Although we used aggregate scores based on father - reports and mother -
reports of child behavior problems and we observed child prosocial behavior in the home, future studies should include observations of child externalizing problems and interviews of child internalizing problems (e.g., the Berkeley Puppet Interview; Ringoot et al. 2013) to avoid potential response biases based on parents» own psychological difficulties.
Child assessments and teacher and parent
reports of child behavior assessments were collected at the beginning and end of the school year.
Parent and teacher
reports of child behavior problems were obtained at ages 5, 6, and 9 years by using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).34 The SDQ is a 30 - item scale designed to assess a number of child behavior domains, including externalizing behaviors (conduct problems and hyperactivity / inattention) and internalizing behaviors (emotionality and peer difficulties) during the 6 months before assessment.
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Reports of Child Behavior Problems: Relationship to Observed Parent - Child Interactions, 8221; Child Abuse Neglect, 30, no. 6 (2006): 639, 8211; 55.
Results showed that, for both low - income and middle - income families, parental
reports of child behavior problems, parent attitudes, and parent problem - solving skills improved significantly from before parent training to after with the CSP program.
For example, Najman et al. (2000) suggest that: «Current maternal mental health impairment appears to have a substantial effect on
the reporting of child behavior problems by the mother, thereby raising questions about the validity of reports of child behavior by persons who are currently emotionally distressed» (p. 253).
Measures included the Youth Self -
Report of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), as well as the Form 90 interview, which was the primary measure of quantity - frequency of adolescent substance use, yielding the total percent days, in the last 90, of all alcohol and drug use.
Measures included the Youth Self -
Report of the Child Behavior Checklist, the computerized version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (CDISC), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS).
Measures included the Youth Self -
Report of the Child Behavior Checklist, as well as the Form 90 Interview, which was the primary measure of quantity - frequency of adolescent substance use, yielding the total percent days, in the last 90, of all alcohol and drug use.
Limitations include modest effect size and reliance on parental
report of child behavior.
Maternal
reports of child behaviors and personal distress as predictors of dysfunctional parenting
Not exact matches
The
report noted that «not all
children become aggressive,
of course,» but that «the correlations between violence and aggression are positive,» indeed as strong as «any other variable
behavior that has been measured.»
Mothers
of 66
children who had celiac disease but didn't know it yet
reported more
child anxiety and depression, withdrawn
behavior, aggressive
behavior, and sleep problems when compared to the more than 3,651 mothers
of children who did not have celiac disease at all.
A study published in Pediatrics in March
of 2017 examined behavioral issues at different ages
reported by mothers who were unaware that their
children had celiac disease, as compared to
behavior reported by mothers who were aware that their
children had celiac and mothers
of children who did not have celiac disease at all.
Twenty - nine percent
of children 2 to 3 years
of age have a television in their bedroom, and 30 %
of parents have
reported that watching a television program enabled their
children to fall asleep.3 Although parents perceive a televised program to be a calming sleep aid, some programs actually increase bedtime resistance, delay the onset
of sleep, cause anxiety about falling asleep, and shorten sleep duration.41 Specifically, in
children younger than 3 years, television viewing is associated with irregular sleep schedules.42 Poor sleep habits have adverse effects on mood,
behavior, and learning.
Negative parenting
behavior included fathers»
reports of spanking their 1 - year - old
children in the previous month.
Positive parenting
behaviors included fathers»
reports of playing games, singing songs, and reading stories to their
children ≥ 3 days in a typical week.
Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds
of Depressed Fathers, Compared With Nondepressed Fathers,
Reporting Positive and Negative Parenting
Behaviors With Their 1 - Year - Old
Children
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.
Percentage
of fathers
reporting positive and negative parenting
behaviors with their 1 - year - old
children by depression status.
State lawmakers and Erie County District Attorney John Flynn are pushing for changes in the laws related to the
reporting of child abuse following allegations
of decades
of inappropriate
behavior by faculty at Nichols School.
«Reduced
reporting of ASD symptoms may contribute to missed or delayed diagnosis in black
children, since healthcare providers often rely on parent
report about typical
behavior,» said Meghan Rose Donohue, a co-author
of the study and Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at Georgia State.
Previously, the researchers
reported that fifty - six percent
of the
children in the study showed declines in adaptive
behavior at or before the age
of ten, with an average age
of seven years for the beginning
of the decline, both in relation to their peers and in absolute terms.
«More significantly, however, the data revealed that
children with any kind
of pet in the home
reported being more likely to engage in
behaviors such as introducing themselves, asking for information or responding to other people's questions.
Participants» parents completed an assessment
of their
children's
behavior when the
children were either 5 or 7 years old,
reporting on
behaviors related to anxiety, conduct problems, and hyperactivity.
That
report, published in Brain Imaging and
Behavior, quickly led to further research — a National Institutes
of Health - funded study at Pitt examining the brain during dual cognitive - balance performance in
children following concussion.
The evidence — primarily parent
reports — showed the effectiveness
of the Incredible Years ® Basic Parent Program for ADHD
behaviors in young
children.
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.»
Two different inherited genetic variations in two different families
of children with ASD «converged» to produce the same changes in nerve function and
behavior, the researchers
report in EBioMedicine, a new online translational medicine journal published by editors at The Lancet and Cell Press.
Parents
of children with ADHD were also much more likely to
report that their
children have difficulty falling asleep, to
report concern about their
child's sleep habits, and fear that sleep problems may be leading to
behavior issues.
In a review
of existing literature, Marteau did find descriptions
of nudging being used to improve health
behaviors — one study
reports a 70 % increase in the amount
of fruit bought by school
children at lunchtime after fruit was placed by the cash register — but these interventions have not been evaluated on a large scale or assessed for cost - effectiveness.
Overall, only 23 %
of the 3 - year - olds who spoke made a suggestion that had something to do with the puppet's
behavior (instead
of things like its shirt color)-- information that would be useful to the second
child in deciding which puppet to play with, the team
reports in the British Journal
of Development Psychology.
Parents
reported their use
of the ESRB rating scale, the hours their
child spent playing video games every week and their
child's bad
behaviors at school.
Among parents
of children with autism, those who
reported their
child had abdominal pain, gaseousness / bloating, constipation and diarrhea also significantly more frequently noted irritability, social withdrawal, repetitive
behavior and hyperactivity than did those without GI symptoms.
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.
BALTIMORE, MD — Compared to a national sample
of heterosexual parents, gay fathers
report similar parenting
behavior and measures
of wellbeing in their
children, according to new research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2016 Meeting.
Compared to a national sample
of heterosexual parents, gay fathers
report similar parenting
behavior and measures
of wellbeing in their
children, according to new research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2016 Meeting.
The higher odds
of prevalence
of asthma and obesity among ethnic minority
children contributed to these differences, although ethnic minority
children were less likely to have
reported other physical conditions and
behavior / learning problems.
But, «the type
of treatment effects
reported in this study, even though the investigators referred to increases in levels
of «hyperactivity,» were not the disruptive excessive hyperactivity
behaviors of ADHD but more likely the type
of overactivity exhibited occasionally by the general population
of preschool and school age
children.»
According to the parents» and teachers»
reports, improvement was noted regarding
behavior and cognitive functions in 9
of 17 patients, particularly in the fields
of concentration, learning ability, and communication skills with other
children.
So is the ability
of Mom and Dad to access their
child's homework assignment, see her test results, retrieve a weekly
report on what she did and didn't learn, even watch her
behavior in class in real time (or when convenient.)
The AFT
report concludes:
Children can achieve when they are taught the basics early; when they are challenged by high standards and a rich curriculum; and when caring, firm adults pay strict attention to the quality
of students» work and
behavior.
«When I talk about risk factors, we do incidence
reporting through our system, but we also are tracking positive
behaviors and relationships outside the building,» says Karapetyan making note
of the 10 percent
of students who have
children of their own or the 23 percent who have had an incarcerated parent.
Teachers
reported a trend toward fewer problem
behaviors, an improvement in academic functioning, and a decrease in symptoms
of anxiety among anxious
children after six weeks
of mindfulness training.
Children in the intervention schools showed improvements across several domains: self -
reports of hostile attribution bias, aggressive interpersonal negotiation strategies, and depression, and teacher
reports of attention skills and aggressive and socially competent
behavior.
These approaches include computerized and behaviorally - based tasks that target
children's ability to activate specific regulatory sub-skills, as well as adult (e.g., teacher, parent)
reports of broader
behavior or clinical symptoms such as ADHD (Jones, Zaslow, Darling - Churchill, & Halle, 2016).
The
report, entitled «Foundatons for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework», then goes to stress what is important: «experiences combining action and reflection (to) help
children develop a set
of critical skills, attitudes, and
behaviors» and «supportive relationships and an abundance
of these developmental experiences through activities inside and outside
of school.»
Although the risks
of behavior problems among
children in
child care programs are low, McCartney and her colleagues did find a correlation between the number
of hours spent in
child care each week and the likelihood
of adults to
report disobedience, aggressiveness, or assertive
behavior such as bragging and demanding attention.
«Both the weekly paychecks and the
reports give our families a deeper understanding
of what's going on in terms
of their
child's
behavior.»