PERIODS OF CHILDHOOD

The Impact of Nutrition at Different Periods of Childhood on Cognitive Development

Critical Periods during Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height among Immigrant Siblings

Critical Periods During Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height Among Immigrant Siblings We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children’s development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are mostly poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation b...

Estimating the critical and sensitive periods of investment in early childhood: a methodological note.

The identification of critical periods in early human development requires statistical analyses beyond simple cross tabulation of correlations of observed variables. This paper provides an overview of different quantitative methods available for the statistical analysis of longitudinal data regarding child development, and in particular the identification of critical and sensitive periods for l...

Important periods of weight development in childhood: a population-based longitudinal study

BACKGROUND Identifying important ages for the development of overweight is essential for optimizing preventive efforts. The purpose of the study was to explore early growth characteristics in children who become overweight or obese at the age of 8 years to identify important ages for the onset of overweight and obesity. METHODS Data from the Norwegian Child Growth Study in 2010 (N = 3172) wer...

Prevention-centered caries management strategies during critical periods in early childhood.

The current caries management model in the United States is based on restoring teeth rather than preventing disease. Scarce resources make this approach unsustainable, especially in clinical settings that serve vulnerable child populations. This paper presents specific prevention-centered caries management strategies that should form the basis of clinical interventions targeted at children duri...