Hitchcock, Caitlin Goodall, Benjamin Sharples, Olivia Meiser-Stedman, Richard Watson, Peter Ford, Tamsin Dalgleish, Tim
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Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that when left untreated can have severe lifelong consequences for psychological, social, and occupational functioning. Initial conceptualizations of PTSD were centered on adult presentations. However, the instantiation of developmentally appropriate PTSD in young children (PTSD-YC) c...
Westman Andersson, Gunilla Gillberg, Nanna Miniscalco, Carmela
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Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Background In Sweden, children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as well as other children in need of special support, according to the law should be provided stimulation and support for their development in their preschools. Parents of children diagnosed with ASD have been shown to struggle to ensure the right to support for their chi...
Moir, Taryn Johnson, Jayne
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Frontiers in Psychology
Preschool to primary school transitions can be a time of anxiety for pupils, parents, and practitioners. The purpose of this study was to investigate what should be in place to support transitions and develop a shared understanding of what constitutes a nurturing transition for children. It is hoped that sharing this across service providers will i...
wang, chenyang zhen, zhiping zhao, nan zhao, chenlin
The prevalence of obesity among preschool children has risen dramatically due to the influx of Western fast food in China. In this study, we aimed to provide clear evidence on the associations between fast-food restaurants and childhood obesity. We collected and combined three unique cross-sectional datasets: physical fitness data, geographic infor...
Pearson, Nicole Wolfenden, Luke Finch, Meghan Yoong, Sze Lin Kingsland, Melanie Nathan, Nicole Lecathelinais, Christophe Wedesweiler, Taya Kerr, Jayde Sutherland, Rachel
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Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
To (a) describe lunchbox foods packed and consumed by children attending early childhood education and care services; (b) compare the serves of foods packed and consumed with nutrition guideline recommendations; and (c) explore associations between parent characteristics and serves of food groups packed in lunchboxes. A cross sectional study was co...
Dooley, Erin E Browning, Cari Thi, Christina A Hoelscher, Deanna M Byrd-Williams, Courtney E
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American journal of health promotion : AJHP
Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) are systems approaches to assist states in providing high quality early childhood education. Texas Rising Star (TRS), a voluntary QRIS, exceeds state licensing standards and meets some obesity prevention guidelines. This study examines differences in physical activity, screen time, and outdoor policies ...
Jaaniste, Tiina Burgess, Ashleigh Mohanachandran, Mathushinee von Baeyer, Carl L Champion, G David
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Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community
Little is known about self-report pain intensity scales best suited for young children. We tested the ability of preschool children to use two simplified scales (concrete ordinal and faces). Three- to 5-year-olds (n = 123) were asked to make binary discriminations ('less' vs 'more' pain) between response options using the Simplified Faces Pain Scal...
ali, ajmol mclachlan, claire mclaughlin, tara mugridge, owen conlon, cathryn mumme, karen knightbridge-eager, tayla
We sought to describe and explore relationships between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and level of physical activity (PA / light-, medium-, vigorous, and kCal/hour) in preschool children, aged 3–4-years-old, across four early childhood education (ECE) settings. Children’s FMS were assessed using the Test for Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2 / ...
collet, cyrielle fayon, michael francis, florence galode, françois bui, stephanie debelleix, stephane
Preschool wheezing and related hospitalization rates are increasing. Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure (PTSE) increases the risk of wheezing, yet > / 20% of French women smoke during pregnancy. In this observational retrospective monocentric study, we assessed the link between PTSE and hospital admissions. We included infants < / 2 years of age a...
Sankalaite, Simona Huizinga, Mariëtte Dewandeleer, Jolien Xu, Canmei de Vries, Nicky Hens, Emma Baeyens, Dieter
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Frontiers in Psychology
Executive functions (EF) and self-regulation (SR) are fundamental for children's learning, school functioning and academic achievement. EF/SR fail to develop to its full potential if contextual stimulation is not adequately presented. This is evident in the training programmes directly and exclusively targeting EF/SR stimulation, which lack durable...
