Introduction: The Newborn Acuity Cards (NAC) have been used on neonates and were noted to be simple, fast, and reliable. The distinguishing features of NAC include central placement of the gratings and wide range of grating acuity that can be measured. In the current study, NAC were used with children who had developmental delays to determine the…

The allocation of attention to threatening stimuli is an evolutionarily salient aspect of development; however, different factors such as clinical symptomology and temperamental traits may relate to alterations in these attentional patterns. The current study used eye-tracking to investigate the attentional patterns of 60 preschool-aged children…

This article uses a literature review of maternal filicide by the author [Davies, A. (2022). "Mothers who kill their children: Literature review and reflections for social work practice." Practice: Social Work in Action. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2022.2090535] as a framework to undertake a content analysis of 39 Case Reviews of…

Fundamental motor skills are important markers of child development, yet gold standard measurement of these skills may be infeasible in large surveillance studies. The SUNRISE study examines movement behaviors and fundamental motor skills among an international sample of preschool-aged children. This study aimed to evaluate the associations of…

Because Black girls are seen as oppositional to middle-class, white femininity and positioned as unworthy of protection within oppressive systems, Black girl play is deemed dangerous. Thus, we created The Black Girl Collective (BGC) and convened to consider: What do we learn from witnessing Black girls' joyful acts through their digital dance…

This study tested the equivalence of concurrently collected measurements of physical activity in children ages 3-5 years from the System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY) and accelerometers. Accelerometry-based physical activity measurements were collected from 109 preschool children across 18 sites, and SOPLAY was used to…

This study explored differences in children's information seeking in the two exploration tasks aligned with proposed curiosity frameworks. One task provided an open-ended unlimited information seeking design assessing the frequency of exploration attempts across similar options; the second was a constrained information seeking design with limits…

Despite substantial improvements to memory precision in childhood, the neural mechanisms underlying these changes remain unclear. Here, 40 children (7-9 years; 22 females, 18 males; majority White) and 42 adults (24-35 years; 22 females, 20 males; majority White) modulated their approaches to memory formation--focusing on the specific details to…

This study aimed to develop and validate the Teacher Rating Scale of Leadership (TRSL) for assessing leadership in 3- to 6-year-old preschoolers. Developed through observation, interviews, and expert reviews, the TRSL was tested on 995 preschoolers in Zhejiang Province, China. It demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha…

Autistic children's play has routinely been determined to deviate from accepted trajectories and patterns and is consistently interpreted as a deficit requiring remediation. An extensive review of the literature on functional play in autistic children led to the identification of 10 articles comparing autistic and typically developing children's…

Teaching in times of crisis is a challenge for the current educational system, and the impact of the environmental crisis on the global framework is affecting the quality of life of children. Diminishing rainfall in South America and Chilean water private rights are threats that impact them strongly. Children are aware of the increasingly severe…

Friendships are a critical component of a healthy quality of life and provide numerous benefits for all individuals but can include significant barriers for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities (ND). Despite calls for an increase in inclusive educational practices, limited research exists to explore the nature of friendships between…

Previous research has found that children typically prefer items from assortments of large rather than small varieties. Scarce items with fewer similar items are more desired than abundant items, although the reverse pattern can also be seen in certain situations. However, little research has examined these two factors simultaneously. Designed to…

This paper starts with the increasing discussions on juridification in education. Concerning theorizing on such processes, we examine the poor implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD (2008) in the school sector of Germany. The paper considers the…

The effectiveness of education and upbringing of children with hearing loss who are placed in special and mixed groups remains an important issue. The study aims to establish mixed groups consisting of both healthy children and children with hearing loss, and subsequently evaluate and compare their cognitive and mental development across different…