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Recognition and Assessment of Anxiety & Depression in Early Childhood
IntroductionAnxiety disorders are characterized by emotional arousal associated with fear, worry, or nervousness that is out of proportion to the situation. Significant fears in preschool-aged...
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Maternal Depression and its Relation to Children’s Development and Adjustment
IntroductionDepression is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders, especially common during women’s childbearing years.1-4 For example, one in ten women in the US report experiencing...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Young Children
IntroductionPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the more serious and debilitating mental disorders that can occur following trauma. Research indicates that - consistent with older children...
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Parent-Child Relationships in Early Childhood and Development of Anxiety & Depression
IntroductionParents play a role in shaping children’s emotional wellbeing, particularly in early childhood. Parental reactions to children’s emotions, their modelling of affect and expression of...
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Early Predictors of Mathematics Achievement and Mathematics Learning Difficulties
IntroductionMathematics difficulties are widespread. Up to 10% of students are diagnosed with a learning disability in mathematics at some point in their school careers.1,2 Many more learners struggle...
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Young Children's Peer Relations: Links with Early Developing Anxiety and Depression
IntroductionThe peer group represents an important and unique context for the development of a wide range of skills and competencies in early childhood.1 Simply stated, ‘playing with friends’...
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Young Children's Peer Relations: Links with Early Developing Anxiety and Depression
IntroductionThe peer group represents an important and unique context for the development of a wide range of skills and competencies in early childhood.1 Simply stated, ‘playing with friends’...
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Play Pedagogy and Playworlds
IntroductionThe cultural perspective on play offers us rich ground for developing play pedagogy, as this perspective shows how play and culture are connected. This entry focuses on one play pedagogy...
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Tobacco Consumption During Pregnancy and its Association with Psychosocial Child Development
IntroductionSelf-report studies reveal that 7 to 25% of women of childbearing age in the United States endorse current smoking, including the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which...
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Immigration
Moving to a new country is a significant event in a child’s life. It is important to have a good understanding of the factors — both in the host society and in the immigrant family — that create...