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GulRukh Zahid; Hamna Nasir; Fouzia sohail – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2024
The bright future of any society is always associated with its upcoming generation. Children are the future prosperity of any nation as they are productive workers of tomorrow. The main objective of this study is to estimate the opportunities available for children under age of 5 years and their mothers for different regions of Pakistan and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Mothers, Nutrition
Alaitz Martín-García; Markel Rico-González – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
The present article aims to systematically summarize the effects of free-play (FP) on preschool-aged children's physical activity (PA) level, and motor (MC), cognitive (CC), and socioemotional competence evaluated through randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. A systematic review of relevant articles was carried out using two electronic…
Descriptors: Play, Young Children, Physical Activity Level, Psychomotor Skills
Keim, Sarah A.; Jude, Abigail; Smith, Katie; Khan, Aiman Q.; Coury, Daniel L.; Rausch, Joseph; Udaipuria, Shivika; Norris, Megan; Bartram, Lindsay R.; Narayanan, Anita R.; Rogers, Lynette K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This double-blind, randomized controlled trial, tested fatty acid (FA) supplementation in children (ages 2- < 6 years) recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Participants received daily oral FA supplement containing omega-3 and omega-6 FA, or a placebo for 90 days based on participant weight. Erythrocyte FAs and the cytokines,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Human Body, Child Health
Caroline Rains; Kristen Giombi – RTI International, 2024
This brief summarizes the published Cochrane Review, "Healthy Eating Interventions Delivered in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings for Improving the Diet of Children Aged Six Months to Six Years," by S. L. Yoong, M. Lum, L. Wolfenden, J. Jackson, C. Barnes, A. E. Hall, S. McCrabb, N. Pearson, C. Lane, J. Z. Jones, E. Nolan, L.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Eating Habits, Health Behavior
Madelaine R. Abel; Aude Henin; Jordan Holmén; Elana Kagan; Antonia Hamilton; Nestor Noyola; Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: We examined the relative contribution of parental bipolar disorder (BPD) and psychiatric comorbidities (disruptive behavior disorders [DBD] and anxiety disorders) in predicting psychiatric symptoms and disorders in 2-5-year-old offspring. Methods: Participants were 60 families with a parent with BPD and 78 offspring and 70 comparison…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Alexander Acosta; Edward Khokhlovich; Helena Reis; Andrey Vyshedskiy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of dietary factors on developmental trajectories in young autistic children. Methods: A gluten-free and casein-free diets, as well as six types of food (meat and eggs, vegetables, uncooked vegetables, sweets, bread, and "white soft bread that never molds") were…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Dietetics, Eating Habits
June O'Sullivan; Saudaa Nadat; Leila Roberts – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This paper describes how eight London nurseries examined whether better use of bicycles would strengthen children's physical activity as a step to reducing child obesity. The nurseries are part of a social enterprise which offers one-third of the 4200 nursery places to children from poor and disadvantaged families/communities where rates of child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Obesity, Child Health
Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2022
In order to understand the influence of the pandemic on young children (aged six and under) and their caregivers, a consortium of partners commissioned this study to learn from impacts and actions taken in response to early childhood development (ECD) during Pandemic. The objective was to focus particularly on the disruptions related to the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Khan, Jahidur Rahman; Karim, Mohammad Ehsanul – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) may cause anemia. The research aimed at evaluating the effect of Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) on hemoglobin (Hb) is, however, limited and, conclusions drawn from a few studies have been concluded inconsistently. In Bangladesh, the prevalence of childhood anemia is high, as well as the prevalence of VAD. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Child Health, Young Children
Chikondi Maleta; Edrinnie Elizabeth Lora-Kayambazinthu; Patrick Kambewa; Anthony Chigeda – Educational Planning, 2023
Early nutrition supplementation's effect on children's reading ability was assessed during the conduct of the study. The study methodology followed children who participated in an early nutrition supplementation intervention and conducted a reading test to measure how well the children read. The effect of school resource endowment on student…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Reading Skills, Intervention, Reading Achievement
Peill, Françoise – Education Sciences, 2022
This study examined the leadership approach to child health and wellbeing within the early-years sector; it drew upon the evidence from thirty-two practitioners and ten nursery managers. Practitioners evidenced the challenges in recognising the signs and symptoms of low wellbeing and in monitoring progress. A constructivist paradigm enabled…
Descriptors: Child Health, Well Being, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Al-Massarweh, Sami Salamah; AL-Dlalah, Moham'd M.; Alyamani, Abdelraouf Hameed; Jabali, Safia M. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2022
This study aimed to identify the degree of contribution of mothers' treatment patterns to the emotional balance of kindergarten children and to achieve the objectives of the study; two scales were built: a questionnaire to measure mothers' treatment patterns and a questionnaire to measure the emotional balance of kindergarten children after…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Mothers
Åsa Norman; Mahnoush Etminan Malek; Gisela Nyberg; Emma Patterson; Liselotte Schäfer Elinder – Prevention Science, 2024
Health promotion from an early age is key to preventing unhealthy weight development in childhood, and parental involvement is essential. The school-based Healthy School Start intervention aims to promote healthy dietary and activity habits in the home environment and prevent child obesity through parental support. This study evaluated the…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Child Health, Body Weight, Parent Role
Alzghoul, Loai; AL-Eitan, Laith N.; Aladawi, Mohammad; Odeh, Maher; Abu Hantash, Osama – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study assesses the correlation between vitamin-D deficiency and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Jordan. We performed a case--controlled cross-sectional analysis to assess vitamin D levels in 83 children with ASD aged less than 8 years old compared to 106 healthy controls. In addition, the association between vitamin D deficiencies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Males, Autism
Scott, Zeni; Uthappa, Diya M.; Mann, Tara K.; Kim, Hwasoon; Brookhart, M. A.; Edwards, Laura; Rak, Zsolt; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Zimmerman, Kanecia O.; the ABC Science Collaborative – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Test-to-stay (TTS) is a strategy to limit school exclusion following an exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We evaluated the use of TTS within universally masked kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) school settings following household SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Methods: Three hundred twenty-two…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students