Developmental Screening Among Children Born Preterm in a High-Risk Follow-Up Clinic.

Objective: The psychometric properties of two formats of developmental screening tools that may be used in follow-up clinics providing primary care to children born preterm are presented.

Methods: 28 children born extremely preterm (<27 weeks) attending a high-risk clinic at the time of their 18-24 month visit were administered the Child Development Review, Brigance Early Head Start Screen II, and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition.

Results: Both screeners identified the majority of the sample as at-risk.

Weight-related teasing, emotional eating, and weight control behaviors in Hispanic and African American girls.

Purpose: To assess the association among parent and peer weight-related teasing, emotional eating, and weight control behaviors in minority girls.

Methods: 141 Hispanic and African American preadolescent girls (mean age = 11.1 years, SD = 1.