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Educational performance and conduct problem trajectories from childhood to adolescence: Observational and genetic associations in a Brazilian birth cohort

JCPP Advances, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Associations with school failure were smaller for conduct problems characterised as ‘childhood‐limited’ and ‘adolescent‐onset’. Findings were robust across two different methodological approaches: using statistical adjustment for covariates, and polygenic risk scores predicting educational attainment. Abstract Background Educational difficulties are an
Thais Martins‐Silva, Andreas Bauer, Alicia Matijasevich, Iná Santos, Aluísio Barros, Ulf Ekelund, Luciana Tovo‐Rodrigues, Joseph Murray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ChildPlay: A New Benchmark for Understanding Children's Gaze Behaviour [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Gaze behaviors such as eye-contact or shared attention are important markers for diagnosing developmental disorders in children. While previous studies have looked at some of these elements, the analysis is usually performed on private datasets and is restricted to lab settings.
arxiv  

Examining shortened versions of the Social Responsiveness Scale for use in autism spectrum disorder prediction and as a quantitative trait measure: Results from a validation study of 3–5 year old children

JCPP Advances, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) is a 65‐item measure yielding a continuous score capturing autism‐related traits. Scores based on SRS item subsets have been analytically examined but administration of shortened versions has not been evaluated prospectively.
Kristen Lyall, Juliette Rando, Bridget Toroni, Tobechukwu Ezeh, John N. Constantino, Lisa A. Croen, Brigid Garvin, Kate Piselli, James Connell, Aaron J. Kaat, Craig J. Newschaffer, on behalf ofprogram collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Child internalizing and externalizing behaviors: Interplay between maternal depressive symptoms and child inhibitory control

JCPP Advances, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Maternal depression is a known risk factor for child internalizing and externalizing behaviors. In this study, we investigated the moderating role of child inhibitory control on the association between maternal depressive symptoms and child internalizing and externalizing behaviors.
Tone K. Hermansen, Kari E. Syrstad, Espen Røysamb, Annika M. D. Melinder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal alcohol exposure and child sleep problems: A family‐based quasi‐experimental study

JCPP Advances, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
We examined whether associations between prenatal exposure to hazardous maternal alcohol consumption during the first trimester of pregnancy and sleep problems in young children represent a causal association. Using a population‐based sample of 15,911 mothers with 30,395 offspring, we found that the association between maternal hazardous drinking ...
Ingunn Olea Lund, Eivind Ystrom
wiley   +1 more source

The use of interactive storytelling, cartoon animation and educational gaming to communicate the biblical message to preschool children

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
This article focuses on how biblical content and spiritualities can be communicated, probably more effectively, to (late) preschool children by using information technology, which has already been implemented successfully for years in secular and ...
Dirk G. van der Merwe
doaj   +1 more source

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

Screening for elevated risk of liver disease in preschool children (aged 2–5 years) being seen for obesity management

SAGE Open Medicine, 2014
Objectives: Elevated alanine aminotransferase can heighten concern for the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children. Guidelines recommend alanine aminotransferase screening of obese children start at the age of 10 years. We examined
Daniel R Beacher, Adolfo J Ariza, Mark H Fishbein, Helen J Binns   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study on the bottleneck flow between preschool children and adults under different movement motivations [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Understanding on children's movement characteristics is significant to improve their safety levels especially under emergencies. In this work, we performed laboratory experiment to investigate the dynamics of preschool children passing through bottlenecks under high movement motivation.
arxiv