Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment is used for discipline in most homes in the United States. It is also associated with a long list of adverse developmental, behavioral, and health-related consequences. Primary care…
More than Words
Emotional maltreatment may be the most complex, prevalent, and damaging form of child maltreatment and can occur simultaneously with other forms of abuse. Children in the first few years of…
Neglect: Failure to Thrive and Obesity
Medical providers need to monitor growth at every visit. Weight status is influenced by genetics, medical conditions, socioeconomic status, and family environment. Screening for food security and psychosocial risk factors…
Sentinel Injuries
Injuries, other than abrasions, are rare in precruising infants. In this population, a history or observation of a sentinel skin injury, intraoral injury, or musculoskeletal injury without a plausible explanation,…
Engaging Families Through Motivational Interviewing
Helping parents change key behaviors may reduce the risk of child maltreatment. However, traditional provider-centered approaches to working with the parents of pediatric patients may increase resistance to behavioral change….
Bringing Back the Social History
The social environment of a child is a key determinant of the child’s current and future health. Factors in a child’s family environment, both protective and harmful, have a profound…
Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Pediatricians and other health care providers can play several important roles in the prevention of child maltreatment. This article aims to help pediatricians incorporate child abuse prevention into their practice….
The Pediatrician and Child Maltreatment
Child abuse and neglect are inherently challenging problems for pediatricians. It is hoped that this article makes this work easier, albeit not easy, and highlights the many ways that pediatricians…
Addressing Child Maltreatment: Helping Those on the Frontlines
Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, Editor John M. Leventhal, MD, Editor There is no doubt that child abuse and neglect are serious problems in every country. They are far too prevalent…
Child Maltreatment and Prevention
Bonita F. Stanton, MD, Consulting Editor Child abuse is a global problem, occurring in virtually every society throughout the world. Child abuse is not a product of modern society; archeological…
