The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from September 2006

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from September 2006

SibLink: meeting the needs of siblings of children with chronic illness and disability.(Experts Speak Out)
September 1, 2006... When parents learn of their child's disability or illness, among the first questions they often ask themselves is, "What will this mean for our other children?" Most children are raised with brothers and sisters and spend more of their...

Bazelon report points to success of education, mental health collaborations.(Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Initiative)
September 1, 2006... States and school districts that have successfully combined a national school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) initiative with effective mental health services help foster a school environment that is conducive to learning and improves...

... Sexuality in physically disabled children and adolescents.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... A clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers pediatricians guidance on discussing psychosexual development, contraception, sexual abuse and sex education with developmentally disabled youths and their families. The report...

... 2006 Kids Count Data Book.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its 2006 annual Kids Count Data Book. The new report tracks the status of children in the United States, providing national and state-by-state indicators of child well-being. One of the essays in the...

... Sudden infant death syndrome or child abuse?(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Distinguishing between sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and fatal child abuse may be difficult or impossible to determine. A clinical report in Pediatrics provides information and suggestions to professionals for dealing with families whose...

... Parenting practices of depressed mothers with young children.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Findings from a new study suggest that providing periodic screening for depressive symptoms in mothers of young patients may improve the clinician's capacity to provide timely guidance about parenting practices and to make appropriate...

Recognizing anxiety in the classroom.(What's New in Research)
September 1, 2006... A new study suggests that separation anxiety, social anxiety and physiological anxiety in young children can be reliably identified by teachers within an elementary-school setting. Although considerable research has been devoted to teacher...

Assessing adolescent suicidal risk behavior.(What's New in Research)
September 1, 2006... How can a clinician assess suicide risk behavior in a young girl who promises not to harm herself the morning after a late-night emergency admission to a psychiatric facility for suicidal intent? The following case describes an overnight shift...

The importance of sibling relationships.(Editor's Commentary)
September 1, 2006... There's a famous sculpture I really like, attributed to Father Flanagan, founder of Boy's Town, that depicts a boy of indeterminate age--probably 11 or 12--carrying a young child on his back, obviously with considerable effort. The caption...