TY - UNPB
T1 - Little Australians: differences in early childhood development
AU - Gong, Cathy
AU - Cassells, R
AU - McNamara, Justin
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Children are undoubtedly a parents pride and joy, but theyre also destined to be the pride of the nation. Even though our 4-5 year old Australians are a long way off making meaningful contributions to our country, they will one day be our political and business leaders, our doctors and nurses, teachers and entrepreneurs, shaping the future direction of our country. We all know that a childs early experiences can have a huge impact on their development and success later in life; so what might be the greatest influences? Do girls really outperform the boys right from the start? Do city kids do better than country kids? Does a familys financial stability affect a childs development? Does reading to your children each night really seem to have any impact? The 28th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report, Little Australians, explores the differences in the development of Australians aged 4-5 and what patterns we can see in their development. It examines overall development as well as three specific development domains: physical health; social and emotional functioning; and learning and cognitive development.
AB - Children are undoubtedly a parents pride and joy, but theyre also destined to be the pride of the nation. Even though our 4-5 year old Australians are a long way off making meaningful contributions to our country, they will one day be our political and business leaders, our doctors and nurses, teachers and entrepreneurs, shaping the future direction of our country. We all know that a childs early experiences can have a huge impact on their development and success later in life; so what might be the greatest influences? Do girls really outperform the boys right from the start? Do city kids do better than country kids? Does a familys financial stability affect a childs development? Does reading to your children each night really seem to have any impact? The 28th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report, Little Australians, explores the differences in the development of Australians aged 4-5 and what patterns we can see in their development. It examines overall development as well as three specific development domains: physical health; social and emotional functioning; and learning and cognitive development.
M3 - Working paper
T3 - AMP.NATSEM
SP - 1
EP - 24
BT - Little Australians: differences in early childhood development
PB - University of Canberra
CY - Canberra, Australia.
ER -