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Birth outcomes and academic achievement in childhood: A population record linkage studyThis study used population-based record linkage to examine the association between early life risk factors and academic achievement.
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The early Human Capability Index (eHCI)The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.
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Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): A mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood developmentThere is increasing international interest in place-based approaches to improve early childhood development (ECD) outcomes. The available data and evidence are limited and precludes well informed policy and practice change. Developing the evidence-base for community-level effects on ECD is one way to facilitate more informed and targeted community action.
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Breakfast skipping and cognitive and emotional engagement at school: A cross-sectional population level studyResearch on the consequences of breakfast skipping among students tends to focus on academic outcomes, rather than student wellbeing or engagement at school. This study investigated the association between breakfast skipping and cognitive and emotional aspects of school engagement.
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Promoting Mental Health in New Zealand: Building Resilience in Teenage ChildrenThere has been concerns about the increasing incidence of youth depression and anxiety, with school teachers seeking out ways to better equip youth with skills to help them deal with daily life. A resilience training programme for youth was implemented in one region of New Zealand.
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Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural IndonesiaThis paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways
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Technology powering researchResearchers at The Kids are harnessing the power of apps and other online tools to ensure the results of their research reach those who need it most – children, young people and families.
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Infant simulators fail to reduce teen pregnancyA The Kids Research Institute Australia study has found a popular education programme where teenagers care for a "robot" baby fails to reduce teen pregnancy, and could in fac
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Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd EditionThe realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence.