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McGillion, Michelle; Pine, Julian M.; Herbert, Jane S.; Matthews, Danielle – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Early language skills are critical for later academic success. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) children tend to start school with limited language skills compared to advantaged peers. We test the hypothesis that this is due in part to differences in caregiver contingent talk during infancy (how often the caregiver talks about what is…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Caregivers, Language Acquisition, Infants
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Arora, A.; Gay, M.; Thirukumar, D. – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: The purpose of this study was to test a research instrument that could possibly be used for longitudinal research on infant feeding and to report on the preliminary results from the data collected. Design: Mixed methods approach--cross-sectional survey and qualitative research. Setting: Mother-infant dyads in South West Sydney,…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Evidence, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer; Weaver, Lawrence; Branca, Francesco; Robertson, Aileen – 2000
Noting that good feeding practices will prevent malnutrition and early growth retardation, which are still common in some parts of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, this report provides a scientific rationale for the development of national nutrition and feeding recommendations for children from birth to 3 years and presents…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Health