Pre-reading language skills develop rapidly in early childhood and are related to brain structure and functional architecture in young children prior to formal education. However, the early neurobiological development that supports these skills is not well understood. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

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. ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

Tess Gregory TG BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) Senior Research Fellow +61 8 6375 6113 tess.gregory@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Fellow Tess is a Senior Research Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute with a background in Psychology and ...

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Physical activity is essential for children’s healthy development, yet COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions such as school closures and staying at home, playground closures, and the cancelling of organised community sport have dramatically altered children’s opportunities to be physically active. This study describes changes in levels of physical activity and screen time from February 2020 (i.e., before COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in Western Australia) to May 2020 (i.e., when COVID-19 restrictions were in place). Parents of children aged 5 to 9 years from Western Australia were eligible to participate and recruited through convenience sampling. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

Maternal mental health problems are common during the perinatal period and have been associated with several negative outcomes in children. However, few studies have examined the associations between maternal mental health problems and offspring outcomes among Indigenous people, and the findings across these studies have been inconsistent. This scoping review examined the birth and childhood (≤12 years) health and development outcomes of the children of Indigenous women with mental health problems. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

Proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) and the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) As part of the discussions with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) to establish the Broome site of the WAAHKN it ...

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Authors: Nassar N, Abeywardana P, Barker A, Bower C. Authors notes: Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep;67(9):585-9. Epub 2009 Nov 25. Keywords: parental, occupational exposure, potential endocrine disrupting chemicals, risk of hypospadias in infants ...

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• 2010
• September 2010

Helicobacter pylori infection does not promote an immune response protective against future reinfection ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

A previous systematic review showed that intramuscular vitamin A supplementation reduced the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. However, more recent studies have questioned this finding. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

Childhood obesity creates a predisposition to develop adult hypertension and diabetes. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Dairy nutrients, such as calcium, are particularly important in adolescence, a critical time for growth and development... ...

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• 2012
• November 2012

This paper supports the practice of food sharing in Early Childhood Education and Care settings and calls for them to become embedded in everyday operations ...

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• 2020
• January 2020