PubMed · 6558639
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R Mitchell. 1983-12-14. Parents Anonymous.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6558639/
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Studies of natural language development suggest that overextension of family memberships terms, such as daddy or papa, occurs in children in the second year of life, but rarely persists thereafter. However, in British Courts it is common for the testimony of 3- and even 4-year-olds to be dismissed on the grounds that these children may not be reliably identifying their father or stepfather when they claim that daddy was the perpetrator of abuse. This study examined whether 3-year-olds could be persuaded to confirm that a stranger who was labelled as daddy was their own father. A mock interview with experienced disclosure interviewers was conducted. Five of the 17 children--all from blue-collar families--misidentified a photograph of their own father when an identification question was repeated. Rather than undermining the validity of all preschoolers testimony, it is suggested that the responses of some children to apparently mundane questions of fact are influenced by contextual factors, including repetition of the question and the perceived omniscience of the interviewer.
1. Child abuse, in the form of Shaken Baby syndrome, has reached a critical level. 2. Education on a national level is crucial for change to help save the victims of Shaken Baby syndrome. The national statistics for child abuse reinforce that the United States must deal with the issue and focus on education. 3. Health care providers are in a strategic position to offer primary and secondary prevention interventions, to identify families at risk, and to recognize victims of Shaken Baby syndrome.
Domestic violence is a serious public health problem. The "epidemic" is becoming too obvious to hide, too widespread to deny, and too much of a health hazard to ignore. The victims are children, women, the elderly, and the society as a whole. Family members, government, educational and penal agencies, civic and medical societies, physicians, and citizens at large are all involved in domestic violence prevention. By having a high index of suspicion, physicians are in an ideal position to prevent, assess, identify, and treat victims of domestic violence and its associated problems.