The Relationship Between Gratitude and Happiness in Young Children

The purpose of this study was to examine the influences of gratitude education using picture books on the gratitude disposition and happiness of children. A total of 40 children (20 each for the experimental and control group) who were 5 years old and attended 2 childcare centers in Seoul were selected as the research subjects. The experiments were done as follows. For the experimental group, the children joined a total of 15 sessions for five weeks from October 12 to November 13, 2015. The children in the experimental group-participated in gratitude education using picture books. For the control group, the children participated in life topic education activities based on the Nuri curriculum targeting five-year-olds. The findings of the research are summarized as follows. First, gratitude education using picture books has a positive influence on the gratitude disposition of young children. Second, gratitude education using picture books has a positive influence on the happiness of young children. In conclusion, the results indicate that gratitude education using picture books is a suitable instructional method for enhancing the gratitude disposition and happiness of young children.

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Abundant research has shown that parents' parenting stress adversely affects their children's well-being. However, limited attention has been provided to parental bedtime involvement as a moderating mechanism linking parents' parenting stress to children's happiness. This study examined the moderating effect of parent bedtime soothing and parent-child bed-sharing on the relationship between parents' parenting stress and children's subjective happiness. Data were extracted from the Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC). The study participants included 1,360 7-year-old first-graders from South Korea who experienced a transition from preschool to formal schooling. The results demonstrated (a) a negative effect of parents' parenting stress on children's happiness and (b) a moderating effect of parental bedtime soothing, which included maternal and paternal bedtime soothing, on the relationship between mothers' parenting stress and children's happiness. Conversely, parent-child bed-sharing did not moderate the relationship between mothers' parenting stress and children's happiness. In addition, neither parent bedtime soothing nor parent-child bed-sharing moderated the relationship between fathers' parenting stress and children's happiness. The findings of the study indicate that parental presence intended to soothe children at bedtime, as a family routine, buffers the adverse effect of mothers' parenting stress on their children's subjective happiness, regardless of the parents' gender. Our findings challenge the recommendations of parenting in Western cultures that children do not depend on a parental presence to fall asleep. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Exploring the meaning of happiness of middle childhood children

To identify risk factors for poor dental arch relationships in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom, the authors performed a cross-sectional outcome study with retrospective data capture of treatment histories in children under the care of 44 cleft teams in the United Kingdom. The study sample comprised 238 children born with nonsyndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate between April 1, 1989, and March 31, 1991, who were between 5.0 and 7.7 years of age (mean age, 6.5 years) at the time of data collection. The Five-Year-Old Index was used to rank dental arch relationships from dental study models. Velopharyngeal insufficiency was assessed with the use of the Cleft Audit Protocol for Speech. An independent panel recorded surgical treatment histories from the clinical notes. There was no association between the technique and the timing of primary repair, the experience of the surgeon, or presurgical orthopedics and dental arch relationships. Secondary velopharyngeal surgery was independently associated with poor outcome (OR, 4.14; 95 percent CI, 1.6 to 10.7; p = 0.003). Primary nasal repair was protective (OR, 0.47; 95 percent CI, 0.23 to 0.93; p = 0.031) against poor dental arch relationships. Secondary velopharyngeal surgery and primary nasal repair were found to be independently associated with dental arch relationship outcomes in young children with unilateral cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.

Purpose : This study explores the influence of children’s happiness on their grit for successful growth and development, while investigating the moderating role of positive parenting attitudes. It aims to provide insights into children's mental health and internal development. Methods : The analysis employs secondary data from the 11th (2018) Panel Study of Korean Children. Participants' socio-demographic characteristics, children's grit, positive parenting attitudes, and variables associated with children's happiness were extracted. Descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and hierarchical regression were employed to assess the moderating effect. Results : A positive correlation was found between parenting attitudes of both parents and the children's happiness and grit. Adding interaction terms of positive parenting attitudes and a child's happiness to the relationship between happiness and grit increased the explanatory power from 28.5% to 29.1%. Positive parenting attitudes have a moderating effect. Conclusion : To enhance children’s grit, interventions must address individual happiness and promote positive parenting attitudes. Prioritizing children's psychological well-being is crucial, highlighting the importance of cultivating positive parenting approaches. Tailored interventions for child well-being and parenting attitudes are essential.

본 연구는 영유아 부모역량 제고를 위하여 영유아의 행복이라는 관점에서 부모역량 Self-checklist 를 개발하여 영유아 행복을 위한 부모역량 현황을 조사하였다. 연구방법으로 관련 선행연구 고찰을 바탕으로 학계 전문가, 유치원 어린이집 교사, 영유아 부모, 유아를 대상으로 면담을 실시하였으며 Self-checklist 최종 문항 선정을 위해 48인의 델파이 조사를 실시하였다. 부모역량 현황 조사를 위해 전국단위 지역별로 할당하여 영유아 부모 1,000명을 대상으로 조사를 실시하였으며 모 580명, 부 420명이 참여하였다. 부모역량 현황을 살펴보면 유형면에서는 인식, 실행, 성장역량 순으로 높게 나타났으며 내용면에서는 영유아 발달과 건강과 안전 영역 점수가 높았고 생활지도나 지역사회 연계가 가장 낮게 나타났다. 부모 관련 변인별로는 모든 측면에서 모에 비해 부의 역량이 낮았으며 전반적으로 부모 연령이 낮을수록, 부모 학력이 높을수록, 소득수준이 높을수록 부모역량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. This study is intended to improve parental capacity from the viewpoint of children's happiness. It extracts a core parental capacity for children's happiness from the international index such as OECD well-being, UNICEF Children's welfare, International survey of children's well-being, and Korean children's key index. Based on the extracted core parental capacity, this study developed a self-checklist aiming to perceive parents' capacity status and suggest a political plan in order to improve parents' capacity for children's happiness. The self-checklist has a total of 66 questions and is composed of 7 domains; Child development, Health and Safety, Family relation, Physical and material environment, Play, Guidance in life, and Community engagement. The results from the survey are as follows. The domains of Development of children as well as Health & Safety are reported as the highest value at 4.1 point; on the contrary, those of Guidance in life and Community engagement are reported as the lowest value at 3.8 point. In terms of age, it was reported that the capacity of parents under 35 years-old was better than that of parents over 35 years of age. As for family income, it was revealed that the order of parents' capacity generally depends on the family income.

The present study aimed to examine the associations between frequency of family meals and low fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children. Promoting healthy nutrition early in life is recommended for combating childhood obesity. Frequency of family meals is associated with fruit and vegetable intake in school-age children and adolescents; the relationship in young children is less clear. We completed a secondary analysis using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. Participants included children, born in the year 2001, to mothers who were >15 years old (n = 8 950). Data were extracted from structured parent interviews during the year prior to kindergarten. We used hierarchical logistic regression to describe the relationships between frequency of family meals and low fruit and vegetable intake. Frequency of family meals was associated with low fruit and vegetable intake. The odds of low fruit and vegetable intake were greater for preschoolers who shared less than three evening family meals per week (odds ratio = 1.5, β = 0.376, P < 0.001) than preschoolers who shared the evening meal with family every night. Fruit and vegetable intake is related to frequency of family meals in preschool-age children. Educating parents about the potential benefits of frequent shared meals may lead to a higher fruit and vegetable consumption among preschoolers. Future studies should address other factors that likely contribute to eating patterns during the preschool years.

Attachment theory is the buzzword in parenting guides and professional publications, and risk to the child's attachment development is widely used as the threshold for early intervention. Given the severe impact of inaccurately diagnosed attachment disturbances on the child's wellbeing (Granqvist et al., 2017), the valid assessment of the quality of the early parent-infant relationship is crucial.This is particularly relevant during the ongoing pandemic which specifically burdens young families. Based on the psychoanalytic understanding of the parent-infant relationship and its crucial importance for the infant's emerging self, this paper gives an introduction into the early relational development in infancy.The relevance of a psychodynamic diagnosis of relational disturbance in the first year is described using the Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT) Global Scales (Broughton, Hommel, the Parent-Infant Project, 2016; Hommel, 2018). Conceptualized at theAnna Freud Centre in London, the PIRAT was developed and validated, by the author.The prevailing emphasis on the importance of early intervention, and the evidence of the effectiveness of parent-infant psychotherapy in improving both parental functioning and fostering secure attachment relationships in young children (Barlow et al., 2013), support the clinical need to detect very early risks for parents and babies (Sleed, 2013).

누리과정과 연계한 유아행복 프로그램이 유아행복과 자아존중감에 미치는 영향

Few studies have examined differences between younger and older children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study examined differences between children with GAD who were younger than the typical age of onset (i.e., ages 7–9) and children with GAD who were within the age range for typical age of onset (i.e., ages 10–13). These groups, defined as “younger” versus “older,” did not differ on demographic variables, but the older group had lower intelligence quotients. At the same time, mean values for both groups fell within the average range. Older children with GAD generally reported similar levels of worry as younger children with the exception of greater school-related worry, trouble paying attention, and getting upset easily. Younger children reported greater harm avoidance than older children. Parent reports did not generally differ between groups with the exception of greater perfectionism in younger children and greater school competence issues for older children. Teachers reported greater learning problems and less happiness in older children. Overall, limited differences were found on GAD severity and impairment, but some differences were found on cognitive and school functioning variables (e.g., intelligence, school-related worry, learning problems, school competence) and parent–child agreement on worry. Further, such differences did not appear to be accounted for by comorbid disorders or other variables. Overall, these findings suggest that GAD may be associated with different characteristics in younger and older children. Future studies, particularly prospective studies, are needed to understand the development of GAD and associated impairments such as academic functioning.

Technology and Early Childhood Deafness

A number of studies demonstrate that children who are younger within their school year have poorer academic attainment and are more likely to have special educational needs. Few, however, have considered the impact relative age may have on child mental health, behaviour and happiness in school. This paper utilized data from the Supporting Teachers and Children in Schools study (2075 pupils aged 5 to 9years from 80 primary schools) to explore the relationship among relative age, behaviour and happiness in school. Behavioural and emotional development was assessed by using the teacher-reported and parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Pupil Behaviour Questionnaire. Children's happiness within school was assessed by using the How I Feel About My School Questionnaire. Relatively younger children had higher Total Difficulties scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire than their peers. There was a mean increase per 30-day decrease in relative age of 0.09 (95% CI: 0.03 to 0.16; p=0.007) in teacher-reported and 0.08 (0.001 to 0.16; p=0.05) in parent-reported scores. There was little evidence of a relationship between relative age and children's behaviour and happiness in school. For children with complex difficulties, being relatively young for their school year may be an additional stressor that may undermine mental health.

Development and validity of the Burns-Child Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale (B-CAMPIS) for young children

Genetic and environmental influences on early speech, language and literacy development