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Access to money allows children to thwart parental control.
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Roberts BP, Blinkhorn AS et al. Int J Paediatr Dent 2003; 13: 76–84
A random sample of 340 children aged 7-8 yrs selected from the Manchester area was interviewed about sources of money, cariogenic food intake, and ability to influence decisions of adults in charge of them on this matter. Questionnaires about the same matters were sent to all parents, and 181 were returned.
Data from both children and adults suggested that child influence declined with parental age, but the adult data suggested this was due to their limiting cariogenic food access, while child data suggested younger children had easier access to money. Children of younger parents more often had an additional source of money, usually grandparents, often without parents' apparent knowledge.
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The power of children over adults when obtaining sweet snacks. Br Dent J 194, 491 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4810064
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4810064