Wong Peter D, Wong Jonathan P, van den Heuvel Meta, Feller Andrea E, Silver-Cohen Justine, Talarico Susanna, Humphreys Joanna, Ford-Jones Lee
Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario.
Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Mar;22(1):26-29. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxw008. Epub 2017 Mar 30.
The 'forgotten years' of middle childhood, from age 6 to 12, represent a critical period in child development. Emotional, social and physical development during this time have a lifelong impact on health and adult contributions to society. Mental health conditions have displaced physical illness as the leading childhood disability. Positive parenting can improve child behaviour, prevent early-onset conduct problems and provide a buffer from adverse childhood events resulting in decreased toxic stress and improved health. Medical homes can play a key role in supporting parents with positive parenting skills that are practical, evidence-based and useful in everyday life. Paediatricians need to explore the domains that promote healthy development, including caring environments, fundamental needs and nurturing relationships. Our objective is to promote high-quality positive parenting through middle childhood by identifying opportunities for paediatricians to frame parenting discussions in the context of development, behaviour and safety and to provide access to valuable parenting resources.
童年中期从6岁到12岁这一“被遗忘的岁月”,是儿童发育的关键时期。这一时期的情感、社交和身体发育会对健康以及成年后对社会的贡献产生终身影响。心理健康问题已取代身体疾病,成为导致儿童残疾的主要原因。积极的育儿方式可以改善孩子的行为,预防早期出现的行为问题,并缓冲童年不良事件的影响,从而减少毒性压力并改善健康状况。医疗之家可以在支持父母掌握实用、基于证据且在日常生活中有用的积极育儿技能方面发挥关键作用。儿科医生需要探索促进健康发育的领域,包括关爱环境、基本需求和滋养关系。我们的目标是通过确定儿科医生在发育、行为和安全背景下进行育儿讨论的机会,并提供获取宝贵育儿资源的途径,来促进童年中期的高质量积极育儿。