Playgroups are community-based programs for children and families aiming to improve child outcomes, enhance family and community networks and increase parenting capacity. Despite the prevalence of playgroups in Australian communities there is a lack of research clearly articulating the key components of playgroups, specifically from the perspective of parents attending these groups. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• April 2021

Findings suggest that the use of an online expert video is an acceptable and effective way to educate pregnant women in antenatal colostrum expression ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• April 2019

Antenatal group education is effective in supporting breastfeeding duration for rural women and should be a key priority for rural health service providers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• August 2017

We compared early vocal development in children "at risk" for cerebral palsy (CP) with typically developing (TD) infants aged 6 to 15 months using the SAEVD-R, investigating potential pre-linguistic markers of communication impairment. Additionally, we sought to examine the agreement between the SAEVD-R and IMP, which uses parent report, in identifying departure from typical vocal development in at-risk infants. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• November 2023

A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• September 2019

Take a look at some of the published research to come out of the Children's Diabetes Centre recently. ...

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Despite there being an increasing number of applied flow studies across scientific disciplines, there exists no consistent or broadly applicable intervention to promote flow experiences. This study provides a detailed account of a new educational flow training program developed following recent advancements in the flow literature that have provided a more parsimonious understanding of flow experiences and antecedents. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• May 2023

The development of Milk Man followed a best practice approach, including the involvement of a multidisciplinary team and grounding in behavior change theory ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• June 2016

We hypothesised that adolescents with type 1 diabetes with a urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in the upper tertile of the normal range (high ACR) are at greater risk of three-step diabetic retinopathy progression (3DR) independent of glycaemic control. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• May 2022

Clinical studies supported by immunological data indicate early life intervention strategies to be promising in reducing the growing global burden of food allergies. The events that predispose to food allergy, including the induction of allergen-specific immune responses, appear to be initiated early in development. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• June 2022