ABSTRACT Aim This study examined associations between parental attitudes towards children's screen time, children's screen use, and their language skills. Methods Subjects were 315 children aged 36 to 42 months and their parents from Croatia, Estonia, Finland and Poland.
R. Mustonen +11 more
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In Vitro Performance of Valved Holding Chambers in Paediatric Asthma Controller Therapy
ABSTRACT Aim Research on the drug delivery of inhaled corticosteroids and combination medications via valved holding chambers (VHCs) with children's breathing patterns is limited. We aimed to evaluate the in vitro performance of commercially available VHCs without facemasks under preschooler breathing conditions, focusing on total delivered dose and ...
Laura Ojanperä +2 more
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Decoding Preschool Social Dynamics: Automated Tracking of Spatial and Temporal Patterns to Investigate Social Interactions and Relationships in Peer Groups. [PDF]
Markova G +5 more
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Equity and Respect in Maternal and Infant Healthcare—A Report From the 2025 Venice Forum
ABSTRACT Aim To examine equity and respectful care for women and infants from five perspectives: the global context; economic issues; healthcare systems; legal and policy issues; opportunities to benefit from biomedical research. Methods Narrative review.
Mark Hanson +15 more
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Grandparental involvement and preschoolers' externalizing problem behaviors: the mediating roles of family functioning and emotion regulation. [PDF]
Xu Y, Lan C, Ni Y, Guo T, Wu Y, Cai X.
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ABSTRACT Aim It is unclear how early childhood obesity treatment affects metabolic risk. This study assessed long‐term metabolic health in children with obesity aged 4–6 years and examined associations with weight status. Methods This prospective cohort study pooled data from the Sweden‐based More and Less randomized controlled trial, which compared a ...
Markus Brissman +6 more
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Adolescents' Experiences of Weight‐Related Bullying in the School Setting—A Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT Aim Obesity is a stigmatised disease, and weight‐related bullying is the most common form of victimisation. This study aimed to provide a nuanced understanding of adolescents’ experiences of such victimisation and related interventions. Methods Data were collected between April and October 2025 through semi‐structured interviews and analysed ...
Emelie Andersson +2 more
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Abstract Objectives Behavioural sleep problems in the preschool developmental period (ages 3–5 years) are highly prevalent and associated with a myriad of deleterious consequences including anxiety, in the short‐ and long‐term. This study examined a parent‐focused behavioural sleep intervention for children aged from 3 to 5 years, delivered ...
Amy Shiels +2 more
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A pilot Roll-Out Implementation Optimization trial of an adjunctive intervention to improve teacher and caregiver uptake and adherence to a behavioral intervention for externalizing problems in preschool: a study protocol of Parent-Educator Action Response (PEAR). [PDF]
Eisenman SR +10 more
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Faces and phases of epistemic curiosity in science learning: A longitudinal study
Different faces of epistemic curiosity shape science learning across development. While early scientific reasoning depends on the joint action of interest‐type and deprivation‐type curiosity, science knowledge is robustly driven by interest‐type curiosity, revealing a developmental reweighting of motivational mechanisms.
Susanne Koerber, Christopher Osterhaus
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