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Download full textVital and Health Statistics, 1991
This report provides estimates of the lifetime and annual incidence of certain infectious diseases of children in various demographic groups. Data on the social and health care impact of the diseases in terms of limited activity, days spent in bed, school days lost, contacts with physicians, hospitalizations, surgery, and use of medication are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Children, Communicable Diseases
Renouf, Emilia – 1985
This discussion focuses on different views of professionals concerning access of parents and children to one another in the context of divorce. Problems associated with access, children's reactions to parental separation, age-related reactions of children to parental absence, effects of access disputes, why children say what they say in access…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Divorce, Emotional Experience
New Jersey Research Bulletin, 1996
This annotated bibliography profiles 17 publications examining sex role attitudes/sex role stereotyping from the perspectives of ethnicity, gender, and age. Cited in the section on ethnicity are studies of work satisfaction/family functioning among working-class Mexican-American women and cultural variations in sex typing by students in the United…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies
Phillips, Shelley – 1982
A sequence of stages in children's emotional response to parental separation and divorce is described, some effects of continued parent hostility are pointed out, and aspects of children's adjustment to changed family circumstances are briefly discussed. Developmental differences in children's responses to divorce are considered on the basis of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Custody, Children, Developmental Stages
MCH Program Interchange, 1991
The publication provides information about approximately 75 materials and publications developed by government agencies and voluntary and professional organizations on the topic of ethnocultural diversity and maternal and child health. For each item included, the following information is provided: bibliographic data, contact information, and a…
Descriptors: Children, Community Resources, Continuing Education, Cultural Differences
Sarvela, Paul D.; Monge, Eduardo A. – Rural Research Report, 1999
A study of patterns of health behavior among rural and small-town children surveyed 1,950 K-6 students from seven southern Illinois elementary schools. Findings indicate that less than half of the students ate the recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables, and grain each day. Males and females smoked at about the same rates, but sixth-grade boys…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Child Behavior, Children, Drinking
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1983
Three articles offer parents suggestions on how to make television a positive experience for their children. An editorial introduces the following themes basic to all the articles: type and amount of television viewing should be regulated by parents, parents should discuss television with their children, and parents must become aware of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Concept Formation
Research Exchange, 2001
These three newsletters focus on advances and challenges in disability research. The first issue focuses on the results of a survey that investigated how many consumers with disabilities had a computer available in their home and their Internet use. The study involved administrators of Independent Living Centers (ILC) and ILC consumers. Findings…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Children, Computers
Chisholm, Lynne, Ed.; And Others – 1990
Written for a 1988 bilateral United Kingdom-West German conference, the chapters in this volume examine childhood and youth as socially constructed life stages within the context of contemporary social and cultural change. Following the editors' introduction are 14 papers: "What Does the Future Hold? Youth and Sociocultural Change in the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Children, Cultural Differences
Rawlings, Steve W. – Current Population Reports, 1984
This annual report presents demographic data on households and families for 1983 and highlights some important changes that have occurred in recent years. Nine pages of text precede the 25 detailed tables that compose the major portion of the report. This preliminary text provides an introduction and a user's guide to the tabular material. Briefly…
Descriptors: Age, Children, Demography, Educational Attainment
Benishek, Lois A.; Morrow, Susan L. – Directions in Mental Health Counseling, 1995
Estimates indicate that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been sexually abused as children. These statistics may be underestimated based on anecdotal information relayed by many therapists who specialize in working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Effects of childhood sexual abuse have far reaching implications for the survivors' abilities…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Children, Cognitive Processes
Guralnick, Eva, Ed.; Zamani, Rahman, Ed.; Evinger, Sara, Ed.; Dailey, Lyn, Ed.; Sherman, Marsha, Ed.; Oku, Cheryl, Ed.; Kunitz, Judith, Ed. – Child Care Health Connections, 2002
This document is comprised of the six 2002 issues of a bimonthly newsletter on children's health for California's child care professionals. The newsletter provides information on current and emerging health and safety issues relevant to child care providers and links the health, safety, and child care communities. Regular features include columns…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Children
Shannon, Albert S., Ed. – Journal of Children and Youth, 1982
Sex differences in school learning are examined with a focus on how the variable of gender affects the teaching, learning, development, and behavior of children. The initial entries in this collection of articles focus on reading: the reading interests of girls and boys, sex bias and stereotyping in reading tests, and the influence of gender,…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Comprehension, Elementary Education
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1997
The theme issue of this bulletin is a discussion of youth with emotional disturbances who are in the juvenile justice system and how to meet their needs. Articles include: (1) "Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System" (Susan Rotenberg); (2) "Prevalence of Mental Disorders among Youth in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Community Programs
Victor, Shelley J., Ed.; Lundy, Donna S., Ed. – Florida Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
This annual volume is a compilation of research, clinical, and professional articles addressing innovative technology, new diagnostic tests, physiological basis for treatment, and therapeutic ideas in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. Featured articles include: (1) "Development of Local Child Norms for the Dichotic Digits…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiology, Children, Cultural Differences
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