For research with school-age children, do both the parent and the child have to give consent?
Parental consent is required, and the children must also give their assent to participate. For very young children, this could be just a brief verbal description of the activity and asking the child’s willingness to participate. A short written consent form in simple language would be appropriate for somewhat older children, and still older children could be given a more extensive written consent form that is closer to the one given to the parents. More information on this situation is available by using the link for Research with Children at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/faq.html.
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