The aim of this study was to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of preschool caregivers in Hong Kong with a view to informing policy-makers about health promotion within this population. The following research questions were addressed: (i) What was the HRQOL of young children's caregivers in Hong Kong? (ii) Were there differences between these caregivers' health and the general ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in Iranian preschool children based on evaluations by parents and teachers because a thorough understanding of epidemiologic features of ADHD symptoms in preschool children is important for prevention and management. METHODS Children between the ages of three and six att...

Bilingualism or multilingualism is not the aberration supposed by those speaking a 'big language' but rather the default situation for the majority of speech communities in the world today. Based on this perspective, the psycholinguistic foundations of second language acquisition are explored in the first part of this paper and it is argued that bilingual education in a monolingual society shou...

BACKGROUND Preschool children call for focused attention in India because India has the highest percentage of undernourished children in the world. OBJECTIVE To compare the growth and nutritional status of Indian preschool children for the periods 1998/99 and 2005/06, SUBJECTS AND METHODS Using data on weight and length/height as well as the sociodemographic background of preschool children...

A randomized-trials design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a preschool mathematics program based on a comprehensive model of research-based curricula development. Thirty-six preschool classrooms were assigned to experimental (Building Blocks), comparison (a different preschool mathematics curriculum), or control conditions. Children were individually pre-and posttested, participating ...

In the past, serious emotional problems for preschool children were believed to be of too low prevalence to warrant professional attention. Only recently has researched begun to focus on preschool children to examine these emotional problems. Among the research pointing to the importance of psychological adjustment at this early age is the finding that the presence of an emotional problem is th...

INTRODUCTION Preschool age is critical for the development of adequate eating and physical activity habits. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the nutritional status, physical activity (PA) and fitness levels in preschool children in relation to gender and parental sociodemographic outcome measures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Preschool children selected from 30 school facilities i...

BACKGROUND Smoking is Greece's largest public health threat. Greece has the highest adult smoking prevalence among all E.U countries, which in turn possibly predisposes Greek children and adolescents to smoke. The purpose of our study was to research into the smoking habits of preschool children's parents since children of that age could be vulnerable to parental negative role modeling and to i...