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Structured literacy for NZ children – Expert Reaction

Structured literacy for NZ children – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 May 202406 May 2024

From next year, the government expects all public schools to teach students to read with a ‘structured literacy approach’. Yesterday’s […]

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Challenging child behaviour during quarantine – Expert Reaction

Challenging child behaviour during quarantine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 April 202012 August 2020

Kiwi parents and caregivers will likely be facing their own challenges caring for children as New Zealand enters the second […]

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Wireless tech and childhood development — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 May 201703 August 2018

A review paper published in Child Development claims that exposure to electromagnetic fields and radio-frequency radiation – via wireless technology – may be linked […]

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Childhood obesity plan – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 October 201520 May 2016

A wide-ranging series of initiatives designed to tackle childhood obesity was unveiled by the Government yesterday afternoon. The package is […]

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Fish oil during pregnancy – benefits questioned

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 October 201022 October 2010

New research led by the University of Adelaide challenges advice that pregnant women should increase their intake of fish oil. […]

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