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3 in 5 parents are customising meals for children: how might this impact fussy eating?
It’s a familiar issue for early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals - the one child, or the many children, who will refuse to try new foods, and will instead wait to be offered an alternative such as a sandwich.
2024-04-24 10:37:28
by Freya Lucas
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National trial will explore ways to boost physical activity in young children
More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit as 700 early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings across the country trial a new program aimed at boosting declining physical activity levels.
2024-04-24 09:55:57
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Watch and wait: what Japan’s philosophy of education can teach Australia
Professor Yosuke Hirota from Osaka Metropolitan University has once again placed an ancient Japanese concept into the forefront of contemporary early childhood education and care (ECEC) discussion, speaking about the origins of the mimamoru approach.
2024-04-23 09:39:23
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UniSA researchers find children are significantly more imaginative in nature play spaces
Colourful slides, balancing beams and plastic stepping stones, or trees, plants and sand? Which is better for children’s development?
2024-04-23 09:30:47
by Freya Lucas
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Stress in adolescence may lead increase the risk of postpartum depression in adults
Social stress during adolescence may lead to prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after childbirth and in turn, increase the chances of experiencing postpartum depression (PPD), American researchers have found.
2024-04-22 08:55:24
by Freya Lucas
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Watch and wait: what Japan’s philosophy of education can teach Australia
2024-04-23 09:39:23
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Could being more likeable be the key to success in your working life?
2024-04-16 08:41:54
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As a child psychiatrist, I know it’s critical for kindergartens to embrace playful learning
2024-04-12 08:52:45
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