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In WA, it’s school time for the ‘COVID babies,’ with teachers worried about social skills
In Western Australia children can start their first year of compulsory schooling (known as pre-primary) in the year they turn five by 30 June.
2025-01-29 11:49:36
by Freya Lucas
COVID-19
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Tech time, pandemic pauses and fewer books is causing speech to diminish
Teachers of children in their first year of school are noticing marked changes in children’s speech, placing the blame on more time spent using technology, children listening to fewer books, and the isolation of the COVID-19 lockdowns as the cause.
2024-09-13 09:15:08
by Freya Lucas
COVID-19
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COVID-19 caused a cascading effect of economic stress in many families
Economic insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a cascading effect of connected problems for some families, researchers from Ohio State University have found, making links to higher levels of depressive symptoms for parents, which was then associated with poorer relationship quality for the couples, and poorer mental health outcomes for their children.
2024-05-31 09:08:46
by Freya Lucas
COVID-19
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Lismore director reflects on changes to children’s lives from fire, flood and pandemic
Sonya McPherson, Director of the East Lismore Community Preschool has contributed to a piece for local news source The Lismore App, reflecting on the experiences of children in the besieged New South Wales community, who have endured bushfires, a global pandemic and the 2022 flooding emergency in recent times, having an impact on their development.
2024-05-28 09:29:45
by Freya Lucas
COVID-19
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Pandemic led to some developmental milestone delays in infants and toddlers
While infants and toddlers five years of age or younger experienced some delays to developmental milestones due to COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and restrictions, these delays are typically modest, a study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has found.
2024-05-03 11:19:51
by Freya Lucas
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How we can avoid silencing children about forbidden topics
2025-01-28 07:26:10
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How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies – and even our genes
2025-01-22 05:10:13
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Joint research project seeks to shed light on AI and early childhood development
2025-01-23 10:34:58
by Freya Lucas
