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Child development census shows most kids are on track

The national report released today from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) shows that in 2015, most children in Australia were on track.

Early Years Strategic Priority – Scoping and Mapping of the South Australian Early Years System

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), MTeach(Primary), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head, Early Years

Evaluation of the Learning+ Pilot Program

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), MTeach(Primary), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head, Early Years

Innovative Playful Learning Approaches to Improve Children’s Readiness for Primary Education in Uzbekistan

The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to reforming preschool education, prioritising upskilling teachers to use international best practice.

Early literacy skills: review of evidence for pedagogical approaches that best support children’s early literacy skills

Recent evidence indicates that a child’s home learning environment is the strongest predictor of success in later reading abilities and that for children not receiving structured language and reading support at home.

Evaluation of Trauma-Informed Practices in Education

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), MTeach(Primary), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head, Early Years

Powerful promotions: An investigation of the teen-directed marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools in Australia

Adolescents are heavily exposed to unhealthy outdoor food advertisements near schools, however, the marketing power of these advertisements among adolescents has not yet been explored. This study aimed to investigate the teen-directed marketing features present and quantify the overall marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools to explore any differences by content (ie, alcohol, discretionary, core and miscellaneous foods) school type (ie, primary, secondary, K-12) and area-level socio-economic status (SES; ie, low vs high).

Managing emotional labour in the provision of psychotherapy–what matters most

The current study sought to explore holistic factors perceived to be key in managing emotional labour effectively in psychologists providing psychotherapy. Identifying applicable factors in this occupational group is vital to understand how psychologists manage emotional labour and related constructs.

Trainee therapist personality and the rating of cognitive behavioural and dynamic interpersonal therapy processes

Therapist factors are generally thought to be important predictors of the capacity to understand and respond to clinical material. The current study aims to identify which features of personality and clinical symptomatology predict a trainee therapist's rating of cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic interpersonal processes in video recordings of these therapies.

Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study

To understand the prevalence of children and adolescents’ electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use.