Several analyses suggest that the relation between diabetes family functioning and adherence varies with age (Anderson & Laffel, 1997; Waller et al., 1986), with the relation
between parental guidance and control and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) being weaker in adolescents than in younger children (McKelvey et al., 1993; Waller et al.).
However, a significant association
between parental guidance and control and metabolic control, at any age level, was not identified in this study.
Not exact matches
In a bid to assess the amount of violence young children might be exposed to, they analysed the length of time it takes for key characters to die in the 45 top - grossing children's cartoons, released
between 1937 (Snow White) and 2013 (Frozen), and rated either as suitable for a general audience (G) or with
parental guidance suggested (PG).
However, adolescents still need
parental guidance to help provide the link
between school and their aspirations for future work, Hill says.
Specific home visitation programs, especially with nurses supporting parents prenatally and then after the baby is born, have been carefully evaluated.17 - 19 Parenting programs also offer valuable
guidance and can be effective, such as the Triple P intervention.20 Another example is the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model of pediatric primary care.21 Building on the relationship
between pediatrician and family, SEEK identifies and helps address prevalent risk factors such as
parental depression.
Several smaller studies have investigated the relationship of paternal and child mental health, and they have reported related findings among children of different ages than those in the study reported in this article.14, — , 21 One study found an association
between paternal depression and excessive infant crying.45 Another study found that children aged 9 to 24 months with depressed fathers are more likely to show speech and language delays, 19,21 whereas another study reported that children aged 2 years with depressed fathers tended to be less compliant with
parental guidance.17 Among children aged 4 to 6 years, paternal depression has been found to be associated with increases in problems with prosocial behaviors and peer problems.15 Only 1 other study we are aware of was population based; it was from England and investigated related issues among much younger children, 23 demonstrating that both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms predicted increased child mood and emotional problems at 6 and 24 months of age.
A second line of research into family functioning has implicated «
parental communication deviance,» a style of communicating with offspring that is vague, fragmented, and contradictory.54, 55 Although early studies of this phenomenon were criticized on methodological grounds, 56 it was later reported that
parental communication deviance and criticism / hostility predicted later psychosis among nonpsychotic child
guidance attendees, 57,58 reflecting bidirectional interactions
between psychopathology in the children and
parental behavior.59 More recently, a Finnish adoption study found that children at genetic risk of psychosis were more likely to become psychotic in later life if raised by adoptive parents with communication deviance.60, 61