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The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for researchThis review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child...
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The relationship between nutrition in infancy and cognitive performance during adolescenceNutrition in early childhood may have a long-term association with fundamental cognitive processing speed, which is likely to be related to enhanced brain...
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Engaging, supporting and working with children and families in Tasmania’s Child and Family CentresThe results showed that Tasmania's Child and Family Centres had a positive impact on parents' use and experiences of services and supports for young children.
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Early development of emerging and English-proficient bilingual children at school entry in an Australian population cohortChildren who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited...
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Early life arsenic exposure and acute and long-term responses to influenza A infection in miceExposure to arsenic in early life has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory infections during infancy, reduce childhood lung function, and increase...
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Childhood Education and Development Services in IndonesiaAlthough children's later experiences can still have an effect, developments in early childhood have long-lasting effects on health, behaviour and learning...
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Early Childhood Research and Indonesia's Young ChildrenThis chapter assesses what global evidence tells us about the importance of early childhood education and development...
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Inequalities in child healthy development: some challenges for effective implementationInequalities in child healthy development: some challenges for effective implementation
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It’s a draw! Creative study seeks kids’ drawings to help understand sibling dynamicsChildren across Australia aged 4-12 years are being asked to grab their crayons, pencils or pens and create their best drawing of themselves and their siblings in a simple study that will help researchers learn more about sibling relationships.
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The Kids researcher joins global program to enhance mental health of bubsA The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher whose work focuses on the mental health of babies and young children has been chosen from a global field to become one of 20 new Zero to Three Fellows.