Hayley Andrea Emma Phoebe Liz Gina Christian Nathan Adams George Wenden Trapp HC AN EA P LW GT BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHlthSc (hons), PhD ...

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PACT - Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy ESDM – Early Start Denver Model JASPER - Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement and Regulation ...

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Childcare centres will be invited to help boost children’s physical activity levels by signing on to a new program which commits them to creating more opportunities for physical activity. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2020
• November

Outdoor play in the home yard is an important source of physical activity for many preschoolers. This study investigated if home yard size and vegetation are related to preschooler outdoor play time. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

Both the Nature play and fundamental movement skills professional development programs were effective in improving educators’ self-efficacy to engage children ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

What's next Senior Research Officer Tepi McLaughlin, who is overseeing the expansion of Play Active, is working with the Telethon Kids Institute ...

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• 2022
• Collaboration

To examine the role of pet play and dog walking in children's and adolescents' leisure time, and the relationship between these activities and physical activity ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Naturalistic developmental behavioural interventions are promising approaches for young children with, or suspected of having, autism spectrum disorder. Joint attention, symbolic play, engagement and regulation intervention (JASPER) is a well-researched naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention but, to date, no reviews have specifically evaluated its effects. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

This article investigates whether having dependent children living at home play a role in forging adult connections, community involvement, and social... ...

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• 2013
• March 2013

Researchers exploring the potential health benefits of pets have found children who regularly walk and play with a family dog are more active, have less screen time, and sleep more. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2022
• April