Describes the basics of parenting as well as the promotion of positive parenting practices.
The authors explore all the motives, meanings, and manifestations of parenting. Each …

There are approximately 10 million chronically ill children in the United States. Chronic
childhood diseases are estimated to affect over 10% of the children in the United States, and …

Health care providers agree that asthma care must be individualized to fit the need of the
child and family. A written plan in the form of a matrix enables the health care provider to …

Adherence to prescribed treatment regimens has long been recognized as problematic.
However, relatively little attention has been paid to the issue of identifying predictors of poor …

Health care providers should educate themselves about innovations concerning pediatric
asthma and asthma treatments. Now considered a chronic inflammatory disease, asthma …

This entry discusses promoting the healthy development of youth living with a chronic
illness. Chronic illness has been defined as a condition that often appears at birth or early …

The Journal of Pediatric Health Care welcomes manuscripts related to pediatric clinical
practice (ambulatory care, primary care, home health care, school health, inpatient care) …