In 2012 there were more than 1/3
of all children and adolescent reported as overweight or obese.
Not exact matches
He confirmed that «The John Jay
report has revealed clearly that the crisis in the Church is not one
of paedophilia, but
of homosexuality,»
and that «the primary victims have not been
children, but
adolescent males.»
Merle M. Ohlsen describes group counseling
of adolescents and children in schools.9 Helen Driver
reports on two groups for high school seniors, three groups for college students,
and four leaderless teachers» groups.10 The second part
of Driver's book
reports on forty - four projects using small groups in elementary, high school, college,
and graduate professional schools (as well as mental health settings), as described by the leaders
of each group.
The result was a
report titled «Teaching
Adolescents to Become Learners,» published in June 2012, which for the first time represented noncognitive skills — or «noncognitive factors,» as the
report called them — not as a set
of discrete abilities that individual
children might somehow master (or fail to master), but as a collection
of mindsets
and habits
and attitudes that are highly dependent on the context in which
children are learning.
The
report outlines how some sports
and all energy drink products are being misused, discusses their ingredients,
and provides guidance on their appropriate use, as in the case
of sports drinks,
and on how to decrease or eliminate consumption by
children and adolescents, in the case
of energy drinks.
The
report recommends that
children and adolescents be taught to drink water «routinely as an initial beverage
of choice»
and «generally [as] the appropriate first choice for hydration before, during,
and after most exercise regimens.»
Sports drinks should be consumed by
children and adolescents only when there is a need for fluid, carbohydrate
and electrolyte replenishment during
and after prolonged, vigorous sports participation, while the ingestion
of energy drinks should avoided completely, recommends the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) in a clinical
report published in the journal Pediatrics.1
In 2010, the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a valuable
report [1] containing recommendations on the evaluation
and treatment
of sport - related concussions in
children and adolescents.
The most common symptoms
of depression
reported in
children and adolescents were sadness, inability to feel pleasure, irritability, fatigue, insomnia, lack
of self - esteem,
and social withdrawal.
Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well - being in rich countries, a comprehensive assessment of the lives and well - being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations, Report Ca
Child poverty in perspective: An overview
of child well - being in rich countries, a comprehensive assessment of the lives and well - being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations, Report Ca
child well - being in rich countries, a comprehensive assessment
of the lives
and well - being
of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations,
Report Card 7.
Summary: This
report reviews recent health
and nutrition literature from Ethiopia, with a focus on the nutrition
and care
of children, women,
and adolescent...
According to an August 2005
report by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the incidence
of cavities in
children ages two to five increased 15.2 percent from 1988 - 1994 to 1999 - 2002, the only
child and adolescent age group to exhibit increased tooth decay.
June 2017 - This WHO
and UNICEF
report details the country leadership
and actions that are taking forward the goals
and recommendations set out in the Every Newborn Action Plan — an initiative contributing towards the goals
of the Global Strategy for Women's,
Children's
and Adolescents» Health for Every Woman Every
Child.
According the AAP clinical
report, Optimizing Bone Health in
Children and Adolescents, infants under 12 months require 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day and older children and adolescents require 600 IU
Children and Adolescents, infants under 12 months require 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day and older children and adolescents require 600
Adolescents, infants under 12 months require 400 International Units (IU)
of vitamin D per day
and older
children and adolescents require 600 IU
children and adolescents require 600
adolescents require 600 IU per day.
Boys whose fathers engaged in physical play but without excessive direction were rated as more popular by their teachers.48 Effects
of fathers may vary across
children's ages, with fathers
of adolescent sons frequently playing important roles in those son's transitions, as seen among Arnhem land Australian aborigines.49 Among the Aka hunter - gatherers
of Central African Republic, males
of varying ages
report that they predominantly learned subsistence
and social behavioural norms from their fathers.50
Approximately 175000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually in
children younger than age 15 years worldwide, 1 with an annual increase
of around 0.9 % in incidence rate in the developed world, only partly explained by improved diagnosis
and reporting.1, 2 Childhood cancer is rare
and its survival rate has increased significantly over the years owing to advancement in treatment technologies; however, it is still a leading cause
of death among
children and adolescents in developed countries, ranking second among
children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, surpassed only by accidents.1, 3 Childhood cancer is also emerging as a major cause
of death in the last few years in Asia, Central
and South America, Northwest Africa,
and the Middle East, where death rates from preventable communicable diseases are declining.2
The March 1997 Archives
of Pediatrics
and Adolescent Medicine described one young person's horror on learning that «she» had been born a normal male, but that a circumciser had burned his penis off when he was a baby.60 Many other similar cases have been documented.61, 62 Infant circumcision has a
reported death rate
of one in 500,000.63, 64 · Circumcision harms mothers: Scientific studies have consistently shown that circumcision disrupts a
child's behavioral development.
First, fathers» interactive play during toddlerhood has been longitudinally associated with attachment security in later childhood
and adolescence.17 Second, fathers» speech
and language interactions with infants have been positively associated with language development,
and paternal depression has been shown to adversely impact this process.18, — , 20 Third, discipline practices, such as corporal punishment, have been longitudinally associated with increased
child aggressive behavior.21 In addition, paternal depressive symptoms have been longitudinally associated with harsh paternal discipline practices in older
children and subsequent
child and adolescent maladjustment.11 Finally, as an indicator
of fathers» interactions with pediatric providers, we also examined the proportion
of depressed fathers that
reported talking with their
children's doctor within the previous year.
In 1995, in the Journal
of the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Susan Swedo
and Henrietta Leonard
reported on five cases
of a syndrome they called PITANDs — pediatric infection - triggered autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
As a research partner
of an $ 11.7 million Autism Center
of Excellence (ACE) grant from the National Institutes
of Health to the George Washington University Autism
and Neurodevelopment Disorders Institute, the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at
Children's National will continue investigations into sex differences,
and aims to develop self -
reporting measures for
adolescents and adults that better capture additional populations — including females
and non-cisgender males.
The study also found that
children and adolescents who experience higher levels
of overt victimization
report higher levels
of overt aggression
and lower levels
of prosocial support,
and exhibit more externalizing behavior such as delinquency, impulsivity,
and conduct problems.
In a 2008 survey on the gaming habits
of about 2,500 young people, Gentile
and his father, psychologist J. Ronald Gentile, found that
children and adolescents who played more violent games were likelier to
report «aggressive cognitions
and behaviors.»
A study to be published in the April 2016 issue
of the Journal
of the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP)
reports that eye tracking can differentiate
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from
children without ASD but with other developmental problems (non-ASD).
«Our data suggest that college students who misuse prescription stimulant medications are more likely to exhibit clinically relevant psychiatric dysfunction,» says Timothy Wilens, MD, chief
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MassGeneral Hospital for
Children (MGHfC)
and co-director
of the MGH Center for Addiction Medicine, corresponding author
of the
report.
In this regard,
children and adolescents reported very similar levels
of happiness, however parents also
reported different levels depending on the age
of their
child.
The wish to be the other gender, known as gender variance, was assessed with the
Child Behavior Checklist, one
of the most commonly used behavioral
report inventories for
children and adolescents.
They questioned a total
of 357
children and adolescents from two different schools in Spain, along with their parents,
and their happiness was assessed using a range
of self -
reporting measures
and ratings.
Family - level preventive intervention can lead to improved behavioral health outcomes for military families affected by wartime deployment, a new study published in the January 2016 issue
of the Journal
of the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP)
reports.
Children's and adolescents» happiness has gained considerable attention in recent research, however the potential problems of relying on parental report to assess children's happiness have been ove
Children's
and adolescents» happiness has gained considerable attention in recent research, however the potential problems
of relying on parental
report to assess
children's happiness have been ove
children's happiness have been overlooked.
The retracted paper — a 2012 research letter in the Archives
of Pediatrics
and Adolescent Medicine, now JAMA Pediatrics —
reported that
children were more likely to choose an apple over a cookie if the apple included an Elmo sticker.
Genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder can increase the risk for suicide attempt, but only among those who also have experienced traumatic stress,
reports a study published in the December 2017 issue
of the Journal
of the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
As summarized in Table 1, studies
of children under the age
of 12 (presumably predominantly pre-pubertal) find considerable evidence for functional hyper - connectivity in ASD, whereas the studies
reporting data collected from
adolescents and adults (presumably predominantly post-pubertal) reveal functional hypo - connectivity in ASD.
After years
of speculation
and rare case
reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication — mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-- may have played a role in a handful
of cases
of sudden, unexplained death in
children and adolescents.
It is difficult to determine exactly what proportion
of those losses are due to maternal malnutrition, but recent research indicates that 60 percent
of deaths
of children under age 5 are associated with malnutrition —
and children's malnutrition is strongly correlated with mothers» poor nutritional status.17 Problems related to anemia, for example, including cognitive impairment in
children and low productivity in adults, cost US$ 5 billion a year in South Asia alone.18 Illness associated with nutrient deficiencies have significantly reduced the productivity
of women in less developed countries.19 A recent
report from Asia shows that malnutrition reduces human productivity by 10 percent to 15 percent
and gross domestic product by 5 percent to 10 percent.20 By improving the nutrition
of adolescent girls
and women, nations can reduce health care costs, increase intellectual capacity,
and improve adult productivity.21
It is recommended by the American College
of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that, «Although there are no scientific
reports that define the optimal combinations
of sets
and repetitions for
children and adolescents, one to three sets
of six to fifteen repetitions performed two to three times per week on nonconsecutive days have been found to be reasonable.
Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in
Children and Adolescents.
This year's EFA Global Monitoring
Report (GMR) shows that there are still some 57 million primary age
children and 63 million
adolescents out
of school
and about 781 million illiterate adults globally.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
reports that the percentage
of overweight
children and adolescents has more than doubled in the past two decades, but programs like CircusFit are catching on.
In 1995, The
Children's Defense Fund reported devastating statistics about daily life in the United States: 1,420 teenagers give birth; 3,356 adolescents drop out of school; 8,239 children are reported abused or neglected; more than 100,000 children are homeless; about 135,000 children bring guns to schools; and three children die fro
Children's Defense Fund
reported devastating statistics about daily life in the United States: 1,420 teenagers give birth; 3,356
adolescents drop out
of school; 8,239
children are reported abused or neglected; more than 100,000 children are homeless; about 135,000 children bring guns to schools; and three children die fro
children are
reported abused or neglected; more than 100,000
children are homeless; about 135,000 children bring guns to schools; and three children die fro
children are homeless; about 135,000
children bring guns to schools; and three children die fro
children bring guns to schools;
and three
children die fro
children die from abuse.
Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out of School as Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why «business as usual» won't lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according t
Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out
of School as
Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO
and UNICEF New
report shows why «business as usual» won't lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million
adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according t
adolescents between the ages
of 12
and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to -LSB-...]
In the midst
of a presidential sex scandal
and the release
of the 453 - page
report from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr to Congress
and the public, millions
of children and adolescents are now back at school.
His study in the Journal
of the American Academy for
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry cited extensive data from a recent CDC
report.
«
Children and adolescents need a balanced set
of cognitive, social
and emotional skills in order to succeed in modern life,» he says in his foreword to the
report.
Around 63 million
adolescents between the ages
of 12
and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to a new joint
report from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
and UNICEF, Fixing the Broken Promise
of Education for All: Findings from the Global Initiative on Out -
of - School
Children, released today during the Education World Forum.
A new paper by UNESCO's Education For All Global Monitoring
Report (EFA GMR) shows that 34 million
children and adolescents are out
of school in conflict - affected countries.
An NHS England spokesman said
of the
report: «This is another example
of important
and growing health needs,
and while the additional # 1.4 billion pledged for
children and adolescent mental health services will help to kick - start this work, transformation will not happen overnight.
The
report sites a 1998 study by researchers Adrian Angold
and E. Jane Costello, who found that the majority
of children and adolescents who receive stimulants for ADHD do not fully meet the criteria for ADHD.
Report from IES The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has published a report titled «Parent Involvement Strategies in Urban Middle and High Schools in the Northeast and Islands Region,» which describes the varied policies, practices, and programs implemented by nine urban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their adolescent children's educ
Report from IES The Institute
of Education Sciences (IES) has published a
report titled «Parent Involvement Strategies in Urban Middle and High Schools in the Northeast and Islands Region,» which describes the varied policies, practices, and programs implemented by nine urban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their adolescent children's educ
report titled «Parent Involvement Strategies in Urban Middle
and High Schools in the Northeast
and Islands Region,» which describes the varied policies, practices,
and programs implemented by nine urban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their
adolescent children's education.
The
report calls for more fully articulated parent involvement programs, systematic data collection,
and rigorous study designs to provide evidence
of what works to engage parents
of adolescents in their
children's education.
In a 2008
report, it found that as
of 2006, the radiation health effects
of Chernobyl were essentially limited to the more than 6,000 cases
of thyroid cancer
reported in
children and adolescents who were exposed at the time
of the accident.