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Story to Change Culture on Early Childhood in AustraliThe goal of the article is to support the early childhood sector's efforts to increase the salience of early childhood as a social issue and change policy and practice to better support young children and their families. Cultural models shape how people think about social issues and support solutions.
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Early childhood researcher wins South Australian science awardAn early childhood researcher based at The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Adelaide office has been honoured at South Australia’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards for her work revealing the link between screen time exposure and toddlers’ language development.
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Early school suspensions for children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)Children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have difficulty adapting to the school context and may therefore be more likely to be suspended. We examined the association between ACEs and suspensions using linked administrative data on children born in Western Australia from July 2003–June 2004.
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Early childhood development of boys with genital anomaliesWe found no increased risk of poor development among boys with hypospadias or undescended testis
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Australia-first Declaration highlights early childhood action requiredMore than 70 leading early childhood experts have come together with CoLab to develop the first-ever Australian Declaration (of evidence) for Early Childhood.
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Novel CoLab seeks to narrow the early childhood gapA new partnership between The Kids and the Minderoo Foundation is trying to change the ways Government and communities address disadvantage and neglect.
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Associations between respiratory and vascular function in early childhoodThe link between respiratory and vascular health is well documented in adult populations. Impaired lung function is consistently associated with thicker arteries and higher incidence of cardiovascular disease. However, there are limited data on this relationship in young children and the studies that exist have focussed on populations at high risk of cardiorespiratory morbidity.
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Childhood Maltreatment and Early Developmental Vulnerabilities at Age 5 YearsThis study examined associations between maltreatment and early developmental vulnerabilities in a population sample of 68,459 children
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New Funding Supports ORIGINS’ Expansion into Early Childhood ResearchThe ORIGINS Project has been named as a key beneficiary of the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Research People & Platform round for 2023.