The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between parental dimensions, estimated by children and problematic Internet use among young adolescents. The study also examined the relationship between parental control of their children's online activities and problematic Internet use. For this purpose, 218 eighth and ninth graders completed a questionnaire composed of general data and...

In a court-mandated, child-focused class for divorcing parents, parental mastery of skills taught were evaluated both immediately after the class and 6 months later Parents perceived the classes 10 be realistic and uspful. Skills were effectively learned and were maintained over the evaluation period. Parents reported that they were successful in dramatically lowering exposure of their children...

Parent death occurring in childhood is an event which may have serious psychological consequences (Birtchnell, 1969a and b). Even during adult life it may be followed by a period of instability and increased vulnerability to mental breakdown (Birtchnell, 1969c and d). There are considerable problems in attempting to establish a relationship between parent death and ensuing psychiatric illness, ...

Progress towards gender equality involves changes in the traditional parental division - female caring and male breadwinning. One aspect is increased parental leave for fathers, which may benefit the health of mothers, children, and fathers themselves. We examined how social and health characteristics (2002) were associated with paternity leave in excess of the 'father quota' of 60 days (2003-2...

Research throughout much of Africa indicates that the first sexual experiences of today’s young people are taking place in a different social context from those of previous generations.1 Increasing urbanization, modernization and education, together with exposure to Western media, appear to have led to a decline in traditional values and, in particular, to have reduced the importance of virgini...

this study was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of training of pivotal response treatment (prt) to mothers with 6 to 12 year old autistic children on reducing the autism symptoms. also, the impact of prt on reduction of parenting stress was addressed in this study. in a clinical trial work, 14 mothers of autistic children in a rehabilitation clinic for autistic children in tehran city, ...

background   lipoprotein lipase activity can be increased by clofibrate. clofibrate is used to reduce serum triglyceride level in adults. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of clofibrate on serum triglyceride and cholesterol level after administration of intravenous lipid in very low birth weight neonates. method in a randomized double blind placebo – controlled study, 60 very lo...

objective: behavior management of uncooperative children is an important principle in pediatric dentistry. by adopting an appropriate behavior management technique, pediatric dentists can treat patients more effectively and create a positive attitude towards dentistry in them. this study aimed to assess the attitude of parents presenting to the department of pediatric dentistry at isfahan unive...

This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member’s migration to the United States on the cognitive development of children remaining in Mexico. While there is no developmental effect of a child’s sibling migrating to the United States, there is an adverse effect when another household member—typically the child’s parent—migrates. This is part...