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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…

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…

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  

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