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Family ‐centred service: differences in what parents of children with cerebral palsy rate important
ConclusionsParents rate the importance of family‐centred services for their situation in various ways. These findings endorse that family‐centred services should recognize the uniqueness of families and should be tailored to what parents find important. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - March 1, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: M. Terwiel, M. W. Alsem, R. C. Siebes, K. Bieleman, M. Verhoef, M. Ketelaar Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Specific language impairment is associated with maternal and family factors
ConclusionsA relationship was found between SLI and maternal age, being breastfed and place in the birth order. Perinatal risk factors do not seem to be strongly associated with SLI. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: F. B. Diepeveen, P. Dommelen, A. M. Oudesluys ‐Murphy, P. H. Verkerk Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Immunization of looked ‐after children and young people: a review of the literature
ConclusionsIn recent years, immunization of LACYP has been given a higher priority. However, the immunization figures produced by the Department for Education are problematic because of challenges in determining whether the child is ‘up‐to‐date’, and data are not comparable with the general population; ideally, this should be changed to correspond to routine immunization data. In the interim, for reporting purposes, the use of a tool to assist with determining a child's immunization status would be beneficial. When a child's immunization status is incomplete or unknown, Public Health England's algorithm for vaccina...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: S. Walton, H. Bedford Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Rapid weight gain during infancy and early childhood is related to higher anthropometric measurements in preadolescence
ConclusionRapid weight gain during both infancy and early childhood was related to higher anthropometric measurements, including WHtR, among Japanese preadolescents, regardless of sex. This study suggests that rapid weight gain during infancy and early childhood may be a risk factor for general/abdominal obesity later in life. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: H. Nanri, T. Shirasawa, H. Ochiai, S. Nomoto, H. Hoshino, A. Kokaze Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Relative age effects in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children ‐2: age banding and scoring errors
Abstract AimThe Movement Assessment Battery for Children‐2 (MABC‐2) uses age‐grouped scoring, which will result in relative motor functioning being overestimated for some children and underestimated for others. In this paper, we measure these errors and discuss their consequences. MethodWe pool data from two validation studies to obtain a sample of 278 children assessed with the MABC‐2 (mean (SD) age: 5 years, 0 months (9.6 months); 142 female). We used regression to measure the association between standard score and relative age, and used these results to estimate misclassification rates at the MABC‐2's recom...
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: S. Veldhuizen, L. Rivard, J. Cairney Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Home and the social worlds beyond: exploring influences in the lives of children of mothers with intellectual disability
ConclusionsThe social worlds of school‐aged children of mothers with intellectual disability are shaped by influences in the home that cannot be attributed exclusively to having a parent with intellectual disability. Significant adults provide an important support role and can be fulfilled by social service workers when a family‐centred approach is applied. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: S. Collings, G. Llewellyn, R. Grace Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Family ‐centred care for children and young people with cerebral palsy: results from an Italian multicenter observational study
ConclusionsThe perception of FCC provided was fairly positive, with some areas of improvement, such as the domain of provision of information. Professionals should, therefore, provide better communication and take more time in giving information and attention to parents. Potential sources of variation in parent perceptions of FCC based on family characteristics and the organization of services highlight the importance the need to support services through the provision of greater financial and human resources. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: A. Molinaro, E. Fedrizzi, S. Calza, E. Pagliano, G. Jessica, E. Fazzi, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Fathers make a difference: positive relationships with mother and baby in relation to infant colic
ConclusionHigher levels of maternal social support during pregnancy and post partum are associated with lower rates of maternal reported infant colic. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: C. P. Alexander, J. Zhu, I. M. Paul, K. H. Kjerulff Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Tools assessment and diagnosis to infant colic: a systematic review
ConclusionsAnalysis of the existing tools involves the need to design and validate new assessment scales for this clinical frame. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: S. Garc ía Marqués, R. Chillón Martínez, S. González Zapata, M. Rebollo Salas, J. J. Jiménez Rejano Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Adaptation of MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory in rural Pakistan – useful tool for early childhood studies
ConclusionThe authors conclude that the Sindhi adaptation of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory followed a feasible and rigorous methodology to create a reliable and sensitive tool to assess young children's language development for use in a child assessment battery for early childhood health, nutrition and development studies. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 28, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: M. A. Rasheed, G. Tabussum, Z. H. Habib, A. K. Yousafzai Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Ask Me! self ‐reported features of adolescents experiencing neglect or emotional maltreatment: a rapid systematic review
ConclusionsIf asked, neglected or emotionally maltreated adolescents describe significant difficulties with their mental health, social relationships, and alcohol or substance misuse. Practitioners working with youths who exhibit these features should recognize the detrimental impact of maltreatment at this developmental stage, and identify whether maltreatment is a contributory factor that should be addressed. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 27, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: A. M. Naughton, L. E. Cowley, V. Tempest, S. A. Maguire, M. K. Mann, A. M. Kemp Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Educators' experiences of managing students with ADHD: a qualitative study
ConclusionsThis study suggests that factors such as attitudes towards ADHD, relationships experienced by students with ADHD and other treatments being delivered need to be carefully considered before strategies are put in place in the classroom. This study supports the need for further work on the implementation of evidence‐based school interventions for ADHD. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 24, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: D. A. Moore, A. E. Russell, S. Arnell, T. J. Ford Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Current Literature
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Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - February 19, 2017 Category: Child Development Tags: Current Literature Source Type: research

How to define successful transition? An exploration of consensus indicators and outcomes in young adults with chronic conditions
ConclusionsThe challenge of translating the definition of transition into holistic indicators remains. The current consensus indicators are a good start, but there is more to transition than transfer. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - January 9, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: J. N. T. Sattoe, S. R. Hilberink, A. Staa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Time use of parents raising children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
ConclusionsThis study shows that the parents of children with PIMD have to spend a significant amount of time on care tasks and have on average 1.5 h less free time per day than parents of typically developing children. This is a striking difference, because leisure time can substantially contribute to well‐being. Therefore, it is important not only to consider a child with PIMD's support needs but also to identify what parents need to continue their children's daily care and supervision. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - December 31, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: J. Luijkx, A. A. J. Putten, C. Vlaskamp Tags: Original Article Source Type: research