Much of the paediatric consultations for psychosocial problems could be avoided if the involvement of the parents were greater.

-The abandonment of the family functions, overprotection, lack of authority and lack of affection from parents, are some of the factors that can trigger the increase in cases of syndrome of the Emperor among children and adolescents

-sometimes parents find difficulties to establish the appropriate balance between authority and affectivity in the education of the child

-to avoid the fenthe syndrome of the Emperor ómeno pediatricians advise to establish from the outset clear rules governing family life

Guadalajara, November 2011- today is very common that pediatricians address and treat cases of children with so-called syndrome of the Emperor, a phenomenon psychosocial occurring by the mistreatment of children to parents and that has a large presence in society in its consultations current. Its high incidence and the concern of Pediatricians at the high number of cases, makes it one of the main themes addressed by the Pediatric professionals in the 7th annual meeting that the Spanish Association of Pediatrics of primary care (pediatricians) held recently in Guadalajara.

Pediatricians Warn of increased psychosocial pathologies and point out that often the appearance of these disorders happen by genetic, familial and environmental causes. In this sense, the abandonment of the family functions, overprotection, lack of authority and lack of affection from parents, are some of the factors that can trigger the increase in cases of syndrome of the Emperor among children and adolescents.

This type of violence is not new, but its incidence has skyrocketed in recent years: since the year 2000, cases of this type of abuse have been multiplied by six, with about 6,500 complaints received by the Attorney General last year.

The Dr. María Victoria García García-Calvo, President of the Spanish Association of Paediatrics of primary care of Castilla La Mancha (APapCLM), pointed out that in the last decades we have experienced important changes in the way of understanding the responsibilities in the family. Sometimes parents find difficulties to establish the appropriate balance between authority and affection ”. For this reason, experts argue that the establishment of rules and limits is not only essential, but it is fully compatible with affection.

I can not with him ”. This is one of the most repeated by parents when they don’t know how redirect to child our consultation is an Observatory of child development and family dynamics from birth through adolescence and we have the task of observing, psychologically advise and guidance on many issues that only require greater involvement of the parents ”.

To avoid the phenomenon of the syndrome of the Emperor, since the pediatricians, pediatricians advise establish from the outset clear rules governing family life but particularly stress the importance of the consistency and reasoning rules when the child has capacity of compression also the parents be punished when there is an error, they have to gratify a child when he does things well ”, emphasizes Dr. García García – Calvo.

Give responsibility to the child and make him think before acting are two aspects that the pediatricians recommend in consultation to parents and guardians. Is at the stage of learning when it comes to distributing and reaffirm the role of each Member of the family ”, pointing the pediatrician. Should be abolished, the belief that the child should not deny anything and it should be said not ” the times need to be ”, adds.

Spanish Association of Pediatrics of primary care (pediatricians)

The Spanish Association of Pediatrics of primary care (pediatricians) was constituted as a Federation of associations of pediatricians who work in primary care, scientific and professional and non-profit, currently is associated more than 2,800 Spanish statewide primary care pediatricians.

Within it are different working groups on various subjects (Group prevention in children and adolescents, group of Airways, Pediatrics based on evidence, teaching MIR, international cooperation, adolescent sleep pathology, research group, group professional and hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder)brewing currently other working groups such as the one dedicated to the development Pediatrics.

The main objectives of this Association are to: promote the development of Pediatrics in primary care, seek the maximum State of health of children and adolescents, promoting their health, prevent disease and facilitate its recovery in case of infected, promote and exercise teaching on pediatric primary care of the pregraduado and postgraduate (Pediatrics resident physicians)(, Medical residents in family medicine and community and professionals in the field of primary care), encourage and exercise research, coordinate the different health programmes related to healthy and diseased child, pick up issues and concerns related to the exercise of the primary care Pediatrics and represent the interests of its partners in the framework of laws and to the various bodies (administrations P)(úblicas health and teachers, other bodies or entities national or international), and coordinate with other similar associations (regional, national or international) activities and projects aimed at the improvement of the Pediatrics in primary care.