A Canadian peer support program for early childhood educators is helping staff feel valued and avoid burnout.
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‘Free sugars’ should only make up 10% of children’s diets. But Australian toddlers are eating 11% sugar on average.
In a systematic review of existing studies, researchers found that air pollution such as fine particulate matter can interfere with regions of the brain responsible for emotional regulation.
The impact of using electronic devices is critical during the first years of life, both visually and on the cognitive and social development of the child.
Early childhood development principals aren’t just educators: they’re also managers and business people, and those skills are critical.
Given the clear importance of language skills for lifelong outcomes, it is critical to set children up early for language success.
The impact of early childhood trauma on lifelong physical and mental health makes it urgent to invest in programs to support healthy pregnancies and stable, caring very early childhoods.
This Book Week, don’t stress about the costume and don’t worry about what the other mums or dads are sewing or buying. Costumes are fun but what matters is to let your kid read what they enjoy.
The pandemic has meant some parents have to just drop their young children at the gate and go, without seeing the classroom and talking to teachers.
Children who grow up in disadvantaged areas seem to react more strongly to facial expressions showing anger or fear. But social connections between neighbours can help.
The COVID-19 pandemic – and the isolation it brought on – deprived many babies of the stimulating experiences they need to develop. Is the damage permanent? A language specialist weighs in.
Restricting abortion access has negative effects on parents, as well as children and families, including increased poverty, unemployment, pregnancy-related deaths and higher health risks in children.
Children may hear a lot of words when sitting in front of or interacting with screens, but to learn language children need to interact with physical objects.
When early childhood education providers become more entrepreneurial, the quality of their programs improves, research shows.
One in three children experiences abuse or neglect. These adverse events increase lifelong risks for chronic diseases and mental health issues, creating a public health hazard hiding in plain sight.
Early life influences have been linked to higher risk of suicide later in life. Reducing those risks, and boosting resilience in children exposed to them, may help reduce suicide rates.
Beyond addressing key staffing issues, developing high-quality early childhood programs must involve using school boards to expand access and grow spaces while offering more affordable fees.
The early childhood years, particularly ages 0-3, are the building blocks of life.
Many kindergarten classrooms draw on six principles for helping children to manage the everyday stressors of life, and parents can too.
The babies born since March 11 2020 have faced a unique set of challenges.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education, University of New England
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Intersectionality, University of British Columbia
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Flinders University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) and Executive Director at the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, University of Toronto
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Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and Director of the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Psychology, Western University