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This study evaluates parental views on first grade teachers in primary schools. The aim of this research is to gather insights from parents of students in the first grade, focusing on their opinions about first grade teachers. A case study, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was chosen to determine these views. The study group consists of parents of students attending first grade in schools affiliated with the Osmaniye Provincial Directorate of National Education during the 2023-2024 academic year. The study group was determined by purposive sampling and consists of 53 parents. In this research, structured interview technique, which is one of the qualitative research data collection methods, was used. Content analysis, which is among the qualitative data analysis techniques, was utilized to analyze the data obtained from the study. According to the results of the research; the majority of first grade parents stated that first grade teachers are fundamental to education, act as role models and parent figures for students, and they highlighted that first grade teachers should be understanding, compassionate, and sensitive to individual differences, distinct from teachers at other grade levels. Based on the results of the study, it can be suggested that seminars on teachers' rights, authorities and responsibilities, and curriculum content be given to parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bu araştırma, erken çocuklukta öğrenmeye ilişkin ebeveynlerin görüşlerinin incelenmesi amacıyla karma desenin eşzamanlı iç içe geçmiş modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Antalya, Bursa, Eskişehir, Konya, Kayseri, Balıkesir, Mersin, Malatya, Erzurum, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Kars, Şanlıurfa, Van ve Ağrı illerinde okul öncesi dönemde çocuğu olan 355 ebeveyn oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan “Erken Çocuklukta Öğrenme Anketi” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde anketteki kapalı uçlu sorular için ağırlıklı ortalama hesaplanmış ve ki-kare analizi yapılmıştır. Anketteki açık uçlu sorular için ise içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucuna göre, araştırmaya katılan ebeveynler erken çocuklukta öğrenmede en çok sosyal gelişime katkı sağlayan durumlara önem vermekte ve öğrenmenin gerçekleşmesi için en çok çocuğun bir şeye ilgi ve merak duymasını önemli görmektedir. Ayrıca ebeveynler çocuklarında en çok öğrenme sürecine katılım gösterme davranışını gözlemlemekte ve öğrenme davranışlarının geliştirilmesi için en çok çocukları dinlemek ve onların düşünce şekillerini anlamaya çalışmak gerektiğini belirtmektedir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ışığında öneriler şu şekilde sunulabilir: Ebeveynlerin erken çocuklukta öğrenmeyle ilgili bilgi ve faaliyetlerini artırmak amacıyla destekleyici eğitimler verebilirler. Çocukların ilgi ve merakları ebeveynler tarafından dikkate alınarak sosyal faaliyetlerde bulunmaları sağlanabilir.

The paper concerns the issue of risky play, previously unknown in Poland. It presents an overview of the findings to date in this area and the results of preliminary quantitative research. When designing the study, we took into account the fact that there are noticeable cultural differences in the attitude to risky play (Guldberg 2009), therefore the aim was to find out about the opinions of Polish parents about this type of activity. The study uses the method of a diagnostic survey conducted with the use of the questionnaire technique. The research trial included one hundred parents of children attending big-city kindergartens. Defining risk by parents (dramatizing it or marginalizing it) determines the limits of acceptable activities, it is a manifestation of power, therefore it is important to consciously approach the issue of risky play. The obtained preliminary data indicate a clear division of the respondents into two groups: parents who are cautiously trusting and parents full of anxiety. In the light of the results, an important problem is the potential of typical playgrounds that do not allow participation in risky play, and the lack of access to tools that could be used in such activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 (T13-18) are associated with high rates of perinatal death and with severe disability among survivors. Prenatal diagnosis (PND) may lead many women to terminate their pregnancy but some women choose to continue their pregnancy. We sent 503 invitations to answer a questionnaire to parents who belong to T13 and 18 internet support groups. Using mixed methods, we asked parents about their prenatal experience, their hopes, the life of their affected child, and their family experience. 332 parents answered questions about 272 children; 128 experienced PND. These parents, despite feeling pressure to terminate (61%) and being told that their baby would likely die before birth (94%), chose to continue the pregnancy. Their reasons included: moral beliefs (68%), child-centered reasons (64%), religious beliefs (48%), parent-centered reasons (28%), and practical reasons (6%). At the time of the diagnosis, most of these parents (80%) hoped to meet their child alive. By the time of birth, 25% chose a plan of full interventions. A choice of interventions at birth was associated with fewer major anomalies ( P < 0.05). Parents describe 'Special' healthcare providers as those who gave balanced and personalized information, respected their choice, and provided support. Parents make decisions to continue a pregnancy and choose a plan of care for their child according to their beliefs and their child's specific medical condition, respectively. Insights from parents' perspective can better enable healthcare providers to counsel and support families. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Few instruments exist to measure the impact of epilepsy on the quality of life in Rett Syndrome (RS). Methods: We attended to describe seizures characteristics, parental opinion and quality of life related in RS by using a newly developed self administered questionnaire, postal sent to parents of French Association for Rett Syndrome (AFSR). Results: Two-hundred completed questionnaires were returned. Mean age of patients was 14.8±8.1years [3–42]. Parents reported that 70% of children had epileptic and non-epileptic seizures and mean age at first seizures was 7.3±5.1years [1–24]. No statistical difference was found between the ages of first seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy and introduction of treatment. Seizures had a negative impact on child and family’s life (68% of cases), strongly correlated to the existence of generalized, prolonged, cyanotic and drug-resistant seizures, on the child’s level of alertness and progress in communication skills and psycho-social consequences such as fear of seizures, and difficulties to find home care aids. Conclusions: We identified major concerns of parents with RS that determine the impact of seizures on children and their family’s quality of life. Our results suggest that in order to improve seizures management in RS, better information should reduce fear about seizures and should improve the quality of life of RS. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Background: Advances in genomics will open up opportunities in the fields of genetic testing, early diagnosis and disease treatment. While neonatal screening is the field of application par excellencefor these developments, the debate on its potential benefits and drawbacks is mainly theoretically driven and based on the opinions of professionals. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study of the perceptions, preferences and needs of parents (and parents to be) with respect to expansion of the neonatal screening programme. Seven focus group discussions were conducted. Using disease scenarios, 4 examples of conditions amenable to neonatal screening were discussed in depth. All focus group discussions were audio taped and content analysed. Results: Participants thought that the medical benefits of screening were very important for the child. Assuming the availability of effective early medical treatment, almost 100% would be willing to participate in a screening programme. If such treatment were absent, their potential willingness would be much lower. Conclusions: The divergence in attitudes and preferences we found in this study reflected the complexity inherent in any consideration of screening for additional conditions. To implement such options successfully and to direct applied research in genomics, it is important to develop a better understanding of the thinking of target groups, namely parents. Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To explore parents' opinions and concerns about seizures, anticonvulsants, and the effect of treatment in children with Angelman syndrome.Design: A postal questionnaire was sent to members of one of the UK lay groups for Angelman syndrome (ASSERT) who had a child affected by Angelman syndrome. The questionnaire requested general medical information and information about the epilepsy, its treatment, and treatment responses.Results: One hundred and fifty questionnaires were sent out with an ASSERT routine mailing and 78 completed questionnaires were returned. Forty three patients were boys and 35 were girls; ages ranged from 1.7 to 25 years (mean 7.5 years). The overall general clinical and cytogenetic data were mostly consistent with previous reports. Epilepsy was reported in 68 children, most of whom had a detectable cytogenetic deletion. The most common seizure types reported by the families were absence seizures, tonic clonic seizures, drop attacks, and myoclonic seizures; in four patients only febrile seizures occurred. The age at onset of the seizures was < 2 years in more than half of the patients. Anti-epileptic drug treatment with valproate (VPA), clonazepam (CZP), and lamotrigine (LTG) as monotherapy or a combination of VPA and CZP or VPA and LTG was more often viewed favourably and considered effective with fewer side effects on the child's behaviour and alertness, versus more frequent adverse effects and increased frequency and severity of seizures with carbamazepine (CBZ) and vigabatrin (VGB) in monotherapy or in combination with other anti-epileptic drugs. Seizures did tend to improve with age but were still present and disabling at older ages.Conclusions: This is the first study to record parents' opinions about seizures, anti-epileptic drugs, and treatment responses in children with Angelman syndrome, and it is one of the largest series on epilepsy and Angelman syndrome to be reported to date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite mandatory vaccinations in Poland, the final decision on vaccination in children is taken by their parents or legal guardians. Understanding parents' attitudes and opinions regarding vaccinations is essential for planning and undertaking extensive and properly targeted educational actions aimed at preventing their hesitancy. In 2016, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the Silesian Voivodeship (Poland) in 11 randomly selected educational institutions. The authors' self-administered questionnaire contained 24 mixed-type questions. It was distributed among 3000 parents or legal guardians of children aged 6-13 years; prior consent of the relevant bioethics committee had been obtained. The response rate was 41.3% ( N = 1239). Data were analysed using descriptive and analytical statistics, and focused on parental opinions regarding the safety of vaccines. Results of simple and multivariable analyses showed that perceived risk of adverse vaccine reaction (AVR), contraindications and perception of the qualification procedure for vaccination as substandard were significant factors associated with the rating of children's vaccination as unsafe ( p < 0.001). Respondents with a lower level of education, compared with those with higher, more often declared vaccinations to be safe ( p = 0.03); however, results of multivariable analysis did not confirm that effect. AVR occurrence, finding of contraindication to vaccinations and perception of qualification procedure for vaccination were found to be the most important factors responsible for influencing general public opinions in the field of vaccination safety., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Background: A chickenpox vaccine was recently licensed in Canada. Because this vaccine has caused some controversy within the health care profession, studies among Quebec parents and vaccine providers were carried out, surveying their opinions concerning chickenpox vaccination., Methods: Three studies among parents of preadolescents, parents of two-year-old children completely or incompletely vaccinated and vaccinators were completed. The studies asked for opinions concerning the usefulness of vaccinating children against chickenpox., Results: The majority of parents of preadolescents (56%), and parents of two-year-old children completely (64%) and incompletely vaccinated (60%) favoured chickenpox vaccination. Among vaccinators, 53% of paediatricians, 37% of general practitioners and 33% of nurses considered universal vaccination of young children to be useful. A greater proportion of health care professionals were in favour of a policy of vaccinating groups at risk, such as susceptible adolescents (86%, 75% and 58%, respectively). There was a positive association between the perceived severity of chickenpox and the potential usefulness of the vaccine., Conclusion: Quebec parents are more favourably disposed to chickenpox vaccine than vaccine providers. In contrast, strategies targeting susceptible groups would be generally well received by health care professionals. A considerable amount of work will be needed to convince vaccinators of the benefits of a universal childhood vaccination against chickenpox.