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Anders Hjern1,2,3, Anncharlotte Lindfors1, Anna Sarkadi4

  • 1Regional Unit for the Well-baby Clinics, Sachs Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|April 16, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Parental concerns for 3-year-olds often involve child behavior and development, not lifestyle. First-born children and those with mothers having primary education were more frequently associated with these concerns.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Child Development
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Parental concerns are crucial for child health monitoring.
  • Well-baby clinics provide routine health assessments for young children.
  • Understanding parental concerns helps align healthcare services with family needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify common parental concerns regarding child health and behavior in 3-year-olds.
  • To explore sociodemographic predictors of these concerns.
  • To compare parental concerns with national well-baby clinic guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 33,526 parents of 3-year-olds in Stockholm.
  • Questionnaire administered before routine well-baby clinic visits.
  • Multivariate regression analysis to identify predictors of parental concerns.

Main Results:

  • Child behavior problems (defiance, adherence) were the most frequent concern (36.4%).
  • Developmental concerns (speech, motor skills) and screen use were also notable.
  • Concerns were higher for first-borns and in families with lower maternal education.

Conclusions:

  • Parental concerns align with national guidelines on child behavior and development.
  • National guidelines may not fully address parental concerns related to healthy lifestyles.
  • Further research can refine well-baby clinic services based on parental feedback.
Abstract

Keywords:
child behaviourinequitylifestylemental healthpreschool childrenprevention

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