This study employed the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS) to investigate two aspects of sociability, likeability and prosocial behavior, in 143 children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and 131 of their typically developing peers. Initially, measurement invariance analysis was performed to determine if teachers evaluated likeability and sociability in a similar manner for both children with DLD and their typically developing peers. Likeability items on the TBRS were invariant, and 4 of the 5 prosociability items were invariant. Subsequent analysis revealed that teachers rated children with DLD lower in both likeability and prosociability in comparison to their typically developing peers. The results of this study suggest that children with DLD are not fully accepted by their peers, nor do they engage in the helpful, comforting behaviors that encourage peer acceptance and build friendships.

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The assessment of pain in children has been an enduring theme in the research literature over many decades, with particular focus on how pain can be adequately measured and the extent of under-measurement of pain (American Academy of Pediatrics 2001; Coyne, 2006; McCaffery & Beebe 1989; Subhashini et al., 2009). Definitions of pain, and hence development of pain measurement tools, are often criticised for not addressing the influence of culture and ethnicity on pain (Bates et al., 1993; McCaffery & Beebe 1989; Zinke, 2007), in children, the perception and expression of pain is also affected by cognitive development (Hallström and Elander, 2004). Whilst there has been an increase in the number of children living in the United Kingdom (UK) who do not speak English as their first language, it has been acknowledged that the measurement and management of pain by health service professionals relies predominantly on their experience with English speaking children (RCN, 2009). This study aimed primarily to examine how primary school age children in key stage 1 who speak English as a primary or additional language experience, express, and explain pain. This aim was addressed through three research questions: (1) how do primary school age children in key stage 1 talk about pain? (2) What are the similarities and differences in the language used to talk about pain by children with English as a primary and additional language? (3) Are there differences in the perceptions of pain by children of different age, gender, language background, and country of birth? A second aim was to examine whether language would affect actions taken by final year child health students and nurses working in Minor Injuries Units to manage pain in primary school age children. Study objectives were addressed using a two phase mixed methods design. The first aim was addressed using six focus group interviews with groups of primary school children (aged 4-7) (Phase 1). Two methods were used in the interviews: use of drawings from the Pediatric Pain Inventory (Lollar et al., 1982) to capture the language used by children to describe pain and observation of the children’s placing of pain drawings on red/amber/green paper to denote perceived severity of pain. Following data collection, the vocabulary of each child was assessed using a standardised lexical test (British Picture Vocabulary Score version II - BPVS II) (Dunn et al., 1997). To address the second aim, a factorial survey was conducted (Phase 2) with nurses working in Minor Injuries Units and child health nursing students to determine whether language has an impact on decisions made about the management of children in pain following a minor injury. Phase 1 findings demonstrated that children from English as an Additional Language (EAL) backgrounds used less elaborate language when talking about pain but tended to talk about the pictures prior to deciding where they should be placed. The children’s placement of pain drawings varied according to language background, gender, and age. The calculated language age of English lexical comprehension (BPVS II score) of monolingual children (M=69.85, SD=19.27) was significantly higher than EAL children (M=47.93, SD=14.32; t (32) = 3.60, p =0.001, two-tailed). However, when these differences were explored in terms of year group, the differences remain significant with foundation and year 2 but not with year 1. For the EAL children, there were also significant relationships between BPVS II score and length of stay in the UK (spearman’s rho 0.749, p = 0.33). The Phase 1 findings were used to construct vignettes, describing hypothetical care situations, for Phase 2. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyse the impact of a child’s age, gender, language, parent’s language, injury mechanism, and reaction to pain on the way in which the child’s pain would be assessed and whether parents or an interpreter would be invited to assist in pain assessment. Findings demonstrated that observing the child’s behaviour is the most significant assessment process that is used to assess EAL children, rather than the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), which was used with non-EAL children. This is significant as VAS is the mostly widely used tool to assess pain in health care settings. However, VAS is only effective if it can be understood by the child. Further, MIU nurses and child health students were more likely to involve parents who speak English well than those who speak English poorly but would ask for an interpreter if their involvement was necessary. In order for the respondents to explain their decisions, they were asked an open ended question for each vignette. They reported that language and age of children are the most common difficulties they faced during assessment of pain. Therefore, they suggested some solutions, like using an age appropriate tools for assessing younger children. Respondents also identified that using an interpreter is a time consuming process, which might delay the management of pain. In light of the growing numbers of EAL children in the UK; this research has application in a number of contexts. The variation in language would apply if children were reporting their own pain. However, the findings emphasise the need for sufficient time to be allocated to pain assessment to allow an individualised approach. Study findings suggest several factors that may be important in assessing pain in EAL children; these should be explored further in the context of clinicians’ assessment of pain. The implications of the study impact on policy, practice, education, and future research.

Title: Swimming breathing training methods for younger school-age children Author: Klára Kraumanová, DiS. Department: Physical Education Department Supervisor: Mgr. Babeta Chrzanowská Abstract: The present work provides a set of training methods for swimming breathing, that is designed for younger school-age children. It also provides the set of tests, that was used on selected group for proof of validity of statement, that swimming breathing is an integral part of swimming training. Keywords: swimming breathing, basic swimming skills, swimming breathing training methods, younger school-age children

This paper presents the results of our research. Its aim was to explore the wide field of understanding archaisms or rare expressions by 11 to 15-year-old school-age children. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed and distributed to several Czech elementary and secondary/high schools owing to the help and co-operation of six local teachers. The data obtained by the questionnaire were qualitatively analyzed and interpreted in terms of the strategies our respondents used to understand the unfamiliar or less familiar words. The issue of reading comprehension was also touched upon. At the same time, quantitative aspects of the relation between the level of understanding and certain variables, namely the age and gender of the respondents, were revealed.

Sob a perspectiva da psicopatologia do desenvolvimento, o baixo peso ao nascer tem sido considerado condição adversa ao desenvolvimento infantil, influenciando a saúde mental e as tarefas desenvolvimentais típicas, que para crianças em idade escolar abrangem o desempenho cognitivo e comportamental. Os efeitos para o desenvolvimento do nascimento com baixo peso têm sido amplamente estudados, contudo, no Brasil, tais estudos são escassos, especialmente focalizando coortes. Objetivou-se: a) caracterizar e comparar os desempenhos cognitivo e comportamental de uma coorte de crianças em idade escolar, estratificada em grupos com base em três critérios relativos ao peso ao nascer, a saber: 1º ) em dois grupos de peso ao nascer (GBPgrupo de baixo peso e GPN- grupo de peso normal); 2º ) em cinco grupos de peso ao nascer (MBP- muito baixo peso, BP- baixo peso, PI- peso insuficiente, PN- peso normal e MAP- muito alto peso); e 3º ) em três grupos de adequação do peso ao nascer à idade gestacional (PIGpequeno para a idade gestacional, AIG- adequado para a idade gestacional e GIG- grande para a idade gestacional); e b) identificar possíveis variáveis preditoras para os desempenhos cognitivo e comportamental, baseado em variáveis biológicas, clínicas e socioeconômicas. Foram avaliadas, aos 10/11 anos, 677 crianças, de ambos os sexos, nascidas em Ribeirão Preto-SP. Procedeu-se à avaliação cognitiva das crianças, por meio do Teste Matrizes Progressivas Coloridas de Raven, e à avaliação comportamental, por meio do Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades (SDQ) respondido pelos pais. As informações socioeconômicas das famílias e clínicas das crianças foram obtidas por meio de Questionário Complementar. Os dados foram codificados de acordo com as proposições dos instrumentos e analisados por procedimentos estatísticos. Em relação ao desempenho cognitivo, avaliado pelo Raven, apenas o grupo PIG apresentou déficits cognitivos em comparação aos grupos AIG e GIG. Com relação ao desempenho comportamental, avaliado pelo SDQ, observaram-se as seguintes diferenças significativas: a) GBP apresentou mais dificuldades nas escalas de sintomas emocionais e hiperatividade em comparação ao GPN; b) o grupo de BP apresentou mais dificuldades na escala de sintomas emocionais em comparação aos grupos de MBP, PI, PN e MAP; c) o grupo de MBP apresentou escore maior de hiperatividade nas comparações com BP, PI, PN e MAP; d) o grupo PIG apresentou significativamente mais dificuldades no escore total e na escala de sintomas emocionais que os grupos AIG e GIG. Verificou-se na análise de predição que as variáveis nível socioeconômico e escolaridade da mãe influenciaram os desempenhos cognitivo e comportamental, e que a idade gestacional e gênero das crianças influenciaram, respectivamente, os desempenhos cognitivo e comportamental. Conclui-se que a estratificação dos grupos de peso ao nascer por três critérios permitiu a identificação de dificuldades mais específicas quanto aos desempenhos cognitivo e comportamental, especialmente quando da combinação da adequação do peso ao nascer à idade gestacional, ampliando a compreensão sobre o impacto do baixo peso ao nascer em associação às condições biológicas, clínicas e socioeconômicas / From the perspective of developmental psychopathology, low birth weight has been considered adverse condition for child development, influencing the mental health and typical developmental tasks, which for school-age children include cognitive and behavioral performance. The effects on the development of low birth weight have been extensively studied, however, in Brazil, such studies are scarce, especially focusing on cohorts. This study aimed to: a) describe and compare the cognitive and behavioral development of a cohort of school-age children, stratified into groups based on three criteria related to birth weight, namely: 1) in two groups of birth weight ( GLBW-group of low birth weight and GNBWgroup of normal birth weight), 2) in five groups of birth weight (VLBW-very low birth weight, LBW-low birth weight, IBW- insufficient birth weight, NW-normal birth weight and HBW- high birth weight) and 3) in three groups of adequacy of birth weight for gestational age (SGA- small for gestational age, AGA-appropriate for gestational age and LGA-large for gestational age), and b) identify possible predictors for cognitive and behavioral performance, based on biological, clinical and socioeconomic characteristics. At 10/11 years old, 677 children of both genders, who were born in Ribeirão Preto, has been evaluated. The cognitive assessment of children was carried out by using the Coloured Progressive Matrices Test of Raven and, in regard to its behavior aspects, parents answered to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The socioeconomic profile of families and children\'s clinics were collected through supplementary questionnaire. Data were coded according to the propositions of the instruments and analyzed by statistical procedures. In relation to cognitive performance assessed by the Raven only the SGA group showed cognitive deficits compared to the AGA and LGA groups. With regard to behavioral performance measured by the SDQ, there were the following significant differences: a) GLBW had more difficulties in the scales of emotional symptoms and hyperactivity compared to the GNBW, b) the LBW group had more difficulties in the scale of emotional symptoms in compared with groups of VLBW, IBW, NBW and HBW c) the VLBW group had higher scores of hyperactivity in comparison with LBW, IBW, NBW and HBW d) the SGA group showed significantly more difficulties in the total score and the scale of emotional symptoms that AGA and LGA groups. The analysis of prediction has demonstrated that elements as family´s socioeconomic level and mother´s education influenced the cognitive and behavioral performance, and the gestational age and gender of the children affected, respectively, the cognitive and behavioral indicators. We conclude that stratification of the groups of birth weight by three criteria allowed the identification of specific difficulties regarding the cognitive and behavioral performance, especially when combining the birth weight for gestational age, increasing understanding about the impact of low birth weight in association with biological, clinical and socieconomic conditions

O baixo peso ao nascer tem sido reconhecido como uma condição adversa ao desenvolvimento infantil, podendo, sob a perspectiva da psicopatologia do desenvolvimento, ser considerado uma condição de risco biológico. O impacto negativo para os desfechos comportamentais em escolares tem sido amplamente estudado, contudo os achados são escassos quando da avaliação da depressão infantil. Propôs-se um estudo prospectivo de coorte, com o objetivo geral de comparar e correlacionar os indicadores comportamentais e de depressão infantil de uma coorte de crianças em idade escolar, estratificada em cinco grupos de peso ao nascer, segundo os valores de referência da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), a saber: muito baixo peso ao nascer (MBP), baixo peso ao nascer (BP), peso insuficiente ao nascer (PI), peso normal ao nascer (PN) e muito alto peso ao nascer (MAP). Foram avaliadas 665 crianças, aos 10-11 anos de idade, de ambos os sexos, nascidas em Ribeirão Preto-SP. Procedeu-se à avaliação dos indicadores comportamentais, por meio do Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades (SDQ) respondido pelos pais e à avaliação dos indicadores de depressão, por meio do Inventário de Depressão Infantil (CDI) respondido pelas próprias crianças. Para o levantamento das condições clínicas das crianças e das características sociodemográficas das famílias, foram utilizadas informações de um Questionário Complementar. Os dados foram codificados de acordo com as proposições dos instrumentos e analisados por procedimentos de estatística não-paramétrica (p0,05). Em relação aos indicadores comportamentais, o grupo MBP apresentou escores mais elevados referentes à hiperatividade em comparação a todos os outros grupos, e aos problemas de relacionamento com colegas em comparação ao grupo MAP. Quanto aos indicadores de depressão infantil, o grupo MBP apresentou escores mais elevados de indicadores de depressão quando comparado aos demais grupos. No que se refere à associação dos indicadores comportamentais, relatados pelos pais, aos indicadores de depressão infantil, relatados pelas crianças, verificou-se, para todos os grupos, exceto para o MBP, que as crianças que apresentaram escores mais elevados de depressão infantil na sua autoavaliação, obtiveram também escores de dificuldades comportamentais gerais mais elevados na percepção dos pais. Considerou-se que a sintomatologia depressiva relatada pelas crianças foi identificada pelos pais como a presença de dificuldades comportamentais com manifestações diversas. Observou-se, para todos os grupos, que as variáveis sociodemográficas relativas à menor qualificação da ocupação do pai/chefe da família, à menor escolaridade dos pais e à inclusão em classes econômicas menos favorecidas foram as que apresentaram maior número de associações à presença de problemas comportamentais. O mesmo não foi observado para a depressão. Constatou-se uma maior vulnerabilidade das crianças expostas ao fator de risco biológico relativo ao muito baixo peso ao nascer para as dificuldades comportamentais, especialmente a hiperatividade, e para a depressão infantil. Destaca-se a importância da avaliação dos indicadores de problemas infantis por diferentes informantes visando resultados mais consistentes. A identificação precoce de dificuldades comportamentais e de indicadores de depressão associados ao peso ao nascer pode contribuir para o planejamento de programas de prevenção e intervenção para a promoção da saúde mental infantil. / Low birth weight has been recognized as an adverse condition to child development and may be considered as a biological risk condition, from the perspective of developmental psychopathology. The impact of this risk factor for behavioral outcomes in school-age children has been widely studied, however the findings about the assessment of children depression are still scarce. In this context, a prospective cohort study was proposed, with the general aim to compare and correlate behavioral and depression indicators in a cohort of school-age children, stratified into five groups of birth weight, according to the reference values of the World Health Organization (WHO), namely: very low birth weight (VLBW), low birth weight (LBW), insufficient birth weight (IBW), normal birth weight (NBW) and high birth weight (HBW). For this purpose, 665 children were evaluated, between the ages of 10-11 years old, of both sexes, from Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Proceeded thus to the assessment of behavioral indicators, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) completed by parents, and the assessment of depression indicators, using the Childrens Depression Inventory (CDI) answered by children. Aiming to survey the childrens clinical conditions and the families sociodemographic characteristics, information from a supplementary questionnaire were used. Data were coded according to the instruments propositions and analyzed by non-parametric statistics (p0,05). In relation to behavioral indicators, the VLBW group had higher scores regarding hyperactivity compared to all other groups, and peer relationship problem compared to HBW group. For indicators of child depression, the VLBW group showed higher scores for child depression when compared to other groups. Regarding the association of behavioral indicators, reported by parents, to child depression indicators, reported by children, it was verified, in all groups, except in the VLBW, that children who had higher scores of depression indicators in self-assessment, also obtained higher scores to general behavioral difficulties in parents perception. It was considered that the depressive symptoms reported by children were identified by parents as the presence of behavioral difficulties with diverse manifestations. It was also observed, in all groups, that the sociodemographic variables related to less qualified occupation of father or householder, lower parental education and belong to disadvantaged economic classes showed the greatest number of associations to the presence of behavioral problems. The same was not observed for child depression. Therefore, it was noticed that there was a greater vulnerability in children exposed to the biological risk factor related to very low birth weight for behavioral difficulties, especially hyperactivity, and child depression. It is important to highlight the value of assessing indicators of child problems by different informants, with the goal to find results more consistent. Early identification of behavioral difficulties and depression indicators associated with birth weight may contribute for planning prevention and intervention programs, in order to promote childrens mental health.