This research study investigated the effectiveness of a filial therapy training model as a method to train fifth grade students in child-centered play therapy skills and procedures. Filial therapy is an intervention that focuses on strengthening and enhancing adult-child relationships. The fifth grade students were trained to be a therapeutic change agent for kindergarten children identified as having adjustment difficulties, by utilizing basic child-centered play therapy skills in weekly play sessions with the kindergarten children. Specifically, this research determined the effectiveness of filial therapy in increasing the fifth grade students': 1) empathic responses with kindergarten children; 2) communication of acceptance with kindergarten children; 3) allowance of self-direction with kindergarten children, and 4) involvement in play activities of kindergarten children. The experimental group of fifth grade students (N=12) received thirty-five minutes of training twice a week for 5 weeks and then once a week for the duration of the 10 weeks of play sessions. The control group (N=11) received no training during the 15 weeks of the project. Fifth grade student participants were videotaped playing with a kindergarten child identified as having adjustment difficulties in 20-minute play sessions before and after the training to measure empathic behavior in adult-child interactions. Analysis of Covariance on adjusted post test means revealed that fifth grade children in the experimental group demonstrated statistically significant increases in empathic responses, acceptance, and behavioral willingness to follow the kindergarten children's lead, and involvement. A measure of communication of acceptance of kindergarten children's feelings and behaviors although not statistically significant indicated a positive trend. This study supports the use of filial therapy as an effective training model for increasing fifth grade students' empathic behavior with kindergarten children experiencing adjustment difficulties. Filial therapy offers significant possibilities for training fifth grade students in a developmentally appropriate model for working with kindergarten children, in order to prevent future problems. The observed power of the therapeutic relationship between the fifth grade students in the experimental group and the kindergarten children suggest the continued implementation of this innovative project.

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Malaysian maternal child-rearing practices and preschool children's empathic behavior. This study additionally investigated the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and child-rearing practices, as well as explored whether gender differences exist in preschool children's empathy.

This study investigated the relationships among the variables of parental stress, parental attitude, and preschoolers' academic, social and emotional maturity. The purposes of the investigation were to measure the relationship between parental stress and parental attitude, and to determine whether parental attitude and parental stress differed in their ability to predict preschoolers' behavioral maturity.

Ekonarathology Thesis deals with the history, goals and using modern theories of narrative in an interdisciplinary environmental education in pre-school environment. It describes the importance and potentiality narratology as an approach to children's understanding of the outside world and increasing environmental sensitivity. The aim of the research was to verify the narrative paradigm (Fisher, 2000, Bruner 1996) for preschool children and establish a closer relationship between children and nature by creating more authentic stories about nature, which the children themselves invented. The second part focuses on research among teachers in nursery schools. The task was to write books about nature, which in its practical use. From this list, then formed the top ten most popular children's books about nature. The work also offers a list of suitable books for ekonarathology method for preschool children. The result was the finding that children aged 4-6 years will naturally remember more when they hear the information in the form of storytelling, and that they are able to listen to nature and its manifestations.

Syftet med studien var att bidra med kunskap om hur den möblerade miljön i ateljén i en förskola kan inverka på barns kommunikation, rörelse och agerande. Studiens frågeställningar fokuserade på hur barnen kommunicerar i ateljémiljön, hur barnen rör sig i ateljémiljön och hur barnen kommunicerar i relation till hur de rör sig eller beter sig och ateljémiljöns inverkan på barns agerande. För att få svar på dessa frågor har kvalitativa observationsstudier på två barn i åldern 2-4 år genomförts i ateljén på en kommunal förskola i södra Sverige. Studiens resultat visar att ateljémiljön bidrog till barnens kreativitet då det ursprungliga arbetet med collage övergick till fri lek i rummet. En annan aspekt som iakktogs i studien var att miljön var anpassad efter barnens längd, vilket gjorde att miljön inverkade positivt på barnens kommunikation, rörelse och agerande då barnen nådde materialet på hyllorna.

This work is focused on the problems of ortoepic rules and on awareness and voice differentiation of preschool children compared to professional singers. It is divided into two main parts, the first is based on the theories of older and contemporary authors, and the second part is practical research. The theoretical part deals with the development of phonemic hearing and orthoepic rules of preschool children and professionals, and there are also described the basics of singing techniques and stage articulation used by professional singers. The practical part describes action research, which will allow teachers to better understand the given issues. It focuses on preschool children and also adults who are professionally engaged in opera singing. The aim of this work is to create and practice a set of exercises to help to cultivate articulation in both monitored groups. At preschool children the exercises shall also significantly contribute to stimulation of phonemic awareness at the turn of the pre-school and school age. KEYWORDS phonemic awareness, ortoepic rules, preschool children, professional singers

Identifier le plus complètement possible les processus impliqués dans le développement de la lecture est nécessaire afin de permettre à un maximum d’enfants d’accéder à la maîtrise de la langue écrite. Si l’importance des compétences linguistiques (e.g., conscience phonologique) a été largement démontrée, peu d’études en revanche se sont spécifiquement intéressées au rôle des processus visuo-attentionnels et perceptifs dans l’apprentissage de la lecture ou à leur implication dans certains dysfonctionnements langagiers. Dans ce cadre, nous avons réalisé trois études longitudinales afin d'interroger le rôle des processus visuo-attentionnels et perceptifs, spécifiques au codage orthographique, dans l'apprentissage de la lecture. Le premier objectif de cette thèse était d'étudier si ces processus constituaient des pré-requis à l'apprentissage de la lecture. Nous avons administré à 89 enfants entre la MSM et le CP, une tâche d'identification de cible en fovéa (étude 1) et en parafovéa (étude 2). Nous avons observé que la précocité de la mise en place du codage orthographique prédisait le niveau de lecture au CP. Le second objectif était de dépister en maternelle, les enfants susceptibles de présenter des difficultés en lecture. Dans cette optique, les capacités visuo-attentionnelles et perceptives ont été évaluées auprès de 78 enfants entre la GSM et le CP, au moyen du logiciel VISA-kids que nous avons développé. Le traitement local prédisait les compétences en lecture au CP. Notre travail a ainsi mis en évidence l'importance des capacités visuo-attentionnelles et perceptives, à la fois pour l'apprentissage de la lecture et la prévention des difficultés en lecture. / Identifying the processes involved in the development of reading is necessary to enable as many children as possible to become skilled processors of written language. Although the importance of spoken language skills (e.g., phonological awareness) has been widely demonstrated, few studies, however, have specifically investigated the role of visuo-attentional and perceptual processes in learning to read, or their possible involvement in reading disorders. In this context, we completed three longitudinal studies to examine the role of visuo-attentional and perceptual processes involved in orthographic coding during the first steps of learning to read. The first goal of this thesis was to investigate whether these processes were prerequisites for learning to read. We administered to 89 preschool children and first graders, a target identification task in the fovea (study 1) and the parafovea (study 2). We observed that the precocity of establishment of efficient orthographic coding predicted reading level in first grade. The second objective aimed at improving screening for future reading difficulties in kindergarten children. We developed software (VISA-kids) for assessing visuo-attentional and perceptual abilities that we evaluated in 78 preschool and first grade children. Local processing predicted reading level in the first grade. Our work has highlighted the importance of visuo-attentional and perceptual processes for learning to read and the importance of considering these factors for the prevention of reading difficulties.

O presente estudo teve como objetivos avaliar a prevalência, gravidade e fatores associados à Cárie Dentária (CD), Lesão Dentária Traumática (LDT) e Desgaste Dentário Erosivo (DDEr) em crianças menores de 5 anos de idade no Município de Diadema, São Paulo. Em posse de esses dados, também foram objetivos investigar a tendência da prevalência desses problemas de saúde bucal e avaliar o impacto que esses problemas causam na Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde Bucal (QVRSB) das crianças examinadas e de seus pais. Cirurgiões dentistas treinados e calibrados examinaram 1215 crianças de 1, 2, 3 e 4 anos de idade para CD e LDT e 839 crianças de 3 e 4 anos de idade para DDEr nas 19 Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) do Município de Diadema durante o dia da Campanha de Multivacinação Infantil em 2012. Para a avaliação dos problemas de saúde foram utilizados os índices de Knutson, ceo-d e ceo-s para CD, os critérios modificados de Andreasen para LDT e o índice de O´Brien modificado para DDEr. A ocorrência de fatores associados foi investigada por meio de um questionário elaborado especificamente para esta pesquisa, com base na literatura. Para avaliar a QVRSB os pais ou responsáveis responderam à versão brasileira do Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente utilizando a regressão de Poisson (IC 95%) para determinar os fatores associados e a QVRSB dos problemas de saúde bucal estudados. Para determinar a tendência da prevalência foi utilizado o Teste de Qui-quadrado para tendência com um nível de significância de 5%. Na população estudada foi encontrada uma prevalência de CD, LDT e DDEr de 20,3%, 20,1% e 51,3% respectivamente. O ceo-d e ceo-s do total da amostra foi de 0,7 e 1,2 respectivamente. A fratura de esmalte (72,7%) foi a LDT mais prevalente. As lesões de DDEr foram mais prevalentes em incisivos superiores sendo a maioria das lesões encontradas em esmalte (83,3%). Os fatores associados para CD foram a idade da criança e ter 2 ou mais filhos na família; LDT foram a idade e a presença de mordida aberta anterior e/ou sobressaliência acentuada; DDEr foram consumir refrigerante e suco mais de 3 vezes ao dia, deixar a bebida na boca ou beber na mamadeira, relato de refluxo gastroesofágico e morar só com o pai. Observou-se tendências de diminuição, aumento e estacionária nas prevalências de CD, LDT e DDEr respectivamente. Ao avaliar o impacto na QVRSB foi observado que, a CD (RP:3,09; p<0,001) assim como as LDT complicadas (RP:2,10; p=0,048) têm um impacto negativo na QVRSB e o DDEr (RP:0,79; p=0,163) não mostrou ter um impacto na QVRSB. Por tanto, na população estudada, existe uma tendência de declínio da prevalência da CD, de aumento de LDT e uma alta e constante prevalência de DDEr. As lesões de CD e LDT complicadas têm um impacto negativo na QVRSB das crianças e de seus pais ou cuidadores. / The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, severity and factors associated of Dental Caries (DC), Traumatic Dental Injury (TDI) and Erosive Tooth Wear (ETW) in children the age of five in the municipality of Diadema, São Paulo. Given these data, an additional objective of this study was to investigate the trend of prevalence of these oral health problems and assess the impact that these problems cause on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in preschool children and their parents. Trained and calibrated dentists examined 1215 children aged 1-4 years for DC and TDI, and 839 children aged 3 and 4 years for ETW in 19 Basic Health Units (BHU) of the municipality of Diadema during the first stage of the National Children\'s Vaccination in 2012. For the assessment of DC the Knutson, dmf-t and dmf-s index were used, a modified Andreasen criteria was used for TDI and a modified version of the O\'Brien index for ETW. Furthermore, the occurrence of associated factors was investigated using a structured questionnaire prepared after reviewing the literature. In order to assess OHRQoL, parents or caregivers answered the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). Data were statistically analyzed using Poisson regression (CI 95%) which was necessary to evaluate the associated factors and the OHRQoL of the oral health problems studied. In order to determine the trend of prevalence the Chi-square for trend test was used for a significance level of 5%. In the population studied, it was found that the prevalence of DC, TDI, ETW was 20.3%, 20.1% and 51.3% respectively. Enamel fracture (72.7%) was the most prevalent TDI. ETW lesions were most prevalent in the upper incisors being the most lesions in enamel only (83.3%). The Factors associated with DC were age and having 2 or more children in the family, for TDI the factors were age and presence of anterior open bite and/or increased overjet and for ETW the factors were drinking soft drink or juice more than 3 times a day, keeping the drink in the mouth without swallowing or using baby\'s bottle, report of gastroesophageal reflux and living with the father only. Findings show decreasing, increasing and stationary trends in the prevalence of DC, TDI and ETW respectively. When evaluating the impact on the OHRQoL, it was observed that DC (PR: 3.09; p <0.001) as well the presence of complicated TDI (PR: 2.10; p=0.048) had a negative impact on the OHRQoL. As a result, in the population studied, there is a decreasing in the prevalence of DC, an increasing trend in the prevalence of TDI and a high and stable prevalence of ETW. DC and the presence of complicated TDI were associated with worse OHRQoL of preschool children and their parents or caregivers.

Objetivos: Avaliar a efetividade entre diferentes intervalos de retorno na incidência de cárie em pré-escolares que apresentaram risco baixo de cárie dentária, e também, avaliar o nível de ansiedade e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal (QVRSB) das crianças de acordo com cada intervalo empregado. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 224 crianças de escolas públicas, com idade entre 3 a 5 anos, de ambos os sexos, com baixo risco de cárie. As crianças foram alocadas aleatoriamente em dois grupos de estudo, de acordo com dois intervalos de retorno, sendo: Grupo 1 (G1) - exame clínico bucal + escovação dental profissional + orientação de higiene bucal e dieta no intervalo de retorno de 12 meses e Grupo 2 (G2) - exame clínico bucal + escovação dental profissional + orientação de higiene bucal e dieta no retorno de 18 meses. O exame clínico bucal foi realizado por um examinador previamente calibrado e cego aos grupos de estudo e aos desfechos secundários. O exame clínico bucal incluiu o índice de sangramento gengival de Löe, índice de biofilme dentário de Greene e Vermillion simplificado, detecção de lesões de cárie e da sua atividade de acordo com o ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Asessment System). O nível de ansiedade e a QVRSB foram avaliados pela Escala de Imagem Facial e pelo B-ECOHIS, respectivamente, por um dentista externo. O dentista externo também realizou as orientações sobre higiene bucal e dieta, e a avaliação das condições socioeconômicas. Os testes qui-quadrado e o de Mann-Whitney foram utilizados para avaliar a diferença na proporção de crianças e na média de dentes com novas lesões de cárie entre G1 e G2, respectivamente. Análises de Regressão de Poisson com variância robusta foram realizadas para avaliar o desfecho primário de incidência de cárie dentária considerando dois pontos de corte durante os retornos: 1) incidência de lesões de cárie não cavitadas ativas; 2) incidência de lesões cavitadas em dentina. Resultados: Foi observado uma diferença estatisticamente significativa unicamente para a incidência de lesões iniciais de cárie ativas entre os grupos (p=0,012). Na consulta de retorno crianças que pertenciam ao G2 tiveram maior risco de desenvolver lesões iniciais ativas em comparação ao G1 (RR= 2,37; p=0,047) e também aquelas com um maior índice de placa bacteriana (RR=3,14; p<0,001). Crianças que moram em família não nuclear (RR=2,56; p=0,007), com mais de um irmão (RR=2,53; p=0,037), e que utilizavam dentifrício sem flúor ou em baixa concentração no baseline (RR=3,91; p=0,012), tiveram maior risco de desenvolver lesões de cárie iniciais ativas. Crianças com maior número de dentes com lesões iniciais ativas nos retornos tiveram maior risco de desenvolver lesões de cárie cavitadas em dentina (RR=1,62; p=0,001). Conclusões: O intervalo de retorno de 12 meses é mais efetivo na incidência de cárie não cavitada ativa em pré-escolares de baixo risco de cárie, sendo que estas lesões são um fator preditivo para a progressão de lesões de cárie cavitadas em dentina. Porém não há diferenças na escolha do intervalo de retorno para lesões cavitadas em dentina, níveis de ansiedade e QVRSB. / Objectives: To assess the effectiveness between different recall intervals on dental caries incidence in preschool children with low risk of caries, as well as, the level of anxiety and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children according to each interval applied. Methods: The sample consisted of 224 children from public schools, aged between 3 to 5 years, of both genders, with low risk of caries. The children were randomly allocated into two study groups according to two recall intervals being: Group 1 (G1) - oral clinical examination + professional dental brushing + orientation for oral health and diet on the recall of 12 months and, Group 2 (G2) - oral clinical examination + professional dental brushing + orientation for oral health and diet on the recall of 18 months. A previously calibrated and blinded examiner for study groups and secondary outcomes performed the oral clinical examinations. The examinations consisted of the Löe gingival bleeding index, Greene and Vermillion simplified dental biofilm index, detection of caries lesions and their activity according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). An external dentist assessed the anxiety levels and OHRQoL scores by the Facial Imaging Scale and B-ECOHIS, respectively. The external dentist also performed dental hygiene and diet orientations, and the assessment of socioeconomic conditions. The chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests were used to assess the difference in the proportion of children and mean of teeth with new caries lesions between G1 and G2, respectively. Poisson Regression analyses with robust variance were performed to evaluate dental caries incidence considering two cutoff points during the returns: 1) incidence of active non-cavitated caries lesions; 2) incidence of cavitated lesions in dentin. Results: A statistically significant difference was observed only for the incidence of initial active caries lesions between the groups (p=0.012). In the recall interval children who remain in the G2 group and who had a higher plaque index, had a higher risk of developing active lesions (RR=2.37; p=0.047 and RR=3.14; p<0.001, respectively) compared to the G1 group. Children living in non-nuclear families (RR=2.56; p=0.007), with more than one sibling (RR=2.53; p=0.037), and who used fluoride-free or with low concentration in the baseline (RR=3.91; p=0.012) had a higher risk of developing active initial caries lesions. Children with higher number of initial active lesions in the recalls had a higher risk of developing caries lesions cavitated in dentin (RR=1.62; p=0.001). Conclusions: The 12-months recall interval is more effective on the incidence of active non-cavitated caries in preschoolers with low risk caries, which is a predictive factor for the progression of cavitated carious lesions in dentin. There are no differences in the choice of the recall interval for cavitated lesions in dentin, anxiety levels and OHRQoL.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:36:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 10 / Nenhuma / As famílias têm se modificado, adequando-se às mudanças ocorridas em nossa sociedade como a globalização, as novas tecnologias, a cultura, o ingresso da mulher no mercado de trabalho, a igualdade de direitos, a emancipação sexual, o divórcio, entre outras. Este relatório descreveu a pesquisa realizada com crianças da pré-escola de uma escola da Rede Municipal de Erechim e visou a examinar o nível de afetividade e conflito em diferentes configurações familiares de baixa-renda, com filhos em idade pré-escolar; avaliou os problemas de comportamento em crianças pré-escolares, a partir da visão de mães e professoras; analisou possíveis diferenças em afetividade e conflito familiar e problemas de comportamento infantil em diferentes configurações familiares; examinou diferenças na percepção de mães e professoras com relação aos problemas de comportamento dessas crianças. Foram realizados dois artigos: o primeiro, com o título Funcionamento de Famílias de baixa renda, discutiu sobre algumas questões teóricas das fam / The families have transformed to match the changes in our society, such as: the globalization, the new technologies, the culture, the entering of the women in the labor market, the equality of rights, the sexual emancipation, the divorce, etc. This report describes a research that was done with preschool children from a Public School of Erechim, which is supported by the city government. Its first aim is to check the level of affection and conflict in different low-income households, which have preschool kids; the second one is to assess the behavior problems preschool children display, having as a basis the mother’s and teacher’s point of view on it; the third has to do with the analysis of possible differences in affection and family conflict, and the children’s behavior problems in different families; the last one is to check if there are differences in the mother’s and teacher’s perceptions on the children’s behavior problems. As a result of it, two articles were written. The first one is called “Low-inco