A preventive intervention program for parents and young children in joint custody arrangements.

Posture and movement abilities are typically measured by assessments of achievements of motor milestone skills. Performance of a skill within appropriate chronological age limits is one dimension of posture and movement. Qualitative dimensions, including postural tone and the pattern of coordinated movement used in performance, are equally important with young children. This article describes a programmatic approach for measuring qualitative dimensions and performance of functional movement. Features of the approach include: (a) selection of intervention targets, (b) baseline assessment, (c) intervention sequences, (d) measurement, and (e) interpretation and decision making. Data that were collected, using this approach, with infants and young children enrolled in an early intervention program are presented to illustrate measurement and interpretation.

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Effectiveness of an intervention program combining direct vocabulary instruction and individualized phonetic training for Mandarin-speaking young children with specific language impairment

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ◽

10.1121/1.4988551 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 141 (5) ◽

pp. 3840-3840

Author(s):

Yuchun Chen

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Language Impairment ◽

Specific Language Impairment ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Vocabulary Instruction ◽

Specific Language

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Understanding the Psychosocial and Parenting Needs of Mothers with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Young Children

Children ◽

10.3390/children7080093 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Lexa K. Murphy ◽

Tanera R. van Diggelen ◽

Rona L. Levy ◽

Tonya M. Palermo

Keyword(s):

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Preventive Intervention ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

School Age Children ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Gastrointestinal Problems ◽

Irritable Bowel

Women of childbearing age experience the highest prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), yet little is known about their psychosocial and parenting needs, which may influence their children’s experience of future gastrointestinal or pain-related conditions. The aims of this study were to conduct qualitative interviews to understand the psychosocial and parenting needs of mothers with IBS who have young school-age children, and to assess mothers’ potential interest in and acceptability of a preventive parenting intervention program. Ten mothers with IBS who have young (age 5–10), healthy children were interviewed. Interviews were coded with thematic analysis and three themes were identified: (1) Guilt about how IBS impacts children, (2) Worry that children will develop IBS, and (3) Already on high alert for children’s health. All mothers expressed interest in an Internet-based preventive intervention and identified tools and strategies they would want included. Results demonstrate that mothers experience guilt about how IBS has impacted their children in their daily lives, concern that they need to pay attention to children’s early signs and symptoms that could indicate gastrointestinal problems, and worry about children developing IBS in the future—suggesting that a preventive intervention may address important concerns for this population.

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