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Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open access journal dedicated to the streamlined yet scientifically rigorous dissemination of peer-reviewed research related to childhood health and disease. For more information about the journal, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.

We are delighted to share a selection of some of the most highly cited papers published in Children in the Section “Pediatric Mental Health” in 2023 and 2024.

1. “A Creative and Movement-Based Blended Intervention for Children in Outpatient Residential Care: A Mixed-Method, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Feasibility Trial”
by Susanne Birnkammer and Claudia Calvano
Children 2023, 10(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020207
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/207

2. “Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of Writing Readiness Inventory Tool in Context (WRITIC)”
by Paulo Delgado, Filipe Melo, Liesbeth de Vries, Margo Hartingsveldt and Ana Rita Matias
Children 2023, 10(3), 559; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030559
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/3/559

3. “Social Media in Adolescents: A Retrospective Correlational Study on Addiction”
by Rebecca Ciacchini, Graziella Orrù, Elisa Cucurnia, Silvia Sabbatini, Francesca Scafuto, Alessandro Lazzarelli, Mario Miccoli, Angelo Gemignani and Ciro Conversano
Children 2023, 10(2), 278; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020278
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/278

4. “A Link between Parental Psychopathology and Preschool Depression: Take Care of Parents to Take Care of Children”
by Melania Martucci, Franca Aceti, Nicoletta Giacchetti, Veronica Scarselli and Carla Sogos
Children 2023, 10(1), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010150
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/1/150

5. “Can Prior Sexual Abuse Explain Global Differences in Measured Self-Esteem in Male and Female Adolescents?”
by Alice Sawyerr and Chris Adam-Bagley
Children 2023, 10(2), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/276

6. “Treatment Effects of Introducing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics in a Norwegian Residential Treatment Facility for Children Aged 7–13”
by Kaja Næss Johannessen, Ann-Karin Bakken, Erin P. Hambrick and Ole André Solbakken
Children 2024, 11(5), 503; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050503
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/5/503

7. “The Associations between Lifestyle Habits and Anxiety: A Prospective Study on Adolescents One Year after the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Laura Pedrini, Serena Meloni, Julia Dawson, Andrea Geviti, Natale Salvatore Bonfiglio, Anna Cattaneo and Anna Cattaneo
Children 2024, 11(3), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/282

8. “Psychometric Properties of the Theory of Mind Task Battery (French Version) in Neurotypical Children and Intellectually Disabled Children”
by Nathalie Nader-Grosbois, Poline Simon, Emilie Jacobs and Marine Houssa
Children 2024, 11(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/1/79

9. “Disease Trends in Children and Adolescents in Japan: A Retrospective Observational Study Using the Nationwide Claims Data for 2012–2016”
by Maiko Suto, Kenji Takehara, Naho Morisaki, Akinori Moriichi, Ruoyan Gai and Rintaro Mori
Children 2024, 11(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/1/81

10. “How Do Children and Adolescents with ASD Look at Animals? A Scoping Review”
by Manon Toutain, Nicolas Dollion, Laurence Henry and Marine Grandgeorge
Children 2024, 11(2), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/211

To read other high-quality Editor’s Choice Articles, please visit the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/editors_choice.

To submit your next manuscript to Children, please visit the following website and choose a suitable section: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/sections.

We look forward to receiving your articles.

Children Editorial Office