title: Are fathers' views important?
abstract: A survey by health visitors of the behaviour of children between the ages of three and eight revealed that mothers consistently rate children's behaviour as significantly more problematic and more intense than fathers do. Both mothers and fathers viewed the behaviour of boys as more difficult than girls. Pamela Mack, Karen Trew discuss the value of using a behaviour checklist as one aide in the assessment of childhood behaviour problems, with particular emphasis on the importance of involving fathers.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trew
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*