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Prediction of early childhood obesity acceptable to many caregivers of tamariki in New Zealand
A Better Start National Science Challenge’s Model Acceptance study is the first large-scale survey on the subject of caregiver acceptability of early childhood obesity prediction models in a multi-ethnic cohort of parents, caregivers, and grandparents anywhere in...
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Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori
Read the published report for 'Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau' Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori project by Leonie Pihama, Naomi Simmonds and Waikaremoana Waitoki. This project investigates ways that mātauranga Māori related to the raising of Māori...
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New research into early learning success builds children’s resilience, cultural connectedness and wellbeing
The foundations of early literacy success and subsequent educational achievement and healthy wellbeing are developed in the early childhood period. New research funded by A Better Start National Start Challenge advances science at international levels and addresses...
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