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Huttunen, Jouko; Eerola, Petteri

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“…When assessing the fear of a five-year-old child, the role of the parent is essential because it is still difficult for the child to assess their own fear. In Finland, both parents act as caregivers for their children [ 29 ] and fathers can be important role models, especially for boys [ 30 ]. Either parent can accompany the child to the oral health treatment visit.…”

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Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear

Seppänen,

Vuorenmaa,

Suominen

et al. 2024

Dentistry Journal

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance of parents’ assessments of their child’s dental fear. Cross-sectional secondary analysis used data from the multidisciplinary FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Child dental fear was assessed at age 5 with the Finnish translation of the modified Children’s Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-M) by both fathers (n = 588) and mothers (n = 1100). Reply alternatives were from 1 = not afraid to 5 = very afraid and 6 = no experience coded as missing and 1. In total, 514 mother–father pairs were eligible for the analyses. Descriptive statistics, percentage agreement and Cohen’s Kappa coefficients were used in the analyses. The concordance of parents’ assessments was poor (Kappa range 0.072–0.258). The majority of parents replied “No Experience” to items related to invasive treatment or being unable to breathe. Thus, coding of this reply alternative had a significant impact on the mean values of the child’s fear. When assessing the fear of a five-year-old child, it might not be safe to rely only on one parent’s assessment, and whether or not the child has experience with the question asked should also be considered.

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Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear

Seppänen,

Vuorenmaa,

Suominen

et al. 2024

Dentistry Journal

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“…Together with Norway, Finland was the first country to introduce paid paternity leave in the late 1970s (Huttunen & Eerola, 2016). Today, in contrast to Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Finland offers 9 weeks of dedicated paternity leave with a substantial allowance during the child's first 2 years (Adler & Lenz, 2016).…”

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Associations of paternal factors and child’s sex with early vocabulary development – The STEPS study

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Korpilahti²,

Kaljonen

et al. 2022

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In a changing society where the roles of fathers and mothers in caregiving are becoming more equal, the role of the father in early language development has also changed. We aimed to study associations between paternal factors and early vocabulary development in boys and girls. In a longitudinal cohort study, we examined the growth of expressive vocabulary in 354 boys and 331 girls between 13 and 24 months of age using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory. The results show that boys who had fathers not working full time, who had mothers with higher occupational status, and who had a larger vocabulary size at 13 months of age had larger gains in vocabulary. Girls with fathers working as professionals (high occupational status) had larger vocabulary growth compared to girls with fathers of lower occupational status. The results demonstrate that vocabulary growth in boys and girls relates differently to environmental factors. The results highlight the importance of further studies on fathers’ role in children’s early vocabulary development and the need to analyse the influence of environmental factors on early language development as a function of the child’s sex.

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Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear

Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear

Associations of paternal factors and child’s sex with early vocabulary development – The STEPS study

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