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Ethnicity, birthweight and growth in early childhood

Posted on May 9, 2015June 22, 2015 by Christine Garrington

Birthweight varies according to ethnic group but height at the age of five does not. Why might that be? Does it tell us anything about the lives of second and third generation immigrants? And does it offer any useful guidance to health professionals hoping to target disadvantaged groups? Professor Yvonne Kelly outlines recent research with…

How well are the kids talking? Ethnic differences in children’s verbal abilities

Posted on March 30, 2015March 16, 2017 by Christine Garrington

How well our kids are doing is important to us all. The better they are doing early on in life, the better they’re likely to be doing further down the line as they grow into teenagers and adults. The earlier we can get to grips with any disadvantages or inequalities faced by individuals and groups of…

Get up, get out, get active!

Posted on March 19, 2015June 5, 2015 by Christine Garrington

Just what are the long term effects of being a couch potato as a youngster? New research using the  1970 British Cohort Study shows we may reap what we sow if we don’t switch off the television or the Playstation and get ourselves and our kids off the couch and active. Dr Mark Hamer from UCL…

Middle-aged couch potatoes ‘planted’ 30 years earlier

Posted on March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 by Christine Garrington

Parents should routinely switch off the TV and take young children out for a walk or some other exercise in order to increase their chances of growing up to be fit, healthy adults, new research suggests. And if it isn’t feasible to go outside, children could perhaps be encouraged to play interactive video games that…

Can a child’s ethnicity tell us something about asthma?

Posted on February 16, 2015March 4, 2015 by Christine Garrington

Asthma and wheezing illness are some of the most common childhood illnesses, and appear to have been on the rise in many developed countries. In the ongoing battle against them, considerable research has looked at the links with the surroundings we live in. From the effects of cold weather to dusty homes and living in polluted…

What are the links between ethnicity and mental health?

Posted on January 22, 2015October 9, 2017 by Christine Garrington

What are the links between ethnicity and mental health? Do children aged 7 from certain ethnic backgrounds exhibit more socio-emotional difficulties than their white counterparts? Afshin Zilanawala from the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies at UCL talks to Christine Garrington about new findings from the Millennium Cohort Study. Ethnic Differences in Children’s Socioemotional Difficulties: Findings from…

Understanding ethnicity in the battle against obesity

Posted on December 24, 2014January 6, 2015 by Christine Garrington

One in five children in Reception class (age 4-5) at school is either overweight or obese according to the most recent figures from Public Health England. By the time they go into year 6 (age 10-11), the figure rises to one in three. Over time our children are becoming increasingly overweight and it’s a tide…

Time for bed! Is a child’s bedtime linked to how well they are getting on?

Posted on November 10, 2014December 18, 2014 by Christine Garrington

What are the links between a child’s bedtime, their reading ability and their behaviour over time? See the slides and listen to Professor Yvonne Kelly talk at a Policy Seminar about her research Changes in Bedtime Schedules and Behavioral Difficulties in 7 Year Old Children. Photo credit: Tom Leuntjens  

How racism can damage our children’s development

Posted on November 10, 2014March 16, 2016 by Christine Garrington

How a mum’s experiences of racism can damage her child. Professor Yvonne Kelly discusses compelling evidence for considering racial discrimination in the mix of things that impact negatively on our children.

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