Participants will be introduced to the risks associated with excessive early childhood televiewing and develop an understanding of the current recommended guidelines for children’s television exposure. My research agenda in Montreal (Canada) addresses modifiable factors in early childhood that influence human development. From birth through the preschool years, exponential brain maturatio...

This study investigated the effects of gender, academic performance and preschool education on mental rotation skills among Turkish prospective teachers. A total of 525 undergraduate students (364 female) from a government university located in western Turkey completed the Mental Rotation Test (MRT). A three-way [2 (gender) × 5 (academic performance) × 2 (preschool education)] between-subjects ...

Over the last decade, researchers have expanded our understanding of early-emerging mental health problems in preschoolers. In this article, we review the epidemiology, course, and clinical significance of disruptive behavior disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, and depressive disorders in preschoolers. We present findings highlighting advances in preschool ps...

Background/aims: Preschool screening for amblyopia has controversially been abandoned in some localities within the United Kingdom, on the basis that there is no clear evidence of benefit to support its continuation. Data collected within a birth cohort study were used to examine visual outcomes at 71⁄2 years in children who did or did not receive preschool vision screening. Methods: Monocular ...

RATIONALE The markedly improved life expectancy of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) has created a new challenge, as traditional markers of lung disease are frequently normal in young children. This prevents identification of individuals who may benefit from more aggressive therapy and also obliges large study numbers and prolonged duration for intervention studies. There is an urgent need for...

The present study examined the influence of schooling during children's first and second years of preschool for children who experienced different amounts of preschool (i.e., one or two years), but who were essentially the same chronological age. Children (n = 76) were tested in the fall and spring of the school year using measures of self-regulation, decoding, letter knowledge, and vocabulary....

BACKGROUND/AIMS Preschool screening for amblyopia has controversially been abandoned in some localities within the United Kingdom, on the basis that there is no clear evidence of benefit to support its continuation. Data collected within a birth cohort study were used to examine visual outcomes at 7(1/2) years in children who did or did not receive preschool vision screening. METHODS Monocula...

The study provides the body mass index (BMI), the prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool Lithuanian children, 1986-2006. In the 2003-2006 more than 1000 preschool 3-6 year old children from Vilnius (the capital of Lithuania) were investigated according to the standard anthropometric methods. The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) was estimated according to the cut-off poi...

OBJECTIVE To identify correlates of objectively measured moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children during preschool attendance. METHODS This cross-sectional study included data from 426 apparently healthy Danish children (49.5% boys), 5 to 6 years of age enrolled in 42 randomly selected preschools. The percentage of time spent in MVPA (≥ 574 counts/15 second) during preschool...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the association between preschool education experiences and adulthood self-rated health using representative data from a national population-based survey. METHODS Data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study in 2006 and 2012 were used. A total of 2391 men and women 21-41 years of age were analyzed. Log-binomial regression analyses were conducted to ...