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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Introduction: In adults, intake of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has been linked with poor diets and adverse health outcomes. In young children, evidence is scarcer but suggests a higher dietary share of UPF.Objective: To quantify the intake of UPF and its
C. Araya +6 more
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Exploring the Enjoyment of the Intergenerational Physical Activity
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2021 Intergenerational physical activity could be a pleasant method to prevent elderly sedentary behaviors. The aim of this study is to provide a basis to develop an intergenerational physical activity between preschool children and elderly people.
Andrea Buonsenso +8 more
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Challenges, 2021 Urbanized children today have fewer opportunities to interact with nature which may lead to a greater risk of mental health problems. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate which particular changes in connectedness to nature
Tanja Sobko, Gavin T. L. Brown
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PLOS ONE, 2019 Abstract Background The preschool environment presents an ideal opportunity to promote early development of healthy physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) habits in young children. However, less is known about how environmental and structural characteristics of preschools are associated with preschool children’s objectively assessed ...
Chu Chen +4 more
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Preschool teachers and the selection of lyllabies in activities with preschool children [PDF]
Inovacije u nastavi, 2020 Lullaby, as a literary form that is multifunctional for children - in terms of cognitive, emotional and social development, development of speech, perception and attention, stimulating curiosity and interest, and developing creativity - is an important element in achieving educational goals in the context of various aspects of child development.
Ljiljana Kostić, Daliborka Purić
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 The referent of a deictic embedded in a particular utterance or sentence is often ambiguous. Reference assignment is a pragmatic process that enables the disambiguation of such a referent.
Taro eMurakami, Kazuhide eHashiya
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Utbildning & Demokrati – tidskrift för didaktik och utbildningspolitk, 2018 The aim of this article is to scrutinize education for sustainability (EfS) in Swedish preschools, and especially how preschool teachers have articulated their work with economic sustainability objectives in practice. In this study we used an action-research methodology, and six preschool teachers from three preschools participated in the study.
Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér +2 more
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Preschoolers' Helping Motivations: Altruistic, Egoistic or Diverse?
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Based on Eisenberg et al.'s model of prosocial motivations, the present study examined what motivates preschoolers to display instrumental helping and how various motivations develop during the preschool years. The participants were 477 preschoolers aged
Jian Hao, Xu Du
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Wheezing in preschool children
Early Human Development, 2013 Wheezing is a common condition in pediatric practice, it can be defined as a musical sound, high-pitched and continuous, emitting from the chest during breath exhalation. Although almost 50% of children experiences wheeze in the first 6 years of life, only 40% of them will report continued wheezing symptoms after childhood. The classification of wheeze
TENERO, Laura +3 more
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019 Background: This article argues that the emergence of scientific reasoning in the preschool years could be augmented by caregivers and preschool teachers through nurturing ‘Habits of Mind’ (HOM) and ‘Habits of Body’ (HOB) of young children.
Retha van Niekerk
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