BACKGROUND Survey research indicates that a surprising number of 12 to 14 year olds in North America engage in some form of paid work, and work-related injuries for this age group are reported at rates similar to older teens. Parents exhibit significant involvement in many aspects of their teens' work and may influence perceptions of work safety, yet few studies have explored this phenomenon fr...

OBJECTIVES To develop a measure of parental perceptions of pediatric inpatient quality of care, to identify processes of care that influence these perceptions, and to describe these perceptions of care. DESIGN An interdisciplinary team modified an existing measure of inpatient care for adults using focus groups and expert review. The resulting survey was administered by telephone. SETTING T...

OBJECTIVE To compare the perceptions of youth in grades 5 to 9 and parents regarding their household environment relevant to smoking socialization. METHODS We conducted secondary analysis of the 2004/05 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey and corresponding parent survey, and used the McNemar Test to compare youth and parent responses. RESULTS Results showed statistically significant patterns of d...

OBJECTIVE There is considerable ethical and legal ambiguity surrounding the role of adolescents in the decision-making process for research participation. Depending on the nature of the study and the regulations involved, adolescents may have independent responsibility for providing informed consent, they may be asked to provide their assent, or they may be completely excluded from the decision...

This study is the first to systematically examine estimated rates of sensory processing disorders using survey data. Parents of incoming kindergartners from one suburban U.S. public school district were surveyed using the Short Sensory Profile, a parent-report screening tool that evaluates parents' perceptions of functional correlates of sensory processing disorders (McIntosh, Miller, Shyu, & D...

This qualitative study explored the parents’ perceptions and involvement in homework for secondary school students. The also challenges suggestions completing as an engaging activity. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 parents selected through a purposive sampling technique. Thematic analysis was used to draw themes sub-themes from data. findings revealed that of students believe...

Parents and other adult caregivers of biologically or sociolegally related children (hereafter, “parents”) can play an important role in the online behavior their care. In this study, we examined parental correlates three outcomes— talking to child about image sharing (66% yes); expecting had shared sexually explicit images (39% preparedness if child’s were leaked (38% yes)—in a survey national...

PurposeParents are important figures in properly managing youth sport concussions. Although media attention has predominantly centered on concussions contact/collision sports, evidence suggests that the concussion rate soccer is comparable to those found sports. Given high of soccer, this study aimed examine parents athletes' attitudes and perceptions about associated factors.MethodsA cross-sec...