Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
ALSPAC Early Years (13 months to 4 years 11 months)
My Three Year Old Boy/Girl
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MA_MY THREE YEAR OLD BOY
This questionnaire asks about your child now he is 3 years old. We are interested to know about his health and behaviour and how he gets on with other children. Your answers will help us to understand the developing child and to identify problems that children and their parents have.
This questionnaire is like the other questionnaires you have received. To answer simply tick the box which best describes your child or your child's situation. Again some questions will seem similar but they are not the same. Please answer all questions that you can. If you cannot answer any question or if they do not apply to you please put a line through them. There are no right or wrong answers. Please just describe what happens in your situation. You may make additional comments at the end. All answers are confidential.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
SECTION A: PROBLEMS AND TREATMENT
Children often have accidents or illnesses that need treatment. Please indicate which of the following have been given to your child since his 2nd birthday. Since his 2nd birthday: other (please tick and describe)
Are there any pills, ointments or medicines that he has taken every day or nearly every day for the last 3 months? (Include vitamins, skin cream, laxatives as well as antibiotics, etc)
If no, go to A3a below
please describe:
During the child's early years of life various possible problems are often identified - yet when investigated further they are often found not to be problems at all. In this section we are asking about any possible problem that might have arisen.
Has your toddler ever been investigated because it was thought he might have something wrong with his hips, his legs or his feet?
If no, go to A4a on page 4
were any problems found?
Your child's hearing
Has anyone ever thought there might be a problem with his hearing?
If no, go to A5 below
Your child's sight
Has anyone ever thought there might be a problem with his eyesight?
If no, go to A6 on page 5
Other problems
Has he ever visited the dentist?
has he had: a filling
has he had: a tooth out
has he had: other treatment (please tick & describe)
Do you use a toothbrush for the child?
Does he ever have toothpaste?
how much do you put on his brush nowadays?
how many times a day do you do this? ... times
does he swallow it or spit it out?
what type of toothpaste is usually used: (please give exact name and brand)
Has he ever had a dental X-ray?
SECTION B: ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
However careful a parent is, most children have accidents at some time or other. Please list on the next pages the times your child has had an accident SINCE HIS 2ND BIRTHDAY whether or not he was injured as a result.
Has he been burnt or scalded since his 2nd birthday?
If no, go to B2a on page 9
how many times?
Please describe how each accident happened: Burn 1
Please describe how each accident happened: Burn 2
Please describe how each accident happened: Burn 3
Has he been dropped or had a bad fall since his 2nd birthday?
If no, go to B3a on page 10
how many times?
Please describe how each accident happened: Fall 1
Please describe how each accident happened: Fall 2
Please describe how each accident happened: Fall 3
Has he swallowed anything he shouldn't have (such as pills, buttons, disinfectant) since his 2nd birthday?
If no, go to B4a on page 11
how many times?
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 1
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 2
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 3
Has he had any other accidents or injuries since his 2nd birthday?
If no, go to Section C on page 12
how many other accidents?
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 1
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 2
Please describe how each accident happened: Accident 3
SECTION C: YOUR CHILD'S ENVIRONMENT
*please tick & describe
All children get dirty. How often in a normal day: is his face washed?
All children get dirty. How often in a normal day: are his hands washed or wiped?
All children get dirty. How often in a normal day: are his hands cleaned before a meal?
How often does he usually: have a bath:
How often does he usually: have his ear holes cleaned:
Toilet Training:
How often during a day is he in a room or enclosed place where people are smoking: Weekdays
How often during a day is he in a room or enclosed place where people are smoking: Weekends
How often in a normal week is he left at home alone or just with other young children (i.e. children younger than 12)? during the day:
How often in a normal week is he left at home alone or just with other young children (i.e. children younger than 12)? at night:
SECTION D: CHILDCARE
Apart from yourself, nowadays who regularly looks after your child when you are not there? (Please answer for each person regularly involved). other (please describe)
What was the main reason for choosing this form of childcare?
How satisfied are you with these arrangements?
How many different people other than you or your partner have looked after your child during the day since he was 2 years old (count each nursery or creche as 1 person)
How often does your partner do these activities with your child?
How often does your partner do these activities with your child? other (please tick and describe)
How often do you do these activities with your child? bath him
How often do you do these activities with your child? feed him
How often do you do these activities with your child? sing to him
How often do you do these activities with your child? show him pictures in books
How often do you do these activities with your child? play with toys
How often do you do these activities with your child? cuddle him
How often do you do these activities with your child? physical play (eg. clapping, rolling over)
How often do you do these activities with your child? take him for walks
How often do you do these activities with your child? put him to bed
How often do you do these activities with your child? other (please tick and describe)
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekdays in a car
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekdays out of doors
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekdays watching T.V.
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekdays with other children
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekend days in a car
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekend days out of doors
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekend days watching T.V.
How much time on average does he spend: On most weekend days with other children
SECTION E: FEEDING
Some children just nibble all day while others wait for meals. How would you describe your child?
How many meals a day does your child have now?
For his main meal of the day how often does your child eat:
Do you feel that you have had difficulties feeding him in the past year?
please describe the problems:
Does he eat the fat on meat?
On days when he has sweets, how many individual sweets does he eat in that day? Count a chew or jelly sweet as one sweet.
On the day when he has chocolates or chocolate bars, how much does he eat (give as proportion of Mars bar, bag of buttons, etc)
When he has soft drinks, how often are they low calorie, diet or reduced sugar drinks?
If he has cola drinks, how often are they decaffeinated?
How many pieces of bread, rolls or chappatis does he eat on a usual day ?
What types of bread does he eat most days? white bread
What types of bread does he eat most days? brown/granary bread
What types of bread does he eat most days? wholemeal bread
What types of bread does he eat most days? chappatis, nan bread
What types of bread does he eat most days?
What sort of fat does he have? Other (please tick & describe)
How many slices of bread (or rolls) spread with fat does he eat each day? (include bought sandwiches) ... slices
How many times in a month does he eat takeaway foods for his main meal?
What type(s) of milk does he have? Full fat (silver or gold top)
What type(s) of milk does he have? Semi Skimmed (red stripe)
What type(s) of milk does he have? Skimmed (blue stripe)
What type(s) of milk does he have? Sterilised
What type(s) of milk does he have? Breast milk
What type(s) of milk does he have? Goat/sheep milk
What type(s) of milk does he have? Soya milk
What type(s) of milk does he have? Other (please tick & describe)
How often does he have milk: tea with milk
How often does he have milk: coffee with some milk
How often does he have milk: milk on breakfast cereal
How often does he have milk: a milk pudding (custard, rice)
How many cups of tea does he drink in a day? (do not include herbal teas) ... cups a day
How many spoons of sugar in each cup? ... spoons
How many of the cups of tea he drinks are decaffeinated? ... cups a day
How many cups of coffee does he drink? ... cups a day
How many spoons of sugar in each cup? ... spoons
How many of the cups of coffee he drinks are decaffeinated? ... cups a day
How many of the cups of coffee he drinks are made using real coffee (ie. not instant)? ... cups a day
How many of these are decaffeinated? ... cups a day
Does he drink herbal teas at all?
If no, go to E22a below
how many cups/mugs of herbal teas has he drunk in the past week? ... cups/mugs
Please list the types of herbal teas he has drunk in the past 3 months:
What would you say best describes your child's alcohol drinking:
How often does he have any of the following: wine
How often does he have any of the following: beer, lager
How often does he have any of the following: spirits (gin, vodka, brandy)
How often does he have any of the following: other, alcohol (please tick and describe)
Apart from herbal teas, are there any other health foods (whether or not bought from a health food shop) that he often eats or drinks?
please describe below:
What does he usually drink from nowadays? ordinary cup, mug or glass
What does he usually drink from nowadays? feeder cup
What does he usually drink from nowadays? bottle with teat
What does he usually drink from nowadays? can
What does he usually drink from nowadays? carton or bottle with a straw
How often does he have a bottle of drink which he carries with him and drinks from, over several hours?
Does your child have definite likes and dislikes as far as food is concerned?
How often do you put him down to sleep with a bottle? (whether at night or during the day)
How often does he suck a dummy or his thumb or finger? dummy
How often does he suck a dummy or his thumb or finger? thumb/finger
Apart from his finger, thumb or a dummy does he have a special object that he uses for comfort?
If no, go to E29 below
what is this?
How often does he eat coal, soil, dirt or other non-nutritious substances?
please describe what he eats:
SECTION F: TEMPERAMENT
Please tick the box which describes how often the child's behaviour is like the behaviour given below:
He tends to be shy
He cries easily
He likes to be with people
He is always on the go
He prefers playing with others rather than alone
He tends to be somewhat emotional
When he moves about he tends to move slowly
He makes friends easily
He is off and running as soon as he wakes up in the morning
He finds people more stimulating than anything else
He often fusses and cries
He is very sociable
He is very energetic
He takes a long time to warm up to strangers
He gets upset easily
He is something of a loner
He prefers quiet inactive games to more active ones
When alone he feels isolated
He reacts intensely when upset
He is very friendly with strangers
SECTION G: HIS GROWTH
Please list the dates on which your child was weighed since he was 24 months old and how much he weighed each time. Also add height and head circumferences, if they were measured. [f you do not have this information - tick box ... and go to section H]
SECTION H: UNDERSTANDING AND TALKING
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To talk about more than one thing, we add an "s" to many words. For example, cars, shoes, dogs, and keys. Has your son begun to do this?
To talk about ownership, we add an "s", for example, Daddy's key, kitty's dish, and baby's bottle. Has your son begun to do this?
To talk about activities, we sometimes add "ing" to verbs. For example, looking, running, and crying. Has your son begun to do this?
To talk about things that happened in the past, we often add "ed" to the verb. For example, kissed, opened, and pushed. Has your son begun to do this?
Has your son begun to combine words yet, such as "nother sweet", or "doggie bite?"
Please list three of the longest combinations you have heard your child say recently.
In each of the following, please mark the one that sounds most like the way your child talks right now.
In each of the following, please mark the one that sounds most like the way your child talks right now. Talking about something that already happened:
In each of the following, please mark the one that sounds most like the way your child talks right now. Talking about other things:
SECTION I: MORE ABOUT TALKING AND LISTENING
Can he listen to a short story from start to finish?
Can he understand instructions such as: 'Find the jumper that Granny gave you'.
Does he stumble or get stuck on words, or repeat them many times? (e.g. 'I I I I want a sweet').
Is his voice hoarse or husky?
Can you understand what he says?
Can your family understand what he says?
Can visitors to your house understand what he says?
Does he sing songs (even if the words are not clear)?
Does he talk but the words are in the wrong order? (e.g. 'me car want').
Does he ask questions?
Children learn to talk in different ways and at different ages. Please indicate which description best describes your son: making babble noises that sound like talking:
Children learn to talk in different ways and at different ages. Please indicate which description best describes your son: prefers using gestures (pointing or pulling) to get what he wants:
When he talks nowadays, how many words can he put together (e.g. "me want juice" would be 3)?
Has anyone ever thought that there might be a problem with his talking?
If no, go to I13 on page 39.
who (tick all that apply): you or your partner
who (tick all that apply): health visitor
who (tick all that apply): G.P.
who (tick all that apply): grandparents
who (tick all that apply): other (please tick and describe)
Are there still any worries about his talking?
please describe
Has he ever been seen by a speech therapist?
If no, go to I13
Are there any other languages apart from English spoken in your household?
This questionnaire was completed by: mother
This questionnaire was completed by: father
This questionnaire was completed by: other (please tick & describe)
Please give the date on which you completed this questionnaire:
Please give the date of birth of your child:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
Space for any additional comments you would like to make?
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When completed, please return the questionnaire to: Dr. Jean Golding, Children of the Nineties - ALSPAC, Institute of Child Health, 24, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol. BS8 1BR. Tel: Bristol 925 6260