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Environmental Factors Associated With Preschoolers' Outdoor Play and Napping in Childcare Settings: The SUNRISE International Study. [PDF]

Child Care Health Dev
Maddren CI, Dhamrait G, Byambaa A, Mwase-Vuma TW, Veldman SLC, Engberg E, Subedi N, Chia M, El Hamdouchi A, López-Gil JF, Venetsanou F, Ngyah-Etchutambe IB, de Lucena Martins CM, Abdeta C, Zarghani NH, Lubree H, Sultoni K, Singh P, Užičanin E, Tiongco MM, Chelly MS, Turab A, Aoko OA, Kontsevaya A, Santamaria JG, Jarani J, Ghogho M, Okely AD.   +27 more
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A Case Study Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen Supportive School Systems for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, Maryland Bill HB0401—Pregnant and Parenting Students Policies and Reports was passed, requiring school districts to create policies around excused absences, childcare and wraparound services for expectant and parenting youth. Despite existing policies, there are often inconsistencies in how expectant and parenting youth (EPY) are ...
Asari Offiong, Emily Young
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of improved creative play interventions on social communication, behavioral, and cognitive function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zhang M, Zhao M, Zhang Y, Gao F, Zhao Q, Wang Y, Tian P, Zhang S.   +7 more
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Story2Board: A Training‐Free Approach for Expressive Visual Storytelling

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present Story2Board, a training‐free framework for expressive storyboard generation from natural language. Existing methods narrowly focus on subject identity, overlooking key aspects of visual storytelling such as spatial composition, background evolution, and narrative pacing.
D. Dinkevich, M. Levy, O. Avrahami, D. Samuel, D. Lischinski   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are play and screen time associated with British preschoolers' mental health? Cross-sectional findings from the British Preschool Children's Play Survey. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Hesketh KR, Dodd HF.
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Development and validation of the CAPPAC scale to measure multidimensional play in children and adolescents. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Pedroni G, Melotto M, Pedroni E, Mayen S, Camerini AL.   +4 more
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Empowering children as active and responsible citizens: A dramatic journey towards global citizenship

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates three key moments from a sequence of learning facilitated within a Singapore preschool. Delivered as part of a wider study aimed at identifying the value of dramatic pedagogies for developing young children's global competence, the learning sequence was facilitated by the researcher—an experienced early childhood ...
Elaine Ng
wiley   +1 more source

Crossing Borders in a Shanghai Kindergarten Through Anji Play: A Cultural Psychology Reflection. [PDF]

Integr Psychol Behav Sci
Pio ACV, Xiaoqian H, Tateo L, Dazzani MVM, Jacinto P.   +4 more
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An Aid or an Obstacle? Parent and Teacher Perspectives on the Impact of Technology on Children's Wellbeing and School Life

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dominance of technology in the daily lives of modern‐day children has raised much concern about the impacts on their wellbeing. However, there are also many advantages and opportunities transpiring. This paper asks whether technology is an aid or an obstacle to a child's wellbeing and school life.
Sarah Holmes, Vicky Sinclair, Chloe Wong Ke Ee, Adrian Martin, Tony Lacey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting active outdoor play and healthy dietary behaviours through the co-creation of supporting physical and social environments for and with primary school-aged children living in underserved neighbourhoods in Europe: the protocol of the B-Challenged project. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Altenburg TM, Pawlowski CS, Ahrens W, Brand T, Buck C, Börnhorst C, Dzielska A, Klaufus L, De Miguel-Etayo P, Moreno L, Okulicz-Kozaryn K, Vrijkotte TGM, Wink R, Belmon LS, Chinapaw MJM.   +14 more
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