Do preterm babies sleep differently than their peers? Sleep characteristics and their associations with maternal depression and parenting stress.

Objectives: The findings regarding the association between prematurity, sleep problems, and maternal psychological well-being are mixed. This study examined preterm- and term-born infants' sleep patterns, ecology, and problems, in addition to the associations of these patterns with maternal parenting stress and depressive symptomatology.

Methods: In total, 84 mothers of infants between 6 and 17 months of corrected age, in which 40 were preterm infants and 44 were healthy full-term infants, participated in the study.

Sleep and social-emotional problems in preschool-age children with developmental delay.

Sleep problems and social-emotional (SE) problems are common in preschooler children and may be affected by culture. However, little is known about the link between sleep and social-emotional problems in non-Western countries. This study aims to compare sleep problems and their association with SE problems in Turkish children with either typical development (TD) or neurodevelopmental delay (NDD).

How effective is family counselling on screen exposure of pre-school children?

Background: Excessive screen viewing and background TV exposure are common problems all over the world. Therefore, intervention studies have gained importance. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of family-based, developmental pediatrics clinic setting counseling in reducing screen time in typically developing children and to compare them with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Screening traumatic life events in preschool aged children: cultural adaptation of Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) Caregiver-report 3-6 years version.

Background: Given the high prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs), pediatric providers are in a novel position in early identification and referral of the children with PTEs. Yet paucity of culturally adapted instruments to screen PTEs and related symptoms in preschool-aged children limits pediatric providers. This multicenter study aimed to screen the traumatic life events of preschool-aged children admitted to pediatric outpatient clinics at four different cities of Turkey and to determine the socio-demographic risk factors associated with PTEs.

Family-centred service: Perspectives of paediatric residents from a non-Western country.

Objectives: The concept of family-centred service (FCS), which is recognized as the standard of paediatric health care, emerged from Western countries, and integration of FCS can be challenging especially in non-Western countries. This study aims to explore family-centred behaviours of paediatric residents and their perspectives on FCS being trained in a non-Western country before and 6 months after an educational workshop. It was hypothesized that the workshop will increase the awareness of paediatric residents regarding FCS and improve their self-reported family-centred practices.

Caring for a Child with Phenylketonuria: Parental Experiences from a Eurasian Country.

Objectives: Phenylketonuria (PKU) and mild hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) are characterized by increased blood phenylalanine concentrations varying from mild to severe. Management of PKU was reported to be time consuming and burdensome for caregivers. This study intended to explore the experiences of families caring for a child with PKU/HPA in a country with a high PKU rate.

Speech delay in toddlers: Are they only `late talkers`?

Zengin-Akkuş P, Çelen-Yoldaş T, Kurtipek G, Özmert EN. Speech delay in toddlers: Are they only `late talkers`?. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 165-172.

Clinical and molecular evaluation of 16 patients with Rett syndrome.

Zengin-Akkuş P, Taşkıran EZ, Kabaçam S, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ, Haliloğlu G, Boduroğlu K, Utine GE. Clinical and molecular evaluation of 16 patients with Rett syndrome. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 1-9.

Wernicke encephalopathy due to thiamine deficiency after surgery on a child with duodenal stenosis.

Background: Wernicke encephalopathy is rare in children and is caused by thiamine deficiency. It is characterized by acute or subacute ataxia, altered consciousness, and ophthalmoparesis. Gastroenterological surgery, total parenteral nutrition for short bowel syndrome, and alcoholism are common risk factors for Wernicke encephalopathy.