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The impact of maternal gestational stress on motor development in late childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal studyThe purpose of this article is to investigate whether the number and timing of stressors experienced during pregnancy impacted longterm motor development at...
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Investigation of the Cross-National Equivalence of a Measurement of Early Child DevelopmentThis research paper reports on the results of investigating measurement invariance of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) in two South-Asian countries.
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What factors contribute to positive early childhood health and development in Australian Aboriginal children? Protocol for a population-based cohort studyEmpirical evidence identifying the key drivers of positive early childhood development in Aboriginal children, and supportive features of local communities...
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Traffic exposure, air pollution and children's physical activity at early childhood education and careA significant number of children attend Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). ECEC is an important environment and behaviour setting for young children. Time spent outdoors is positively associated with children's physical activity levels, yet increased time spent physically active outdoors may expose young children to traffic-related air pollution, particularly in ECEC centres located in high traffic areas.
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Quality of Childcare Influences Children's Attentiveness and Emotional Regulation at School EntryAmong children using formal childcare, those who experienced higher-quality relationships were better able to regulate their attention and emotions as they...
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$2 million boost to child development researchResearchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research have been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council linkage grant
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Parental fear leads to inactive 'cottonwool' kids: studyParental fear leads to inactive 'cottonwool' kids. Children's development and wellbeing are under threat because their parents are fearful of strangers
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Alarming increase in drug affected newbornsA new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980.
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Mixed results for late talking toddlersFindings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late talking toddlers continue to have language problems at age 7
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An Overview of Early Childhood Health and Education Service Provision in AustraliaThe impact of children’s experiences through their first 2,000 days of life – from conception to the start of full-time schooling – are widely acknowledged.