Socioeconomic status moderates associations between hippocampal development and cognition in preterms

Julia Konrad, et al

Objective

The hippocampus plays a critical role in cognitive networks. The anterior hippocampus is vulnerable to early-life stress and socioeconomic status (SES) with alterations persisting beyond childhood. How SES modifies the relationship between early hippocampal develop

Occupational Therapist–Teacher Collaboration in Inclusive Education in Québec: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Lina Ianni et al

Background: In inclusive schools, collaboration between occupational therapists (OTs) and teachers has the potential to build capacities among these school-team members working with students with disabilities. Current evidence supports multi-tiered delivery models, such t

The Measles Book: Thirty-Five Secrets the Government and the Media Aren’t Telling You about Measles and the Measles Vaccine

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From the website:

As measles outbreaks continue to surface — and as mainstream media weaponizes them for political gain — it’s increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction.

Is this “public health emergency” truly something to fear? Are we and our chil

International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (IISOP) welcomes new members

ISSOP is a global organization -

'- composed of social pediatricians and child health professionals collaborating through research, awareness and communication to create a framework for structuring the response of ALL child health professionals that define social determinants of health as poverty, g

Moving Upstream: Confronting Racism to Open Up Children’s Potential

From Center on the Developing Child:

The scientific evidence is clear and growing: racism imposes unique and substantial stressors on the daily lives of families raising young children of color.

Understanding how these stressors affect child health and development provides a compelling framework for

Project BEYOND: Improving Body Functions through Participation

Project BEYOND how community-based activities can positively impact key body functions—motor, behavioural, and emotional—among youth with physical disabilities. By engaging in an 8-week activity of their choice, participants may experience improvements in movement, attention, and mood.

Partnering wi

Rapprochement of Families, Professionals, and Community: Strategic Approach for Supporting Children during Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten

Paper by Marisa Macy, University of Nebraska Kearney, USA

Abstract:

Families look to educators to help support their child’s transition from preschool to kindergarten.

Professionals can look to families for important information about their child that will facilitate a smooth transition.

The rapproc

Decolonising development and child rights

'an opportunity to do things differently'

From their website:

‘The chaos generated by the USAID freeze has underscored the fragility of the current system and highlighted how power within the minority world can wreak havoc in the majority world without accountability. The chaos has created shock and