AIM In this experimental study, we made an attempt to explore the approach and method to improve the legal cognition and family legal education level for adolescent parents. METHODS 10 parents of students of grade two in a middle school of Chongqing in China were provided with group consulting and training. We adopted action research method to make overall assessment on the needs, execution a...

and terminology about placement and programming options. Above all, contradicting values which coexist in legal mandates and predominate the system of special education have contributed to underlying impediments to parents' full participation in the special education decision-making process (Kalyanpar et al, 2000). Specifically , the ideal of parental equal rights mandated by the laws suggests ...

PURPOSE Using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics benchmarks as a framework, this study examined childcare providers' (Head Start [HS], Child and Adult Care Food Program [CACFP] funded, and non-CACFP) perspectives regarding communicating with parents about nutrition to promote children's health. DESIGN Qualitative. SETTING State-licensed center-based childcare programs. PARTICIPANTS Fu...

OBJECTIVE To determine oral health knowledge in parents of cerebral palsy (CP) children, and the parents` attitude to oral health of their CP children. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to collect the required information from the parents. One hundred and six parents, 73 (68.9%) mothers, and 33 (31.1%) fathers completed the questionnaire between April and June 2006 in Riy...

Objectives Oral health is a major component of overall health improvement and well-being. A large number of children are suffering from Early Childhood Caries (ECC). Parental knowledge and level of education can improve their child’s oral health care leading to reduction of ECC incidence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of education and knowledge in a group of parents, having th...

BACKGROUND Internet use is nearly ubiquitous among US youth; risks to internet use include cyberbullying, privacy violations and unwanted solicitation. Internet safety education may prevent these negative consequences; however, it is unclear at what age this education should begin and what group is responsible for teaching this topic. METHODS Surveys were distributed to key stakeholders in yo...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to establish asthma knowledge of parents of children (0-18 years) with asthma at the outpatient clinic. METHODS A translated and adapted a 21 item Likert type 5 point scale questionnaire (Cronbach's α-coefficient 0.73) was completed by 291 parents of children with asthma. Total asthma knowledge scores were associated with demographic and psychosocial variab...

The goal of this study is to describe the process of establishing a longitudinal cohort to study genetic, psychological, and social predictors of adolescent smoking. Parents of eligible adolescents were approached for their consent via mail. Seventy-two percent of parents (n = 1533 of 2120) provided a response regarding their teens' participation. Among those who provided a response, 75% (1151)...