Participatory Research With Children: From Child-Rights Based Principles to Practical Guidelines for Meaningful and Ethical Participation by Amanda Angelöw, Elia Psouni

“…Participatory research underscores this right, arguing the engagement of children and youth throughout the research process. …”
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Exploring the path to pathos “Lived experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis by Rajeev Ranjan, Meha Jain, Pankaj Kumar, Gabby Sethi, Jai Singh

“…Results: The current study identified six themes: major symptom recognition; myths, beliefs, and stigma related to children with ASD; help seeking behavior; coping with challenging experiences; support system; uncertainties, insecurities, and gleam of hope. …”
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The Intervention of Music Therapy on Behavioral Training of High-Functioning Autistic Children under Intelligent Health Monitoring by Rugui He

“…Autism is a serious and widespread developmental disorder in children. With the increase of autistic children every year, it is necessary to study a set of effective music therapy activities that can penetrate into life to help autistic children’s rehabilitation training. …”
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SOCIAL WORK ROLES AND THE WELLBEING OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR, LILIAN OTU UBI

“…From the analysis of findings, the following recommendation was made amongst others: Social worker should help using social work skills in the enumeration of the effects associated to orphan and vulnerable children. …”
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Kannada translation and validation of Wellman and Liu’s theory of mind scale and children’s social understanding scale in preschoolers by Rashmi Vishwanath, Avinash G. Kamath, Nitha Thomas, Samir Kumar Praharaj

“…Aim: This study aims to translate both scales into Kannada and validate them in preschool children. Methods: Following the rigorous WHO protocol, we meticulously translated and back-translated Wellman and Liu’s ToM and CSUS into Kannada with the help of bilingual experts. …”
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Book review: Who cares about feeling good? The Who Cares? Trust. London, The Who Cares? Trust, 2008. 41pp, ISBN 1903239281 by Robyn Willis

Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity of Children with Unilateral Amblyopia: A Resting State fMRI Study by Peishan Dai, Jinlong Zhang, Jing Wu, Zailiang Chen, Beiji Zou, Ying Wu, Xin Wei, Manyi Xiao

“…Amblyopia may also alter FC between brain functional networks. These findings may help understand the pathological mechanisms of children with amblyopia.…”
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Scoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander children. by Courtney C Choy, Kate Nyhan, Kima Savusa, Christina Soti-Ulberg, Rochelle K Rosen, Take Naseri, Nicola L Hawley, Mona Sharifi

“…Synthesis of existing multicomponent interventions for Pacific Islander children will help to identify best practices that could be replicated, adapted, or combined.…”
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Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres by Chen Xiang Ang, Win Kai Mun, Marion Margaret Aw, Diana Lin, Shu-Ling Chong, Lin Yin Ong, Shireen Anne Nah

“…Conclusion: This study provides insight into the transit times of FB ingested by children, which helps medical professionals to decide on the optimal time for follow-up visits and provide appropriate counsel to caregivers.…”
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Teaching The Holy Quran to Young Learners (7-12 Years Old) by Andi Irlina

“…The teachers should provide the appropriate way, techniques or methods in teaching how to read and how to memorize the holy Qur’an well, appropriate techniques and methods can help children to be able to learn or memorize the holy Qur’an easily such as Baghdadiyah method, Iqra, qiro’ati, albarqy, tilawati, and hambalis method. …”
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Parent skills training for parents of children or adults with developmental disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Corrado Barbui, Chiara Servili, Brian Reichow, Cary Kogan, Isaac Smith, M Taghi Yasamy

“…Therefore, finding effective treatments to help this population should be a priority. Recent work has shown parent skills training interventions improve developmental, behavioural and family outcomes. …”
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Efficacy of Tui Na in idiopathic constipation in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Huijuan Wang, Bichan Chen, Qian Long, Qiuping Yang, Jiawen Mao, Qinghua Ma, Xingqian Yi, Ying Wang, Yinghan Liu, Zhiliang Cao, Jianda Xu, Yong Ye, Wei Tang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and potential adverse events of Tuina therapy for idiopathic constipation in children with cerebral palsy (CP).MethodsA total of 60 CP children with idiopathic constipation were enrolled and randomly divided into Tuina and control groups. …”
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Exploring the relationship between mental health status and life events in children and adolescents: the role of mediating factors by Jiemei Xie, Jiemei Xie, Guoqiang Cheng, Mingliang Zhou, Qisheng Liang, Qianjin Wang, Qianjin Wang, Qianjin Wang

“…Mediation analysis further demonstrated that anxiety and depressive symptoms acted as mutual mediators in the relationship between negative life events and each other.ConclusionsThis study underscores the complex interplay between anxiety, depression, and negative life events in children and adolescents. These findings can inform strategies to help mitigate the emotional impact of negative life events, enhance mental health, and provide a scientific basis for developing effective interventions.…”
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Exploring the experiences of children's palliative care for forced migrant families in the United Kingdom: an interpretative phenomenological study by Marie Clancy, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Jenny Phillimore, Julie Taylor

“…Palliative care for children requires an active, holistic approach to care, with a focus upon improving quality of life. …”
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Nutritional Status and Educational Performance of School-Aged Children in Lalibela Town Primary Schools, Northern Ethiopia by Muluken Ayalew, Alemayehu Bayray, Abate Bekele, Simegnew Handebo

“…Nearly one-third of school-aged children in Lalibela town were stunted, thin, and underweight. …”
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Domestic Violence and Children Emotional Wellbeing in Kabale District: A Case Study of Rubaya Sub-County. by Kakuru, Mackson

“…The study was about the effects of domestic violence on children's emotional wellbeing in the Rubaya sub-county Kabale District. …”
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Exploring survival rates in HIV-infected Ethiopian children receiving HAART: a retrospective cohort study by Yimam Getaneh, Yared Dejene, Birhanemeskel T. Adankie, Siti Qamariyah Khairunisa, Dominicus Husada, Kuntaman Kuntaman, Maria Inge Lusida

“…There was a high risk of mortality among female (adjusted HRs (AHRs) (95% CI) =1.35 (1.14 to 1.65)), those with poor adherence (AHR (95% CI) =1.29 (1.13 to 1.35)), CD4 count of ≤200 cells/mm3 (AHR (95% CI) =1.75 (1.33 to 2.30)) and baseline haemoglobin≤12 g/dL (AHR (95% CI) =1.8 (1.66 to 1.98)).Conclusion The significant drop in the survival rate as of the 6th year follow-up and the high loss rate to follow-up call for programme attention. Close follow-up of children with low CD4 count, low haemoglobin and poor adherence could help improve survival.…”
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Stress and Coping of Parents with Children Seeking Treatment from a Tertiary Care Mental Health Institute by Stuti Sharma Lohar, Arunjyoti Baruah, Sandeep Kollipara

“…Conclusion: Our findings help to appreciate the many coping mechanisms that parents employ while caring for their children who have mental illness as well as parental stress. …”
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Functional analysis of school refusal: An exploratory study in the Indian context by Arun Singh Yadav, Kiragasur Madegowda Rajendra, Lakshmi Sravanti, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Shekhar Seshadri, Satish Chandra Girimaji

“…Aim: To assess the clinical and functional profile of school refusal behavior in children and adolescents presenting to a tertiary care child and adolescent psychiatry center in the Indian context. …”
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Exploring the acceptance of mozzarella cheese in school lunches among school-aged children: a pilot study by Xiaofang Lin, Qin Zhang, Qiong Wu, Wenxuan Huo, Xiaoying Zhang, Xiaoying Zhang, Shanshan Geng, Yizhou Lv, Yuanyuan Li, Yilun Wang, Yilun Wang, Linjing Dong, Xue Leng, Xue Leng, Zhenghao Lin, Ignatius Man-Yau Szeto, Ignatius Man-Yau Szeto, Zhixu Wang

“…Introducing cheese in school lunches not only helps cultivate a habit of consuming cheese among children and adolescents from a young age, but also aids in closing the gap between their dairy consumption and dietary guidelines.…”
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