The Survey of Well-being of Young Children

Parent's Concerns

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The Parent's Concerns were chosen from a previously validated measure. Click here to download this reference.

The SWYC includes two questions asking parents if they have any concerns about their child's learning, development, or behavior. Parental concerns can be a good predictor of emotional/behavioral and developmental disorders. If a parent endorses being "somewhat" or "very much" concerned about their child on either question, pediatricians should use this as an opportunity for additional conversation. These questions are based on APA recommendations.

Domain: 

  • Behavior/Development

Age range: 

  • 1 month, 0 days - 65 months, 31 days
  • The Parent’s Concerns items are on the backside of every Age-Specific SWYC Form

Scoring: 

  • If a parent endorses being "somewhat" or "very much" concerned about their child on either question, pediatricians should use this as an opportunity for additional conversation.

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