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Efficacy of infant simulator programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy: a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial in Western AustraliaThe infant simulator-based Virtual Infant Parenting programme did not achieve its aim of reducing teenage pregnancy
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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades: Evidence from Rural IndonesiaThis paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia
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Parenting practices at 24 to 47 months and IQ at age 8: Effect-measure modification by infant temperamentWe examined whether the associations between parental warmth, control and intelligence quotient (IQ) may be heightened among children in difficult temperament
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International research utilizing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as a measure of early child development: Introduction to the Special IssueThis opening paper presents the background to this Special Issue devoted to new international research using Early Development Instrument
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A whole-of-population study of term and post-term gestational age at birth and children's developmentRelative risks of developmental vulnerability for each week of gestation were calculated with adjustment for confounders and addressing missing information.
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Methodological approach to exploring change in the Australia Early Development Instrument (AEDI): The estimation of a critical differenceThis report provides the technical details for the methodology calculated to determine "how big" a difference in the AEDI results between 2009 and 2012 is...
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Early Years Strategic Priority – Scoping and Mapping of the South Australian Early Years SystemYasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head,
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Evaluation of the Learning+ Pilot ProgramYasmin Adrienne Harman-Smith Gregory BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSocSci, MPhil Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Project
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ORIGINS Project shines light on Early Childhood DevelopmentA collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus is poised to be a game-changer for early childhood development.
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Associations Among Early Stimulation, Stunting, and Child Development in Four Countries in the East Asia–PacificThis study examined associations among preschool attendance, home learning activities, stunting status, and early child development using data from the validation study of the East Asia–Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS).