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This paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways

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The results from this review indicate that it would indeed be plausible to adapt the population health approach to sites and schools

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The implementation of the Pacific early age readiness and learning program has generated significant data, evidence, operational experience, and knowledge

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The relationship between features of the neighbourhood built environment and early child development was investigated

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There has been concerns about the increasing incidence of youth depression and anxiety, with school teachers seeking out ways to better equip youth with skills to help them deal with daily life. A resilience training programme for youth was implemented in one region of New Zealand.

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Research on the consequences of breakfast skipping among students tends to focus on academic outcomes, rather than student wellbeing or engagement at school. This study investigated the association between breakfast skipping and cognitive and emotional aspects of school engagement.

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Patterns of early childhood developmental vulnerabilities may provide useful indicators for particular mental disorder outcomes in later life

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The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

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Australian families increasingly rely on eating foods from outside the home, which in-creases intake of energy‐dense nutrient‐poor foods. ‘Kids’ Menus’ are designed to appeal to families and typically lack healthy options. However, the nutritional quality of Kids’ Menus from cafes and full‐service restaurants (as opposed to fast‐food outlets) has not been investigated in Australia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional quality of Kids’ Menus in restaurants and cafés in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.

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Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered.