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Early vocabulary development: The importance of joint attention and parent-child book readingThe current study brought a bioecological approach to children’s early vocabulary development using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children...
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Late-talking and risk for behavioral and emotional problems during childhood and adolescenceAlthough many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age,...
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Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition -Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition - a commentary on Iverson's 'Developing language in a developing body: the relat...
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The role of family and maternal factors in childhood obesityThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a child's weight and a broad range of family and maternal factors.
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Developmental trajectories of sleep problems from childhood to adolescence both predict and are predicted by emotional and behavioral problemsFindings from this study provide empirical evidence for the heterogeneity of sleep problems and their development
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Influence of the day care, home and neighbourhood environment on young children's physical activity and health: protocol for the PLAYCE observational studyThe PLAYCE study will empirically investigate the relative and cumulative influence of the day care, and home environment on preschoolers’ physical activity
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Early life events and motor development in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal studyAntenatal, perinatal and neonatal factors affecting motor development from late childhood to adolescence were explored.
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Using online environments to build school staff capacity to address student wellbeingTeachers and school executive teams are often required to address health and wellbeing issues affecting students' learning
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Longitudinal impact of the Cyber Friendly Schools program on adolescents' cyberbullying behaviorCyber Friendly Schools program was associated with significantly greater declines in the odds of involvement in cyber-victimization and perpetration