 2011) and power models (Slusser et al., 2013). To test whether methodological differences might explain discrepant findings, we created a fully crossed 2x2 design and assigned 96 children to one o...

what does libertarian theory, murray rothbard’s theory in particular, tell us about the rights of children? the two foundational principles of rothbardian libertarianism are the sanctity of private property and the rule of non-aggression. persons, including children, are “self-owners”. yet children, at a young age, are not yet capable of functioning fully as “self-owners.” they must be cared fo...

[Purpose] This study examined the contents of supervision needed by novice therapists to develop clinical abilities, focusing on their clinical experience and using an original evaluation table. [Subjects and Methods] An evaluation of clinical abilities basic attitudes, therapeutic skills, and clinical practice-related thoughts was conducted in 29, 21, and 9 therapists with clinical experience ...

The rapid growth in the number of behavior analysts and aspiring behavior analysts creates an imperative for effective and efficient supervisory practices. Many behavior analysts receive little to no explicit instruction and mentoring in supervision practices while they are in training themselves. Those behavior analysts may then be expected to provide supervision for a range of individuals soo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether one can differentiate injured and uninjured young children based on child behavioural attributes or indices of caregiver supervision. METHOD A matched case-control design was used in which case participants were children presenting to an emergency department for treatment for an injury and age/sex matched control participants presented for illness-related reas...

BACKGROUND Large family size may be a risk factor for childhood accidents. A possible association with quality of child supervision and rapidity of seeking medical care has not been fully evaluated. OBJECTIVES To determine whether children with multiple siblings are at increased risk for accidents, to assess whether quality of child supervision varies with family size, and to evaluate the rel...

PURPOSE Cougar attacks on humans appear to be on the rise. A review of all attacks on children was performed to determine the method of attack and injury patterns so that a treatment regimen as well as possible preventative measures could be determined. METHODS A review of all attacks, including attacks on children, was performed, including three recent attacks treated at our institution. Sit...