Marzo 2012 - Volume XXXI - numero 3
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1Area di Programmazione e Assistenza Ospedaliera-A.Re S., Regione Puglia
2Pediatra di famiglia, ASL Bari,3Dottore di Ricerca in Psicologia
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: rucciamaria@arespuglia.it
Key words: Reading aloud, “Born to Read”, Family literacy, Family paediatricians
Introduction - Reading to children in an early stage has important
implications for child’s cognitive, emotional and social development.
There are few studies that investigate the effectiveness
of reading aloud to young children.
Objectives - To analyze the parental attitude to reading aloud
to young children in the Apulia region and evaluate the effectiveness
of “Born to Read” (“Nati per Leggere”, NPL) programme,
promoted by the Regional Department of Health.
Materials and methods - 144 paediatricians, trained through
specific meetings, gave a questionnaire inspired by the BABAR
(Before and After Books and Reading) to parents. The programme
included the gift of books suitable for ages between
0-36 months and advice on the importance of reading to children
since the first months of life. Two years later the same
questionnaire was given to the same parents.
Results - The pre-intervention data collected in the 6 provinces
of the Region showed that the attitude to reading aloud to
young children was present in only 17% of households in the
Apulia Region. The post intervention assessment, carried out
two years later, showed that the attitude to reading aloud increased.
The results connected to the maternal and paternal
education are also interesting. Even the mother’s age at first
pregnancy over 18 is associated with a statistically significant
attitude to reading aloud.
Conclusion - The “Born to Read” programme seems to have a
positive impact on the parents’ attitude to reading aloud to
their young children.
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SS di Endocrinologia, Auxologia e Diabetologia, Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS Pediatrico “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: tornese@burlo.trieste.it
Key words: Prader-Willi syndrome, Hypotonia, Feeding problems, Hypogonadism, Developmental delay, Obesity, Hyperphagia
Although Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare disease, it provides an excellent example of how early diagnosis and meticulous management can significantly improve long-term prognosis of some genetic diseases. These guidelines, particularly addressed to family paediatricians, provide a brief and practical summary on how to diagnose and to manage the different physical and behavioural problems of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.
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