This study investigated patterns of universal health and education service use from birth through Kindergarten (age 4 years) and estimated associations between cumulative risk and service use patterns, and between service use patterns and children's developmental vulnerability in the Preparatory Year (age 5 years). ...

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• 2022
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In this chapter we provide a brief summary of the key themes of the book, identify emerging directions and challenges in life course theory and data designs and highlight some policy challenges for researchers going forward. © 2022, The Author(s). ...

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This study involved focus groups with 132 children and 12 parents in primary and secondary school in Victoria to explore children's independent mobility. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

Both children and adults benefit from living in communities and neighborhoods that are rich in social capital. ...

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• 2011
• December 2011

The 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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• 2011
• October 2011

This 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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• 2015
• March 2015

New research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties. ...

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In this chapter we use rich longitudinal data to examine the typical growth of vocabulary in children as they age from 4 years onwards. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

This meta-analysis examined whether there is a sex ratio difference in the risk for impairment among family members of an SLI proband ...

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• 2010
• August 2010

This is a rare examination of joblessness over 3 succeeding generations and its onward effects upon children, and is one of the few in the research literature. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013