Daily Lives Of Children Research Articles

Parent perceptions regarding literacy instruction for students with intellectual disability.

Parents offer a unique perspective as they may view literacy instruction through the lens of its direct impact on their child's daily life. Further, they are likely to provide insight into the interactions between the perceived effectiveness of instruction and their expectations for their child's success. The purposes of the current investigation were to explore perceptions of parents of children with intellectual disability (ID) related to their child's literacy instruction in schools and understand parental expectations for their child's literacy performance. In the current investigation, we surveyed 211 parents of children with ID in one state within the USA to identify their perceptions related to their child's literacy outcomes and instruction. The survey instrument contained 25 items including 9 multiple-choice, 12 multiple-selection, 2 open-response and 2 rank order items. Data indicated significant differences across grade bands related to the type of skills students engage in learning, the importance of specific literacy skills and the challenges or barriers for students to engage in literacy instruction. The overwhelming majority of parents reported their child learning to read as very important and believe there is a difference in life outcomes between children who can read written words and those who cannot. Parents of elementary school children report barriers of disruptive behaviour, the inability of children to remain seated and distractibility more so than parents of secondary students. Parents of high school students reported a lack of instructional time more often than parents of middle and elementary school. While parents across grade bands reported the importance of literacy skills for students with ID and instruction in reading comprehension, listening comprehension and vocabulary, some differences were noted. Only half the parents reported an increased focus on literacy instruction, including on essential skills (e.g. decoding), in the earlier grades. Problem behaviour and motivation served as barriers to literacy for elementary students, and a lack of instructional time served as a barrier to writing for high school students.

영유아 근린환경의 실외놀이공간 평가 연구 - 은평구 6개 행정동 주거지의 보육 · 교육기관 일과를 중심으로

영유아 근린환경의 실외놀이공간 평가 연구 - 은평구 6개 행정동 주거지의 보육 · 교육기관 일과를 중심으로

The impact of SARS-CoV2 on the anxiety levels of subjects and on the anxiety and depression levels of their parents

BackgroundThe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoV2 outbreak was announced a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11th, 2020. Both the pandemic itself and the restrictions were thought to create some psychological problems especially in patients with chronic illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV2 pandemic on daily lives of children with MS, and the anxiety status of these patients and anxiety - depression status of their parents.MethodsThis study was performed on a group of pediatric MS patients aged 8–18 years in Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, and Child Neurology Department. Thirty patients with MS and their 30 parents were enrolled to the study. The control group consisted of 49 healthy, age- and sex-matched children and their 49 parents. The patients (and their parents) were asked to complete a web-based survey evaluating access to health care and other changes in daily life between March 11th, 2020 and June 1st, 2020. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [which is composed of two parts; S-anxiety (STAI-S) and T-anxiety (STAI-T)] was administrated to the patients and healthy controls and the results were compared between the two groups to assess their anxiety levels. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) [which is composed of two parts; HAD-anxiety (HAD-A) and HAD-depression (HAD-D)] was also given to all parents. The results of the HAD tests were compared between the two groups statistically.ResultsThe results of the web-based survey showed that 4 of 9 (44.4%) patients, who had a regular workout program, left the program and 13 (43.3%) patients put on weight during the pandemic. Twenty-two patients (73.3%) could not get direct exposure to sunlight because of the curfew. Therefore, approximately half of the patients started to take vitamin D supplement. Most of the patients (80%) thought that they had higher risk and believed that they would have severe symptoms compared to healthy people. Twenty one (70%) patients disrupted their regular health checks and the most frequent causes were identified as closure of policlinics to routine patient care (33%) and concerns of getting SARS-CoV2 infection (26,6%). Two of 3 patients who had an MS attack did not go to the doctor during this period. The mean STAI-S scores in MS patients were significantly higher compared to the healthy controls (p=<0.001). The level of S-anxiety in all patients was higher compared to the cut off value.The mean HAD A score was found to be significantly higher in them compared to the parents of healthy individuals (p = 0.001).ConclusionOur results showed that children with MS had negative changes in daily life and high anxiety levels during the pandemic. Since MS patients have also psychiatric comorbidities, they may need psychosocial support especially in this period. Besides, establishment of separate health centers to be used during pandemics for children with chronic illnesses such as MS may be recommended to facilitate access to health care.

Nivel de escolaridad en padres y condición física relacionada con la salud en niños y adolescentes

IntroductionPhysical activity is a major factor influencing health and fitness in adults. Contexts such as family, school and even residential area influence the specific characteristics of children's daily lives and directly contribute to health and lifestyle as adults. ObjectiveTo determine the association between health-related fitness and the educational level of the parents of schoolchildren from the city of Dosquebradas Risaralda, Colombia. Materials and methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample of 339 participants, enrolled in public and private educational institutions, between the ages of 12 and 18 years. The extended version of the ALPHA-fitness battery was applied to assess fitness and a semi-structured interview with which the social determinants of health of interest for the study were investigated. Results60% of the schoolchildren assessed presented poor physical fitness in three of the four components evaluated by the ALPHA Fitness battery, finding a statistically significant association between the motor and muscular components and the educational level of schoolchildren's parents (p < 0.05). ConclusionsApproximately eight out of ten of those evaluated presented poor physical fitness, which determined that the lower the parents’ educational level, the higher the prevalence of poor fitness levels.

Association between psychosocial factors and active commuting to school in Brazilian adolescents

IntroductionWalking and cycling to school is a convenient way to incorporate physical activity into the daily lives of children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the association of intrapersonal and interpersonal correlates with active commuting to school in Brazilian adolescents. MethodsBaseline data from the intervention program “Movimente” in 2017 involving 7th to 9th year students from municipal schools in Florianópolis, Brazil were analyzed. The outcome was obtained through the question “In a typical (normal) week, how many days do you go to school and return on foot or by bike?“, and their answers (0–7 days) were dichotomized (5–7 days and 0–4 days). Sociodemographic variables (gender, age, socioeconomic status and school shift) and psychosocial factors (assessed from the sum of the scores of a Likert scale) were self-reported. Binary logistic regression was performed. ResultsA positive relationship was observed among perceptions of improved physical fitness (OR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.04; 1.64), safety in practicing physical activity (PA) (OR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.03; 1.72), performance of PA even without professional guidance (OR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.06; 1.50); and the company of peers to practice PA (OR: 1.18; 95% CI: 1.02; 1.35) with active commuting to school. ConclusionPerceiving yourself physically active, feeling safe, having the support of peers to practice PA and to practice it even without guidance are factors associated with a greater probability of actively going to school.

Parenting Stress During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors and Implications for Children Emotion Regulation.

The COVID-19 outbreak imposed to Italian families many changes in their daily life increasing the risk of developing psychological problems. The present study explored risk factors associated with parenting stress and implications for children's emotion regulation in families with different socioeconomic risks. Parents of 2-14years old children completed a survey reporting difficulties experienced due to the lockdown, level of household chaos, parenting stress, parent involvement in the child's daily life, and children emotion regulation competences. The general mean levels of parenting stress and children emotion regulation abilities were not at clinical level compared with Italian norms. Household chaos predicted higher levels of parenting stress, which, in turn, was associated with less effective emotion regulation in children through the mediating role of parental involvement. More stressed parents were less involved in their children's activities, decreasing children's effective emotion regulation. Only for SES no-risk families, the lockdown constraints increased parenting stress. For SES at-risk families, the impact of parenting stress and involvement on children regulation strategies was stronger, with a protective role played by parental involvement on children's negativity not evident for SES no-risk families. Dealing with the lockdown is a stressful experience for parents who have to balance personal life, work, and children upbringing, without other help. This situation potentially impairs their ability to be supportive caregivers and is consequently detrimental for children well-being. Policies should take into consideration the implications of the lockdown for families' mental health and tailor supportive interventions according to family's risk factors.

O cuidado de saúde de crianças estomizadas: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Objetivo: Analisar a partir de publicações científicas como o cuidado de saúde se expressa no cotidiano de crianças com estomias. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura realizada entre os anos de 2009 a 2019, nas bases de dados Medical Literature and Retrivial System on Line, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde e Base de dados em Enfermagem, utilizando os descritores: estomia, criança e cuidados de saúde. Análises e Resultados: A amostra foi constituída de oito artigos, sendo construídas duas categorias para análise: o cuidado da criança estomizada no contexto familiar e o contexto do cuidado da criança estomizadas sob o olhar dos profissionais de saúde e de educação. Conclusão: Verificaram-se poucas produções relacionadas aos cuidados de saúde para crianças estomizadas. No entanto fica contemplado o reconhecimento da importância de valorizar as diretrizes da integralidade no cuidado, na perspectiva de consolidação do Sistema Único de Saúde.

Accuracy of sensor-based classification of clinically relevant motor activities in daily life of children with mobility impairments

Accuracy of sensor-based classification of clinically relevant motor activities in daily life of children with mobility impairments

A BUSCA PELA REALIZAÇÃO DA DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA NO INSTITUTO DA ADOÇÃO

The adoption institute has undergone numerous changes over the years, and from the 1988 Federal Constitution onwards, the most important innovations began to take effect. From that moment on, the adoption began to gain a significant new guise to protect the rights of children and adolescents. In the present work, through doctrinal and jurisprudential research, through books and articles, it aims to make an analysis of the history and adoption process, which is a subject that is always very relevant and discussed in society, bringing positive aspects, such as innovations. who shifted the focus from suitors to minors, and broughta greater guarantee to their rights; and negative aspects such as prejudices, late adoption and the slowness of our legal system. The methodology included bibliographic survey. The main focus is to analyze the adoption process based on the principles of human dignity found in our Charter, and the principles that govern the adoption institute, and how it has been applied in the daily lives of children and adolescents , to ensure their fundamental rights and family life.

Tecnologias digitais na Educação Infantil: representações sociais de professoras

This article presents the results of a research that aimed to identify the social representations of teachers about digital information and communication technologies (TDIC) in the pedagogical practice in early childhood education. The research had a o this end, it was developed in a qualitative and quantitative approach with teachers of public schools in the state of Minas Gerais and the data were analyzed from the perspective of the theory of social representations. It was found that teachers recognize the influence of ICDT in the transformation of children's daily lives. They perceive technologies as capable of arousing the interest of children and transforming their way of thinking, acting and interpreting the world, which is eventually reflected in the context of early childhood education. Although everyday users of ICDT in their personal lives, teachers recognize difficulties in incorporating them into their pedagogical practices in early childhood education, mainly because they do not feel prepared for it.

Emerging health challenges for children with physical disabilities and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The ECHO French survey.

BackgroundThe daily lives of children with physical disabilities and their families have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The children face health risks, especially mental, behavioral, social and physical risks.ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify potential healthcare issues relating to the wellbeing of disabled children, continuity of rehabilitation and medical care, and parental concerns during the COVID-19 lockdown.MethodsThe Enfant Confinement Handicap besOins (ECHO [child lockdown disability needs]) national survey was developed by a multidisciplinary group and disseminated in France from April 6, 2020 via email and social networks. This online survey was addressed to the parents of children with physical disabilities aged 0 to 18 years. It explored the experiences of children and their families during the lockdown. Information regarding children's wellbeing, rehabilitation and family organization was collected. The first 1000 eligible surveys were analyzed.ResultsThe children (mean [SD] age 9.5 [4.8] years) mostly had cerebral palsy (42%) or neuromuscular diseases (11%). The lockdown had negative effects on morale (44% of children), behaviour (55% of children) and social interactions (55% no contact with other children). Overall, 44% of children stopped physical activities; 76% were educated at home; 22% maintained medical follow-up, and 48% and 27% continued physiotherapy and occupational therapy respectively. For more than 60% of children, parents performed the therapy. The main parental concern was rehabilitation (72%) and their main difficulty was the mental load (50%); parents complained of lack of help and support (60%).ConclusionsThis study highlighted substantial effects on the health of children with physical disabilities and loss of opportunity, with a massive interruption of medical follow-up and rehabilitation, during the lockdown. Regular assessment of the health benefit/risk is essential to support families and ensure continuity of care during a pandemic.

The bright and the dark side of peer relationships: Differential effects of relatedness satisfaction and frustration at school on affective well-being in children's daily lives.

Satisfaction and frustration of the basic psychological need for relatedness have been postulated to play a vital role for affective well-being. Yet, this prediction has not been thoroughly tested in schoolchildren's everyday lives. In this work, we examined the association between relatedness satisfaction and frustration at school on daily and average positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) using ambulatory assessment in three intensive longitudinal studies with children aged 9-12 (total N = 317). In Study 1, 4th to 6th graders reported their PA and NA 2 times daily and their relatedness satisfaction and frustration once a day for 2 weeks. In Study 2 and Study 3, 4th graders and 5th graders, respectively, reported their PA and NA 4 times daily and their relatedness satisfaction and frustration once a day for 4 weeks. Across the 3 studies, relatedness satisfaction and frustration were psychometrically separable and exhibited differential effects such that relatedness satisfaction was significantly associated primarily with PA, and relatedness frustration was significantly associated only with NA at between- and within-person levels. Explaining interindividual differences suggested that the association between daily relatedness and affective well-being was weaker for generally highly integrated children and stronger for usually rather excluded children. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

The physical activity of children and adolescents in Germany 2003-2017: The MoMo-study.

With digitalization and virtual entertainment being the megatrends of the 21st century, there is reasonable concern about the role of physical activity (PA) in the daily life of children and adolescents. To identify risk-groups with insufficient PA and to guide interventions, continuous and representative tracking of PA is crucial. In this paper, representative PA data of children and adolescents from the Motorik-Modul (MoMo) baseline study (2003–2006, N = 4,528) is compared to those of Wave 2 (2014–2017, N = 3,708). Participants aged 4–17 were drawn out of 167 sample points in Germany and the data was weighted to ensure representativeness for Germany. Organized (sports clubs and schools) and unorganized (unorganized sports and playing outside) PA was measured by questionnaire and stratified by sex, age, and socioeconomic status. Contrary to common expectation, overall PA remained stable among youths in the past ten years, however, there is an ongoing trend towards organized forms of PA at the expense of unorganized sports and playing outside. Besides different trends in settings, there is inequality in PA distribution among socioeconomic status and gender, unequally pronounced in different settings.

Design of a Digital Comic Creator (It's Me) to Facilitate Social Skills Training for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Design Research Approach.

BackgroundChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face difficulties in social situations and are often lagging in terms of social skills. Many interventions designed for children with ASD emphasize improving social skills. Although many interventions demonstrate that targeted social skills can be improved in clinical settings, developed social skills are not necessarily applied in children's daily lives at school, sometimes because classmates continue to show negative bias toward children with ASD. Children with ASD do not blame the difficult social situations they encounter on their lack of social skills; their main goal is to be accepted by peers.ObjectiveThis study aims to design a comic creator—It's me—that would create comics to serve as transformational boundary objects to facilitate and enact a horizontal interaction structure between high-functioning children with ASD and their peers, aiming to increase mutual understanding between children at school.MethodsThis research project and this study are structured around the Design Research Framework in order to develop the comic through an iterative-incremental process. Three test sessions, which included 13, 6, and 47 children, respectively, were initiated where the focus shifted in time from usability during the first two tests to the initial assessment of acceptance and feasibility in the third session. A stakeholder review, which included six experts, took place after the second test session.ResultsA digital comic creator, It's me, was produced within this study. Children can create their own personal comic by filling in a digital questionnaire. Based on concepts of peer support, psychoeducation, and horizontal interaction, It's me has a rigorous base of underlying concepts that have been translated into design. Based on the first test sessions, the comic has shown its potential to initiate personal conversations between children. Teachers are convinced that It's me can be of added value in their classrooms.ConclusionsIt's me aims to initiate more in-depth conversations between peers, which should lead to more mutual understanding and better relationships between children with ASD and their peers. The first test sessions showed that It's me has the potential to enact horizontal interaction and greater understanding among peers. It's me was designed as a boundary object, aiming to connect the objectives of different stakeholders, and to trigger reflection and transformation learning mechanisms. The applied design research approach might be of added value in the acceptance and adoption of the intervention because children, professionals, and teachers see added value in the tool, each from their own perspectives.

EDUCATION CHILD IN A FAMILY OF SURAH AN-NISA’ VERSE 9 PERSPECTIVE

In family that plays an important role in shaping the child's personality is the parent. The personality is obtained through the educational process taught by his parents. First and foremost educators for children in the family are parents because it is from them that the child first gets an education. In essence, education in the family occurs implicitly, starting with communication between family members and the daily behavior of their parents. In addition to good communication, the behavior of both parents also participate in the formation of children’s morals. Because the family is the first and primary madrasa for a child. In general, in a family environment, religious values are instilled in children to shape their behavior. Therefore, religious education in the family environment is needed to find out which boundaries are good and bad in children's daily lives. In Islam it is taught to protect the family (or children) from ignorance, even it is highly recommended not to leave the family in a weak state (educational and economic). As explained in the Qur’an surah an-Nisa’ verse 9. This paper will discuss education in the family perspective of surah an-Nisa’ verse 9. This is important to discuss to avoid the birth of a generation of the weak, both weak in education and economically. With an education in the family, it is expected to form a strong generation is facing the challenges of the times ahead.

Children's experiences of food poverty in Portugal: Findings from a mixed‐method case study approach

AbstractWhile observers acknowledge that the 2007–2008 crisis increased food insecurity, few studies considered how being food poor affects children's daily lives. In this paper, I discuss how children from low‐income families in Portugal experience food and deal with food scarcity. I draw on data from a larger European study, which employed a case study approach with a combination of semi‐structured interviews and photo‐elicitation. Children's accounts reveal how food poverty is embedded in their lives, affecting the quality and quantity of food, reducing opportunities to socialize with kin and friends and creating emotional stress. Visual methods added depth to our understanding.

Espacializando os lugares educativos

Esse artigo aborda uma reflexão acerca das apropriações que as crianças fazem das instituições da educação infantil. Tendo por referencial teórico Michel de Certeau, abordamos as marcas das práticas infantis como elementos que evidenciam os movimentos de resistência sobre o ordenamento dos lugares no cotidiano das crianças. Partindo de um estudo de caso envolvendo três instituições dos três maiores municípios de Santa Catarina, as questões aqui apresentadas constituem um recorte de alguns elementos dessa pesquisa coletados por meio de registro fotográfico e analisadas a partir dos conceitos de espaço e lugar de Certeau.

Impact of common skin diseases on children in rural Côte d'Ivoire with leprosy and Buruli ulcer co-endemicity: A mixed methods study.

BackgroundSkin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) occur against a background of a very high prevalence of common skin diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we examined the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) and the impact of common skin diseases in children living in a leprosy and Buruli ulcer (BU) co-endemic district in a west African country of Côte d’Ivoire, in order to help inform disease control efforts for skin NTDs.Methods and principle findingsFourteen focus group discussions (FGDs) with schoolchildren, 5 FGDs with parents of a child affected with skin disease(s), and 27 in-depth semi-structured interviews with key personnel were conducted. The Children’s Dermatology Quality of Life Index (CDLQI) questionnaire was applied to 184 schoolchildren with skin diseases. We found that there was ignorance or neglect towards skin diseases in general, due to their high prevalence and also the perceived minimal impact on children’s daily lives. While the median score for the CDLQI questionnaire was 5 (IQR 2–9) out of 30, a range of scores was observed. Symptoms such as pruritus and experiencing bullying by classmates contributed to reduction in their quality of life. Poor hygiene was considered as a major cause of skin diseases.Conclusions/SignificanceDespite their high impact on affected populations, we observed a high level of ignorance and neglect toward common skin diseases. There is a critical need to increase awareness of skin diseases, or skin health promotion, which supports changing of the health-seeking behaviour for skin conditions. This will aid in early detection and treatment of the skin NTDs, in addition to providing benefits for those affected by other skin diseases. Educational opportunities should be utilized to their utmost. One would be associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) strategies, but careful messages need to be developed and delivered.

Profile of Daily Life in Children with Brain Tumors: An Assessment of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales before and after Treatment

BACKGROUND: Pediatric brain tumors are the most common solid tumor and cause of death among all childhood cancers. In America, brain tumor prevalence is 21.42/100.000 population. Even though survival rate is improving, the impact of treatment for long-term quality of life is still a challenge.&#x0D; AIM: We aimed to investigate quality of life score using PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales.&#x0D; METHODS: The data collected based on the inclusion criteria from patient’s medical records 2015–2017 period on January 2018–May 2018 in Siloam Hospital, Lippo Village, Karawaci. Twenty-six brain tumor pediatric patients with surgical treatment were evaluated using PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales. The evaluation included before and after condition of the patient. PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales were divided into four categories; physical function, emotional function, social function, and school function. They were analyzed statically using Wilcoxon test with p &lt; 0.05 considered as statistically significant.&#x0D; RESULTS: The result showed that before treatment score of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales was classified as medium functioning (58.54/92) and after treatment score of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales was classified as intermediate functioning (37.3/92).&#x0D; CONCLUSION: The conclusion is that patient after treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) shows improved quality of life score using PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales.

Gamifying the teaching of facial expressions for children with autistic spectrum disorder

The game is an educational tool developed by the multidisciplinary team of the Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Maranhão, composed of professors, students and volunteers, to be applied in the daily life of children with disorder of Autistic Spectre. It follows the differentiated teaching model, because it aims to assist in the treatment of autistic children through the recognition and interpretations of facial expressions, in their various spectra (mild, moderate or severe), exercising their stimuli and Cognitive ability to recognize distinct facial expressions through mobile devices in a multiple choice environment, allowing the gradual increase of the autistic's sensitivity to external stimuli, a predilection for facial images that are They handle repetitively, developing the wearer's motricity, improving their interpersonal relationship. The methodology used is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), commonly associated with the treatment of people with autism spectrum disorders using positive reinforcements, thus contributing to the teaching and practice effectively based on Evidence, because it consists of basic, applied and theoretical research, through social behaviors and patterns. The research was distinguished, in the academic and scientific environment, with three works published in international events.