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      • Aggression
      • Anxiety and depression
      • Assisted reproductive technology
      • Attachment
      • Autism
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      • Brain
      • Breastfeeding
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      • Child care – Early childhood education and care
      • Child nutrition
      • Child obesity
      • Crying behaviour
      • Culture
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      • Divorce and separation
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      • Emotions
      • Epigenetics
      • Executive functions
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      • Father – Paternity
      • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
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      • Gender: early socialization
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      • Head Start policy
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      • Hyperactivity and inattention (ADHD)
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      • Immigration
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      • Injury prevention
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      • Language development and literacy
      • Learning disabilities
      • Low income and pregnancy
    • -M-

      • Maltreatment (child)
      • Maternal depression
      • Mental health
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      • Numeracy
      • Nutrition – Pregnancy
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      • Outdoor play
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      • Parental leave
      • Parenting skills
      • Peer relations
      • Physical activity
      • Play
      • Play-based learning
      • Prematurity
      • Preschool programs
      • Prosocial behaviour
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      • Resilience
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      • School success
      • Second language
      • Sleeping behaviour
      • Social cognition
      • Social violence
      • Stress and pregnancy (prenatal and perinatal)
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      • Technology in early childhood education
      • Temperament
      • Tobacco and pregnancy
    • -W-

      • Welfare reform

Explore the content categories

Behaviour Education Health Pregnancy Family Programs
  • -A-

    • Aggression
    • Anxiety and depression
    • Assisted reproductive technology
    • Attachment
    • Autism
  • -B-

    • Brain
    • Breastfeeding
  • -C-

    • Child care – Early childhood education and care
    • Child nutrition
    • Child obesity
    • Crying behaviour
    • Culture
  • -D-

    • Divorce and separation
  • -E-

    • Emotions
    • Epigenetics
    • Executive functions
  • -F-

    • Father – Paternity
    • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
  • -G-

    • Gender: early socialization
  • -H-

    • Head Start policy
    • Home visiting
    • Hyperactivity and inattention (ADHD)
  • -I-

    • Immigration
    • Immunization
    • Importance of early childhood development
    • Injury prevention
    • Integrated early childhood development services
  • -L-

    • Language development and literacy
    • Learning disabilities
    • Low income and pregnancy
  • -M-

    • Maltreatment (child)
    • Maternal depression
    • Mental health
  • -N-

    • Numeracy
    • Nutrition – Pregnancy
  • -O-

    • Outdoor play
  • -P-

    • Parental leave
    • Parenting skills
    • Peer relations
    • Physical activity
    • Play
    • Play-based learning
    • Prematurity
    • Preschool programs
    • Prosocial behaviour
  • -R-

    • Resilience
  • -S-

    • School readiness
    • School success
    • Second language
    • Sleeping behaviour
    • Social cognition
    • Social violence
    • Stress and pregnancy (prenatal and perinatal)
  • -T-

    • Technology in early childhood education
    • Temperament
    • Tobacco and pregnancy
  • -W-

    • Welfare reform

We guide you through children's education

From language to parenting skills or child care, here are some of the topics that can affect a young child’s education.

Brain

Brain

Child care – Early childhood education and care

Child care – Early childhood education and care

Executive functions

Executive functions

Father – Paternity

Father – Paternity

Gender: early socialization

Gender: early socialization

Language development and literacy

Language development and literacy

Learning disabilities

Learning disabilities

Numeracy

Numeracy

Outdoor play

Outdoor play

Parenting skills

Parenting skills

Peer relations

Peer relations

Play

Play

Play-based learning

Play-based learning

Preschool programs

Preschool programs

Prosocial behaviour

Prosocial behaviour

School readiness

School readiness

School success

School success

Second language

Second language

Social cognition

Social cognition

Technology in early childhood education

Technology in early childhood education

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Outdoor play

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Sibling Relations and Their Impact on Children’s Development

Introduction The majority of children around the world have at least one sibling. The sibling relationship is likely to last longer than any other relationship in one’s lifetime and plays an...

23 Mar. 2023

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Learning Through Play

Introduction We define play, review the main types of play and their developmental benefits in various areas. Subject: What is Play? Play is often defined as activity done for its own sake,...

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Preschool Programs: Effective Curricula

Introduction High quality early care and education has been associated with short-term and long-term cognitive, social, and emotional benefits for young children’s development. When quality is...

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