Role of Maternal Depression on Child Development: A Prospective Analysis from Pregnancy to Early Childhood

<p><em>Childhood is a very important and valuable phase and is the period of formation in the period of human formation. Early childhood is often viewed as a golden age for education providers. The golden age of the child is a very fundamental phase for the development of the individual because in this phase there are great opportunities for the formation and development of a person. So great the role of parents in the formation of character and child development, it is natural if parents need to apply a balanced parenting (authoritative) in children, not authoritarian parenting or permissive.</em></p>

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Examining the Antecedent Role of Movement Proficiency in Child Development: Study Protocol

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.678874 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine M. Capio ◽

Kerry Lee ◽

Rachel A. Jones ◽

Rich S. W. Masters

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Social Skills ◽

Child Development ◽

Training Program ◽

Active Control ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Skills Training ◽

Fine Motor ◽

Movement Skills

Background: Decades of research, largely from associational studies, show that the relationships of movement proficiency with the cognitive and social aspects of development are particularly strong in early childhood. Children who move proficiently tend to have better cognitive skills and social behaviors. However, the mechanisms that underpin these relationships remain unclear and research that explores causation is necessary. This study will explore the antecedent role of movement proficiency in the cognitive and social domains of child development, by examining whether a targeted movement skills training program facilitates improvements in cognitive and social skills.Methods: A group-randomized controlled trial will be conducted, implementing a fundamental movement skills training program in Hong Kong kindergartens. Participants will consist of children aged 3–5 years (N = 158) who will be randomly allocated by class to either a training or active control condition. The training program (10 weeks × 2 bouts) will be informed by an error-reduced approach to skills learning, which will involve careful design and manipulation of equipment and training environment to minimize practice errors. The active control condition will consist of typical movement activities implemented in the kindergartens in the context of the local curriculum guide. Outcomes will be measured using standardized tests of gross motor skills proficiency, executive functioning, and social skills. Measurements will occur at baseline, mid-training, post-training, and follow-up. Latent variable longitudinal modeling will be used to analyze changes in the outcomes, with covariates that include sex, body composition, fine motor skills, and physical activity.Expected Results: The findings will subsequently be reported consistent with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement. Contributions to knowledge and understanding of child development are expected, through evidence of causal mechanisms surrounding the relationship of motor with cognitive and social development. The findings will also inform policy and practice related to early childhood development and education.

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Bridging the gaps in cognitive achievement in India: The crucial role of the integrated child development services in early childhood

World Development ◽

10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104697 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 127 ◽

pp. 104697 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kriti Vikram ◽

Namrata Chindarkar

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Child Development ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Cognitive Achievement

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O direito de brincar na infância: a escuta atenta das crianças no cotidiano da educação infantil

EccoS – Revista Científica ◽

10.5585/eccos.n59.13529 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e13529

Author(s):

Aline Patricia Campos Tolentino de Lima ◽

Evani Andreatta Amaral Camargo

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Public School ◽

Early Childhood Education ◽

Child Development ◽

Daily Life ◽

Childhood Education ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

School Period

This paper is part of one of the authors’ master’s dissertation and addresses issues related to playing, assuming that children are subjects of rights. In this sense, the research presents what children have to tell us about playing. The research was developed from the cultural-historical approach, defining the role of play in child development. The work’s main objective was to survey what children think about playing and what their preferences are. The methodology was that of qualitative research, with 21 individual interviews, five conversation circles, photographic records, and a field diary about the playing moments in the daily life of an elementary public school. As a result, it was possible to expand the concepts about the children’s participation in early childhood education, based on children’s opinion and not only the adult’s, allowing the researchers to reflect on the spaces and times destined to play in this school period. This paper brings two episodes of conversation circles and a drawing by one of the subjects, emphasizing precisely the importance of careful listening to children and the production of drawings, such as those made after the conversation.

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IMPACT OF MULTILINGUALISM ON THE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Al-Burz ◽

10.54781/abz.v9i1.108 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 142-152

Author(s):

Iftikhar Shafiq ◽

Dr. Naima Saeed.

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Child Development ◽

Private Schools ◽

Early Childhood Development ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

Childhood Development ◽

Primary Language ◽

Public And Private ◽

National Education

There is certainly found an instrumental role of primary language in early childhood development. The domains of child development and early learning are discussed in different terms and categorized in different ways in the various fields and disciplines that are involved in research, practice, and policy related to children from birth through age. The primary language has significant role for learning process in early childhood development. Keeping its importance, it is included in National Education Policy 2009. This is very general that many children speak a home language that differs from the language of instruction in education programs. Research confirms that children learn best in their mother tongue as a prelude to and complement of bilingual and multilingual education. Whether children successfully retain their mother tongue while acquiring additional languages depends on several interacting factors. This further help the students in early grades that students acquire much knowledge and easily learn in primary language. The most significant part of schooling is the early education or early development of child related to their social and educational problems ,the role of primary language cannot be ignored because such like Quetta city, the majority of the students learn education in their secondary language, the medium of instruction in private schools is mostly English and Urdu but in public school the Urdu is used commonly. However the large number of population lives in Quetta they speak their first language as Pashto, Balochi, Brahui, and Hazargi, but less number of students speak Urdu as first or primary language, not only in Quetta but also in all over the province the education system is not good enough to provide quality education to the students, the public and private schools are providing education in province but all of them lack the services

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