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Maternal depression
Maternal/perinatal/postpartum depression can have a major impact on the child’s development, the mother’s mental health, and the family environment. It is important be aware of the prevention and...
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Resilience in Development: The Importance of Early Childhood
IntroductionThe concept of resilience, originally from the Latin resilire (to rebound, recoil, or spring back), is now widely utilized in multiple fields of study to refer to the capacity of a system...
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Early Childhood Relationships and the Roots of Resilience
IntroductionAs the expression of competence in contexts of adversity, resilience is of great interest to researchers and practitioners in its own right, as well as for what it can tell us about...
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Protective Role of Executive Function Skills in High-Risk Environments
IntroductionThere is growing evidence in the study of resilience for the protective role of executive functions in the school success of children facing adversity. Executive function (EF), also termed...
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Fostering Early Numeracy in Preschool and Kindergarten
IntroductionOver the last six decades, it has become increasingly clear that children’s everyday (informal) mathematical knowledge is an important basis for learning school (formal)...
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Early Intervention for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
IntroductionFirst identified in the United States nearly 50 years ago,1,2 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a major birth defect resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and is characterized by...
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Autism: Early Development
IntroductionAutism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by social communication difficulties together with restricted and repetitive behaviours and sensory sensitivities.1 Approximately 1...
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Perinatal Depression and Children: A Developmental Perspective
IntroductionPerinatal depression in mothers, defined as depression occurring during pregnancy or postpartum among individuals who identify as women, is of concern for all who are involved with such...