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Contents Number 1, January 2006 T Havermans, M Vreys, M Proesmans and C De Boeck Assessment of agreement between parents and children on health-related quality of life in children with cystic fibrosis P Upton and C Eiser School experiences after treatment for a brain tumour J H Barlow and D R Ellard The psychosocial well-being of children with chronic disease, their parents and siblings: an overview of the research evidence base H Tattersall and A Young Deaf children identified through newborn hearing screening: parents’ experiences of the diagnostic process M Magnusson, C Sundelin and M Westerlund Identification of health problems at 18 months of age — a task for physicians or child health nurses? CM Wright and L Reynolds How widely are personal child health records used and are they effective health education tools? A comparison of two records N de Souza, V Sardessai, K Joshi,V Joshi and M Hughes The determinants of compliance with an early intervention programme for high-risk babies in India G Yilmaz, C Karacan, A Yéney and T Yilmaz Brief intervention on maternal smoking: a randomized controlled trial M Tomlinson, P J Cooper, A Stein, L Swartz and C Molteno Post-partum depression and infant growth in a South African peri-urban settlement A While, B Murgatroyd, R Ullman and A Forbes Nurses’, midwives’ and health visitors’ involvement in cross-boundary working within child health services M Sleed, J Beecham, M Knapp, C McAuley and N McCurry Assessing services, supports and costs for young families under stress L M Slack-Smith, A W Read, J Darby and FJ Stanley Health of caregivers in child care F Finlay and R Jones Menarcheal age of mothers and daughters C Pickstone and D Hall Run-around or one-stop shop? R Reading Current Literature Erratum Number 2, March 2006 M O Bachmann, R Reading, C Husbands, M O’Brien, J Thoburn, I Shemilt, J Watson, N Jones, R Haynes, M Mugford and the NECT team What are children’s trusts? Early findings from a national survey iv Contents P Sloper, V Greco, J Beecham and R Webb Key worker services for disabled children: what characteristics of services lead to better outcomes for children and families? P McGill, E Papachristoforou and V Cooper Support for family carers of children and young people with developmental disabilities and challenging behaviour P Dyke, P Buttigieg, A M Blackmore and A Ghose Use of the Measure of Process of Care for families (MPOC-56) and service providers (MPOC-SP) to evaluate family-centred services in a paediatric disability setting L Woolfson and E Grant Authoritative parenting and parentai stress in parents of pre-school and older children with developmental disabilities V McManus, SI Michelsen, K Parkinson, A Colver, E Beckung, O Pez and B Caravale Discussion groups with parents of children with cerebral palsy in Europe designed to assist development of a relevant measure of environment D Daley Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a review of the essential facts C-Y Lee, Y-Y Chang and F-W Lung The marriage-related risk factors during maternal pregnancy in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder F D’Oosterlinck, E Broekaert, J De Wilde, L F Bockaert and I Goethals Characteristics and profile of boys and girls with emotional and behavioural disorders in Flanders mental health institutes: a quantitative study | Harpaz-Rotem and R A Rosenheck Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness K Routh, J N Rao and J Denley A simple, and potentially low-cost method for measuring the prevalence of childhood obesity J N Rao, K Routh and J Denley Measuring the prevalence of childhood obesity: a minimalist approach may be the best option R Reading Current Literature Number 3, May 2006 J H Tak and W HJ van Bon Pain- and distress-reducing interventions for venepuncture in children S-A Munro, A van Niekerk and M Seedat Childhood unintentional injuries: the perceived impact of the environment, lack of supervision and child characteristics F O Omokhodion, S I Omokhodion and T O Odusote Perceptions of child labour among working children in Ibadan, Nigeria R Mujica Mota, P K Lorgelly, M Mugford, T Toroyan, A Oakley, G Laing and I Roberts Out-of-home day care for families living in a disadvantaged area of London: economic evaluation alongside a RCT B Daniel Operationalizing the concept of resilience in child neglect: case study research C Mulvaney and D Kendrick Do maternal depressive symptoms, stress and a lack of social support influence whether mothers living in deprived circumstances adopt safety practices for the prevention of childhood injury? Contents Vv S Krahenbihl and M Blades The effect of interviewing techniques on young children’s responses to questions D Doherty, S Tu, K Schilmoeller and G Schilmoeller Health-related issues in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum L M Straker, C M Pollock, S R Zubrick and J J Kurinczuk The association between information and communication technology exposure and physical activity, musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and socio-economic status in 5-year-olds G A King, L Zwaigenbaum, S King, D Baxter, P Rosenbaum and A Bates A qualitative investigation of changes in the belief systems of families of children with autism or Down syndrome J Renty and H Roeyers Satisfaction with formal support and education for children with autism spectrum disorder: the voices of the parents R Reading Current Literature Erratum Number 4, July 2006 OnlineEarly Announcement A F Klassen, A Miller and S Fine Agreement between parent and child report of quality of life in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder A Lieberman, A Adalist-Estrin, O Erinle and Nicole Sloan On-site mental health care: a route to improving access to mental health services in an inner-city, adolescent medicine clinic C Elliott and K Farmer Immunization status of children under 7 years in the Vikas Nagar area, North India H Hayes, K Luchok, A B Martin, R E McKeown and A Evans Short birth intervals and the risk of school unreadiness among a Medicaid population in South Carolina J Schneider, A Ramsay and S A Lowerson Sure Start graduates: predictors of attainment on starting school L Berntsson, L Kohler and J-C Vuille Health, economy and social capital in Nordic children and their families: a comparison between 1984 and 1996 M Sims, A Guilfoyle and T S Parry Children’s cortisol levels and quality of child care provision R Dolev and M S Zeedyk How to be a good parent in bad times: constructing parenting advice about terrorism G King and K Meyer Service integration and co-ordination: a framework of approaches for the delivery of co-ordinated care to children with disabilities and their families D Stewart, M Law, J Burke-Gaffney, C Missiuna, P Rosenbaum, G King, T Moning and S King Keeping It Together™: an information KIT for parents of children and youth with special needs R Reading Current Literature Digitization of Child: care, health and development vi Contents Number 5, September 2006 R Mills Foreword B Taylor Vaccines and the changing epidemiology of autism H Cass, D Sekaran and G Baird Medical investigation of children with autistic spectrum disorders T Wigram and C Gold Music therapy in the assessment and treatment of autistic spectrum disorder: clinical application and research evidence G Jones Department for Education and Skills/Department of Health Good Practice Guidance on the education of children with autistic spectrum disorder H McConachie and G Robinson What services do young children with autism spectrum disorder receive? P M Preece and J Mott Multidisciplinary assessment at a child development centre: do we conform to recommended standards? J K Margetts, A Le Couteur and S Croom Families in a state of flux: the experience of grandparents in autism spectrum disorder P J Santosh, G Baird, N Pityaratstian, E Tavare and P Gringras Impact of comorbid autism spectrum disorders on stimulant response in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a retrospective and prospective effectiveness study J Garstang and M Wallis Randomized controlled trial of melatonin for children with autistic spectrum disorders and sleep problems P Gringras, P Santosh and G Baird Development of an Internet-based real-time system for monitoring pharmacological interventions in children with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders O Uyanik, B Dogangun, L Kayaalp, B Korkmaz and A Dervent Food faddism causing vision loss in an autistic child R Reading Current Literature A C Baverstock and F Finlay ADHD Abroad Erratum Number 6, November 2006 S Zoia, A Barnett, P Wilson and E Hill Developmental Coordination Disorder: current issues S Rosenblum The development and standardization of the Children Activity Scales (ChAS-P/T) for the early identification of children with Developmental Coordination Disorders J Williams, P R Thomas, P Maruff, M Butson and P H Wilson Motor, visual and egocentric transformations in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder J M Lust, R H Geuze, A A Wijers and P H Wilson An EEG study of mental rotation-related negativity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Contents vii K Wilmut, J P Wann and J H Brown Problems in the coupling of eye and hand in the sequential movements of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder J Whitall, N Getchell, S McMenamin, C Horn, A Wilms-Floet and J E Clark Perception—action coupling in children with and without DCD: frequency locking between task-relevant auditory signals and motor responses in a dual-motor task M J M Volman, M E Laroy and M J Jongmans Rhythmic coordination of hand and foot in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder B C M Smits-Engelsman, H E Bloem-van der Wel and J Duysens Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder respond similarly to age-matched controls in both speed and accuracy if goal-directed movements are made across the midline FJ A Deconinck, D De Clercq, G J P Savelsbergh, R Van Coster, A Oostra, G Dewitte and M Lenoir Visual contribution to walking in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder B Kaplan, S Crawford, M Cantell, L Kooistra and D Dewey Comorbidity, cooccurrence, continuum: what’s in a name? A Scabar, R Devescovi, L Blason, L Bravar and M Carrozzi Comorbidity of DCD and SLI: significance of epileptiform activity during sleep D Green, G Baird and D Sugden A pilot study of psychopathology in Developmental Coordination Disorder R Reading Current Literature