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HDFS 230: Early Childhood

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Sample original research articles:

Berchtold, A., Akre, C., Barrense-Dias, Y., Zimmermann, G., & Surís, J.-C. (2018). Daily internet time: towards an evidence-based recommendation? European Journal of Public Health, 28(4), 647–651. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky054
Byrne, R., Zhou, Y., Perry, R., Mauch, C., & Magarey, A. (2018). Beverage intake of Australian children and relationship with intake of fruit, vegetables, milk and body weight at 2, 3.7 and 5 years of age. Nutrition & Dietetics, 75(2), 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12409
Cetken-Aktas, S., & Sevimli-Celik, S. (2023). Play preferences of preschoolers according to the design of outdoor play areas. Early Childhood Education Journal, 51(5), 955–970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01358-7
Chen, Z., Dai, Y., Liu, X., & Liu, J. (2021). Early childhood co-sleeping predicts behavior problems in preadolescence: A prospective cohort study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 19(5), 563-576.
de Melo Silva, S. R., Salustino dos Santos, M. C., Marinho da Silva, A., Ferreira, F. Â., deyse de Souza Cabral Freitas, R., Gouveia, M. T., & Alcoforado dos Santos, R. E. (2018). Perception of the hospitalized child’s companion in relation to therapeutic toys. Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 12(10), 2703–2709. https://doi.org/10.5205/1981-8963-v12i10a236309p2703-2709-2018
Hutmacher, F. (2021). Do you remember? Similarities and differences between the earliest childhood memories for the five senses. Memory, 29(3), 345-352.
Lytje, M., & Dyregrov, A. (2023). When young children grieve: Supporting daycare children following bereavement—A parent’s perspective. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 86(3), 980–1001. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222821997702
McDonnell, T., & Doyle, O. (2019). Maternal employment and childcare during infancy and childhood overweight. Social Science & Medicine, 243, 112639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112639
Shafer, A. E., Wanless, S. B., & Briggs, J. O. (2022). Toddler teachers’ responses to tantrums and relations to successful resolutions. Infant & Child Development, 31(3), 1–18. https://doi-org.kapproxy.lib.hawaii.edu/10.1002/icd.2304

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