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Evaluating Early Childhood Education and Care

Evaluating Early Childhood Education and Care

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Clustering of psychosocial symptoms in overweight children

The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children.

Friendly Schools

Friendly Schools is the first Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Anti-bullying Initiative for schools developed through extensive research with Australian children and adolescents.

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Broome kids get their hands dirty with real-life science

The Kids Research Institute Australia is bringing science to the Kimberley, with a series of free activities for children and families in Broome in the leadup to National Science Week.

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Life skills for every child

Colab’s new Bright Tomorrows parent app is helping families across Australia give their young children the best developmental start in life.

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School readiness is more than just test results

A new study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found there is a bigger picture to consider when determining whether a child is ready to start school.

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WA, Queensland leading nation’s improvements in early childhood outcomes

Western Australia and Queensland are leading the nation when it comes to ensuring children have a good start at school, according to a study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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How to tell if your baby is meeting their social and developmental milestones

Paediatrician and researcher Dr Lana Bell shares some important milestones for social development to look out for in the first year of life.

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Brain & Behaviour community forum

We invite you to join us for a community forum on the future of research in our Brain & Behaviour Research Focus Area.

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New clues into language development

A world-first study from The Kids for Child Health Research has identified risk factors for receptive language development in Australian children.