Alison Twycross examines some of the ethical issues that should be taken into account when working with this age group

OVER THE past 20 years there has been a gradual realisation that if we want to know about children’s experiences we should ask them rather than their parents or the professionals caring for them. However, doing so means that certain ethical and practical issues need thinking through and addressing before starting the research. The papers in this edition of Nurse Researcher provide some practical guidance in this context.