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Neighbourhood Effects Influencing Early Childhood Development: Conceptual Model and Trial Measurement Methodologies from the Kids in Communities Study

Socio-environmental factors, including the neighbourhoods in which children live and grow, are key determinants of children's developmental outcomes.

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TOBY play-pad application to teach children with ASD-A pilot trial.

To investigate use patterns and learning outcomes associated with the use of Therapy Outcomes By You (TOBY. Playpad, an early intervention iPad application.

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Associations Between the Early Development Instrument at Age 5, and Reading and Numeracy Skills at Ages 8, 10 and 12: a Prospective Linked Data Study

The objective of this paper is to determine how well the EDI predicts a child's later literacy and numeracy outcomes as assessed by the National Assessment...

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Twins talk half as much at two

A world first study of language development in toddler twins confirms the widely held belief that twins start to talk later than single-born children.

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Overprotective Parenting and Childhood Obesity Linked in Study First

New research from The Kids Research Institute Australia has revealed, for the first time, a link between childhood obesity and higher levels of protective parenting.

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Language Study Reveals Need for Long Term Monitoring

A new study looking at the receptive language development of young children has highlighted the need to monitor kids over time to ensure they don't fall behind.

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New evidence on the importance of birth spacing

Research from The Kids Research Institute Australia shows that a short time interval between pregnancies may be less of a risk factor for preterm birth and low birth weight

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New study to track development in the middle childhood years

Researchers from the Telethon Institute have been awarded an ARC Linkage Grant to develop a measurement of the middle childhood years of Australian children.

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Late talking toddlers: new research debunks the myths

New research findings from the world's largest study predicting children's late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking

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How well are we raising our children?

A ground breaking study of WA 5-year olds has found that more than a quarter of the children have developmental difficulties that could have life-long impacts.