Parenting is central to children's optimal development and accounts for a substantial proportion of the variance in child outcomes, including up to 40% of child mental health. Parenting is also one of the most modifiable, proximal, and direct factors for preventing and treating a range of children's problems and enhancing wellbeing. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

Prevalence and exposures of adverse birth outcomes is well studied in low-and-middle-income countries but not well-established for the Pacific Island region. Our study mapped the available evidence on low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, and small for gestational age (SGA)'s prevalence and their corresponding risks in the region. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

Increased allostatic load is linked with racial discrimination exposure, providing a mechanism for the biological embedding of racism as a psychosocial stressor. We undertook an examination of how racial discrimination interacts with socioecological, environmental, and health conditions to affect multisystem dysregulation in a First Nations population. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• December 2020

Benefits of physical activity are well recognized for youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but being active is challenging. In this study, we aimed to investigate the challenges experienced by adolescents, their parents and young adults with T1DM when they are physically active. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• July 2021

Having good genetic knowledge may not be enough to understand core concepts of preconception carrier screening ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018

This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018

Acute tryptophan depletion, and therefore, diminished substrate availability for brain 5-HT synthesis did not lead to significant changes in serum neuropeptide Y concentrations over time ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018

This study investigates the heritability of language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development of twins at 4 and 6 years of age. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• January 2018

These findings demonstrate the immediate value of whole-school interventions to reduce bullying behaviour and associated harms among students ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• December 2018

This essay examines wages and the gender wage gap between 1993 and 2008 in Vietnam ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• September 2018