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Role of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programs in Assisting Children With Successful Transitions to School
Introduction The transition between early childhood and formal schooling, beginning in kindergarten, is widely considered a crucial period in children’s development. When children transition...
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The Role of Schools and Communities in Children’s School Transition
Introduction The transition to school is recognized as a focal point of children’s future school engagement and educational outcomes.1,2 Children who start school positively are well positioned...
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Screen time Use and Food Marketing Influences on Children’s Eating Behaviors
Introduction Among children and adolescents, a key determinant of food preferences is taste which is shaped by early environmental exposure to food during infancy and childhood. Taste preferences...
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Topic Commentary: Why Outdoor Play?
Introduction Play is a dominant activity of children’s lives in all cultures1. Favourite play memories typically occur outside, particularly in natural settings2–4. Adults reflecting on these...
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Feeding skill, Appetite and Feeding Behaviours of Infants and Young Children and Their Impact on Growth and Psychosocial Development
IntroductionFeeding, like other sensorimotor skills, is a developmental skill that matures during the first two years of life. It is a highly complex sensorimotor process with developmental stages...
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Services and Programs that Influence Young Children’s School Transitions
Introduction and Subject Legislators, policy-makers and educators are increasingly focused on school readiness as a key to improving school outcomes for all children. School readiness includes...
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School Transitions/School Readiness: An Outcome of Early Childhood Development ~ Perspective: Children’s Social and Scholastic Development — Findings from the Pathways Project
Introduction The Pathways Project was a 15-year longitudinal study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Its goal was to enhance our understanding of multiple factors—including those...
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School Entry Age
Introduction At what age should children enter formal schooling? Practices vary widely across countries and localities within countries, and even among families within small communities. The...
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School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten: Developmental Domains, Systemic Influences, and the Role of Context
Introduction Children’s transition to kindergarten and their skills at school entry forecast long-term academic success.1,2 Given the importance of these early skills, school readiness has long...
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Play-Fighting During Early Childhood and its Role in Preventing Later Chronic Aggression
Introduction In the last decades, the opportunity for children to engage in freely occurring play has eroded due to an increase in structured activities (e.g., sports, music, dance lessons) and...