Pregnant partners: Fathers of the Growing Up in New Zealand children

2014 ◽  
pp. 3940-3960
Author(s):  
Jan Pryor ◽  
Susan Morton ◽  
Dinusha Bandara ◽  
Elizabeth Robinson ◽  
Cameron Grant
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Growing Up

O-155 "getting On" And "fitting In": Children’s Experiences Of Growing Up With Chronic Illness In England, Australia And New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A83.2-A83
Author(s):  
B Carter ◽  
A Dickinson ◽  
K Ford ◽  
L Bray ◽  
J Arnott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Fitting In

scholarly journals Te Reo Māori: indigenous language acquisition in the context of New Zealand English

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELAINE REESE ◽  
PETER KEEGAN ◽  
STUART MCNAUGHTON ◽  
TE KANI KINGI ◽  
POLLY ATATOA CARR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Communicative Development ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Status

AbstractThis study assessed the status of te reo Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, in the context of New Zealand English. From a broadly representative sample of 6327 two-year-olds (Growing Up in New Zealand), 6090 mothers (96%) reported their children understood English, and 763 mothers (12%) reported their children understood Māori. Parents completed the new MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory short forms for te reo Māori (NZM: CDI sf) and New Zealand English (NZE: CDI sf). Mothers with higher education levels had children with larger vocabularies in both te reo Māori and NZ English. For English speakers, vocabulary advantages also existed for girls, first-borns, monolinguals, those living in areas of lower deprivation, and those whose mothers had no concerns about their speech and language. Because more than 99% of Māori speakers were bilingual, te reo Māori acquisition appears to be occurring in the context of the acquisition of New Zealand English.

scholarly journals Pre-school nutrition-related behaviours at home and early childhood education services: findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1222-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gerritsen ◽  
Sarah E Anderson ◽  
Susan MB Morton ◽  
Clare R Wall
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
At Home

AbstractObjectivePre-school nutrition-related behaviours influence diet and development of lifelong eating habits. We examined the prevalence and congruence of recommended nutrition-related behaviours (RNB) in home and early childhood education (ECE) services, exploring differences by child and ECE characteristics.DesignTelephone interviews with mothers. Online survey of ECE managers/head teachers.SettingNew Zealand.SubjectsChildren (n 1181) aged 45 months in the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study.ResultsA mean 5·3 of 8 RNB were followed at home, with statistical differences by gender and ethnic group, but not socio-economic position. ECE services followed a mean 4·8 of 8 RNB, with differences by type of service and health-promotion programme participation. No congruence between adherence at home and in ECE services was found; half of children with high adherence at home attended a service with low adherence. A greater proportion of children in deprived communities attended a service with high adherence, compared with children living in the least deprived communities (20 and 12 %, respectively).ConclusionsChildren, across all socio-economic positions, may not experience RNB at home. ECE settings provide an opportunity to improve or support behaviours learned at home. Targeting of health-promotion programmes in high-deprivation areas has resulted in higher adherence to RNB at these ECE services. The lack of congruence between home and ECE behaviours suggests health-promotion messages may not be effectively communicated to parents/family. Greater support is required across the ECE sector to adhere to RNB and promote wider change that can reach into homes.

Child and Young Adolescent Suicide in New Zealand

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette L Beautrais
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Young Adolescent ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Mortality Review ◽  
History Of ◽  
Children And Young Adolescents

Objective: To describe the epidemiology and characteristics of all suicide deaths among under 15-year-olds in New Zealand over a 10-year period. Method: In a 10-year retrospective study the features of all 61 children and young adolescents aged less than 15 years who died by suicide in New Zealand from 1989 to 1998 were examined by review of coronial files. Results: Suicide among under 15-year-olds is very rare but increasing. Suicide risk increases with age: the majority of those who die are aged 14 years (57.4% of the total) or 13 years (26.2%). Boys (72.1%) and Maori (57.4%) predominate. Most suicides occurred in children not living in intact biological families (67.2%). Hanging was the predominant method (78.7%). One in three children left suicide notes. One in four had a history of contact with social welfare authorities. There was a family history of suicide in 10% of cases. A minority had a documented history of prior suicide attempts (13.1%) or mental health problems (23%). One in four (23%) was reported to have made threats of suicide within the year prior to their death. A majority of deaths appeared to have been precipitated by relatively minor family arguments or disciplinary events, which, however, occurred in the context of actual or anticipated disruptions or transitions in family living arrangements or school circumstances, or severe family problems. Conclusions: In general, the impression of young adolescent suicide was of a disadvantaged, vulnerable and distressed group of adolescents growing up in extremely difficult circumstances. Maori children predominate in this group. There is clearly a need to verify these impressions with an in-depth investigation of the familial and social circumstances of children who die by suicide. Such investigations might best be conducted by annual mortality review and monitoring of all young adolescent suicides.

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