Results 51 to 60 of about 270,659 (308)

The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Age at menarche and its association with preschool BMI among girls in Northern Norway.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundA decreasing age of menarche has been reported across the Western world. Early menarche is associated with unfavorable health outcomes.AimThe aims of this study were to describe the age at menarche in a general population sample in Norway and ...
Henrik Lykke Joakimsen, Astrid Brendlien, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Guri Grimnes, Elin Kristin Evensen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep clinical record: what differences in school and preschool children?

ERJ Open Research, 2016
The sleep clinical record (SCR) may be a valid method for detecting children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). This study aimed to evaluate whether there were differences in SCR depending on age and to identify the possible risk factors for OSA ...
Maria Pia Villa, Hanaa Shafiek, Melania Evangelisti, Jole Rabasco, Manuela Cecili, Marilisa Montesano, Mario Barreto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Preschool care early in life and mental health in adolescence in Sweden: a cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective Despite the high rates of early enrolment in preschool and of poor mental health in adolescence in Sweden, knowledge regarding their association in Sweden is lacking.
Krisztina D László, Hua Chen, Maria Rosaria Galanti, Filip Andersson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lithuanian narrative language at preschool age

Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat, 2012
The paper deals with the main linguistic indications of Lithuanian preschoolers’ narratives. The analysis is based on experimental data of 24 typically developing monolingual Lithuanian children (6–7 years of age) from middle-class families, attending a ...
Ingrida Balčiūnienė
doaj   +1 more source

Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett, Bonny L. Hartley, Deborah Wallace, Adewale Magaji, Lorraine Smith, Rachel Wolfendale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relathionship Between Picky Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status with Short Term Memory Ability in Preschool - Age Children

Jurnal Kesehatan Komunitas (Journal of Community Health)
Preschool children often exhibit picky eating, choosing only foods they like, leading to stunted growth and development. In addition to growth problems, nutrition can also affect cognitive development, namely, short-term memory skills.
Yunita Gabriela Madu, Mery Sambo, Felisima Ganut, Jenita Laurensia Saranga, Agustini Liviana Dwi Rahmawati, Alfrida Dua Padang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vocal overimitation in preschool-age children [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2016
Overimitation--copying incorrect, idiosyncratic, or causally irrelevant actions--has been linked to our species' long history with artifacts whose functions are often opaque. It is an open question, however, whether children overimitate outside the artifact domain. We explored this question by presenting preschool-age children (3- to 5-year-olds, N=120)
Francys Subiaul, Katherine Winters, Kathryn Krumpak, Cynthia Core   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources