Children's reactions to hospitalization and illness

The paper describes children's reactions to illness and hospitalizations from a developmental point of view. Taking the latter into account, it becomes easier to understand not only the child's reaction at different ages and the reasons for it, but the nature of the potential damage, that is, where and why it takes place, as well as the resources available to the child that may help, if wisely used, to minimize the potential traumas.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43971/1/10578_2005_Article_BF01463215.pd

Child abandonment: Historical, sociological and psychological perspectives

Even though the act of physical child abandonment is a relatively common occurrence, it remains an understudied social phenomena. It has been an act of parents since earliest times, but even in our modern enlightened society, children are still ejected from their homes and physically abandoned in frightening numbers. Even though attention has been directed toward the understanding and combating of the numerous variations of child abuse and neglect, the problem of physical abandonment is rarely discussed until sensationalistic news reports emerge to remind us that children are still left in parks or on street corners. To further understand this phenomena of child abandonment, this paper reviews the literature and examines the process from historical, sociological and psychological perspectives. This report looks to stimulate further interest in physical child abandonment and its precursor, psychological child rejection, as forms of child abuse and neglect which can and should be combated by proper psychiatric intervention.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43950/1/10578_2004_Article_BF00706520.pd

Some comments on the significance and development of midline behavior during infancy

With the waning of the tonic neck reflex beginning with the 8th to 12th week, and disappearing, in most instances, by the 16th week, the infant begins to become bilateral and makes symmetrical movements and engages his hands in the midline usually over the chest while in a supine position. The developmental significance of such behavior is considered—for example, its participation in the emerging sense of self and its role in the consolidation of emerging ego skills. Consideration is given to the possible implications of faulty midline behavior for development, and to whether failure to engage in an optimal amount of midline behavior, in interaction with other factors, can be used to alert observers to possible future developmental disturbances.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43965/1/10578_2005_Article_BF01435498.pd

“When Friends Fall Out”: Developmental Interference with the Function of Some Imaginary Companions

“Even the death of friends will inspire us as much as their lives.” -Thoreau: A Week on tlae Concord and Mern'mack Rivers (1849) “Never trust a friend who deserts you in a pinch.”. -Aesop: The Two Fellows and a BearPeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66620/2/10.1177_000306517302100301.pd