This paper reports on a five-year project to measure student wellbeing across an education system using the Middle Years Development Instrument ...

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Independent review of the Let’s Read literacy support program in South Australia and how it fits within the mix of services in South Australia that support the development of children’s emergent literacy ...

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Tess Mary Gregory Brushe TG MB BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) Senior Research Fellow Senior Research Officer +61 8 6375 6113 08 6375 6102 tess.gregory@telethonkids.org.au mary.brushe@telethonkids.org.au Senior ...

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It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured. ...

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Australian families increasingly rely on eating foods from outside the home, which in-creases intake of energy‐dense nutrient‐poor foods. ‘Kids’ Menus’ are designed to appeal to families and typically lack healthy options. However, the nutritional quality of Kids’ Menus from cafes and full‐service restaurants (as opposed to fast‐food outlets) has not been investigated in Australia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional quality of Kids’ Menus in restaurants and cafés in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. ...

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Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered. ...

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This report will outline the theory and evidence base for Community Development and Community Engagement, report on consultation activities and findings ...

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Gina Joelie Trapp Mandzufas GT JM BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BCom BHSc GCHELT ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Project Coordinator 0410 589 374 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au Joelie.mandzufas@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA ...

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Alanna Sincovich AS BPsych(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Alanna.sincovich@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Officer @AlannaSincovich Alanna is a Senior Research Officer at the Telethon Kids Institute. Her research takes a ...

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