Children of immigrant families experience developmental processes in the contexts of migration and settlement, presenting immigration-specific challenges. Child health providers can use awareness of the cultural-ecological model of immigrant child…
Many US military families have faced separations of at least 1 family member for extended periods of time. This article shows how changes in military culture have increased the repercussions…
Kathleen G. Davis, PhD, MSEd, Editor Chet D. Johnson, MD, FAAP, Editor The pediatrician who cared for children from the neighborhood or, at the very least, the community no longer…
Bonita F. Stanton, MD, Consulting Editor Our understanding of behavior and child development continues to advance through further study and progress in assessment tools and techniques. At the same time,…
PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.pediatric.theclinics.com Consulting Editor BONITA F. STANTON October 2016 • Volume 63 • Number 5
In caring for LGBT youth, pediatric practitioners may find a number of community resources helpful for addressing the needs that are discussed throughout this volume. These may be found at…
The recognition and acknowledgment that gender identity and birth-assigned sex may be incongruent in children and adolescents have evolved in recent decades. Transgender care for children and adolescents has developed…
Families headed by sexual minorities encounter unique barriers to care and health equity despite greater cultural acceptance and visibility. Empirical research suggests that children in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
Intersectionality suggests that multiple social identities intersect at the individual or micro level of experience and reflects larger social structural inequities experienced on the macro level. This article uses intersectionality…
Adolescence is a crucial period for emerging sexual orientation and gender identity and also body image disturbance and disordered eating. Body image distortion and disordered eating are important pediatric problems…
