A Qualitative Study of Children's Perspectives on Their Peer Relationships in the Context of Living With a Craniofacial Anomaly.

Objective: To gain understanding of perspectives on peer relationships from children with congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFA).

Design: This was qualitative research based in a phenomenological approach, using narratives that captured children's responses to open-ended and objective questions about peer relations and life with a CFA. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed.

Social Interactions of School-Aged Children With CFA: Mothers' Perspectives and Advice.

Objective : To learn about (1) mothers' perspectives on their children's social experiences and (2) how mothers interpret social situations and provide guidance to their children in challenging situations. Design : This was a qualitative study analyzing narratives. Mothers participated in a semistructured interview; mothers and their children participated in a social coaching task involving responses to hypothetical situations.

Fathers' perspectives on parenting a child with a craniofacial anomaly.

Introduction: Although research on healthy children indicates that fathers exert specific and beneficial influences on children's development, there is little research on fathers of children with chronic medical challenges, and none on fathers of children with craniofacial anomalies (CFA). This exploratory study aimed to obtain preliminary information about fathers' experiences of parenting a child with CFA.

Method: Structured telephone interviews were conducted with a volunteer sample of nine fathers of children with CFA.

Young children's responses to September 11th: The New York City experience.

Although the knowledge base regarding very young children's responses to trauma has been expanding, descriptions of their responses to terrorism remain sparse. Yet, their vulnerability makes this an important group to study. Recent events in the United States (9/11, Hurricane Katrina) make this question highly relevant.

Post-9/11 helpseeking by New York City parents on behalf of highly exposed young children.

This study examines factors related to helpseeking among New York City parents on behalf of their young children after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Data were gathered from 180 parents about their children (under age 5) through in-depth parent interviews 9-12 months postdisaster. Parents were asked to describe their children's disaster-related experiences, their own and their children's mental health status, and post-9/11 helpseeking behavior for their children.