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Hands, Beth; Larkin, Dawne; Rose, Elizabeth; Parker, Helen; Smith, Anne – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This project evaluated the feasibility of a child-centred 24-week physical activity intervention. The "Play5" strategy encourages children to choose to play vigorously five times a day for about as long as school recess. The seven-year-old children were randomised to control (n = 176) or intervention groups (n = 132). Data were collected…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Preschool Children, Decision Making
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Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Lansford, Jennifer E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study evaluates the Better Parenting Programme (BPP) which has been implemented nationally in Jordan to enhance parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to caring for young children. The participants (N = 337, 94% female) were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group participated in…
Descriptors: Caring, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Child Neglect