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Rude parents can rattle medical staff enough to compromise the quality of care their critically ill child receives

Care Can Be Compromised When Parents Offend Pediatric Staff

Doctors, nurses made worse decisions when confronted by 'an angry mother,' study finds
Maternal and paternal obesity are associated with delays in early childhood development

Maternal, Paternal Obesity Tied to Childhood Development Delays

Having both parents with BMI ≥35 kg/m² linked to likelihood of failing problem-solving domain
Spanking and hitting children to discipline them has been on the decline among U.S. parents -- rich and poor alike -- since 1988

Physical Punishment of Children Declining in the United States

Decline seen across all socioeconomic strata
In a survey conducted in 2013

AAP Survey Finds More Parents Are Refusing Vaccines

However, reasons for refusing have changed in recent years
For parents of infants previously hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit

Posttraumatic Growth for Parents Post-NICU ‘Under-Evaluated’

PTG related to posttraumatic stress symptoms, positive reinterpretation and growth, infant survival
Three themes have been identified as communication challenges in neonatal encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia

Communication Challenges ID’d in Neonatal Encephalopathy

Fragmented communication, complex information, and uncertain prognosis difficult for parents
Several factors impact parents' management of their children's postoperative pain at home

Several Factors Impact Parent Management of Child Postop Pain

Parents' experiences impacted by need to balance pros and cons of administering meds
There is a correlation between increased social-emotional difficulties in toddlers and the tendency of low-income parents to use mobile technology to calm their children in certain situations

Social-Emotional Difficulty Linked to Toddler Mobile Tech Use

Toddlers with more social-emotional problems more likely to be given mobile technology to calm down
Kanuma (sebelipase alfa) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first treatment for LAL deficiency (Wolman disease or cholesteryl ester storage disease).

FDA Approves Kanuma for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency

For treatment of LAL deficiency, also known as Wolman disease or cholesteryl ester storage disease
Use of the label "pink eye" versus "eye infection" is associated with increased parent intent to use antibiotics despite parents being informed about antibiotics' ineffectiveness for treating symptoms

Parents More Likely to Use Abx for ‘Pink Eye’ vs ‘Eye Infection’

Use of label 'pink eye' linked to increased intent to use antibiotics despite their ineffectiveness