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The Encyclopedia is produced by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) and the Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development (SKC-ECD).

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Aggression
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Anxiety and depression
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Attachment
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Autism
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
Brain
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Breastfeeding
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Child care – Early childhood education and care
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Cognitive stimulation (executive functions)
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Crying behaviour
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Culture
- How important it is?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Divorce and separation
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Eating behaviour
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Emotions
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Head Start policy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
Home visiting programs (prenatal and postnatal)
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
Hyperactivity
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Immigration
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Immunization
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Importance of early childhood development
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Injury prevention
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Integrated early childhood development services
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Language development and literacy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Learning disabilities
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Low income and pregnancy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies

Maltreatment (Child)
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
Maternal depression
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Mental health
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Numeracy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Nutrition and pregnancy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Obesity
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Parental leave
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
Parenting skills
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Peer relations
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Physical activity
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Play
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Prematurity
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Preschool programs
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
Reproductive technologies
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
Resilience
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
School completion
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
School transition
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Second language
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Sleeping behaviour
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Social cognition
- What do we know?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Social violence
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Stress (prenatal and perinatal)
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
Temperament
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Key messages
Tobacco and pregnancy
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts
- Perspectives
  - Canada
    - Aboriginal
    - Services and Policies
- Key messages
Welfare reform
- How important is it?
- What do we know?
- What can be done?
- According to experts

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Last update : 06-18-2013

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