PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 1 January 1983, pp. 104-106
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Parent Acceptance of Routine Use of the Carey and McDevitt Infant Temperament Ouestionnaire

David L. Little MD1

1 From the Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic, Medical Arts Center, Mason City, Iowa

Anticipatory guidance can be more effective if constellations of temperament characteristics that make children difficult to parent are recognized. The Carey and McDevitt Infant Temperament Questionnaire can be used to screen for such children. Parents of children who were not difficult to parent also found the temperament evaluation useful. A total of 120 questionnaires were completed, and 79 families completed the author's survey. Nearly 90% of parents responding gained a better understanding of their child, 87% thought the time involved was worthwhile, and 57% thought it changed their approach to parenting.

Key Words: anticipatory guidance • temperament • parenting

Submitted on January 13, 1982
Accepted on March 17, 1982




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