A5025860956- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Child Development and Education
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Child Therapy and Development
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
Dalhousie University
2019-2023
Mount Saint Vincent University
2018
Saint Vincent Health System
2018
It is important to consider physical activity and movement in early life ensure children establish maintain healthy patterns. Recent evidence has highlighted the importance of outdoor play childcare environment. Active play, especially free supports independence, self-regulation allows explore their world make decisions. Loose parts or open-ended materials are natural synthetic resources that can be used more than one way, allowing experiment through play. Incorporating loose into...
The Physical Literacy in the Early Years (PLEY) intervention is a randomized mixed-methods controlled trial focused on embedding loose parts materials into outdoor play spaces of regulated child care centres across Nova Scotia. aim to evaluate efficacy PLEY versus standard childcare practice influencing thoughts and behaviors children, parents, educators.Participating early (n = 19) were randomly assigned or control sites. Intervention sites received kits at beginning project while upon...
Abstract Background Physical activity participation among preschoolers in childcare settings are low, and interventions to increase physical levels have produced mixed results. The Literacy the Early Years (PLEY) project implemented a six-month childcare-based outdoor loose parts play intervention centres Nova Scotia, Canada. purpose of this study was examine impact PLEY on development domains literacy (physical activity, competence, confidence motivation, knowledge understanding) attending...
Outdoor play with its risks is necessary for optimal child development. Increasing attention being paid to factors influencing children's opportunities risky outdoor play, parent/guardian (hereafter parent) perceptions an important, under-researched topic. This research explored parents' of preschoolers' play. Interviews were held 19 parents preschoolers in Nova Scotia, Canada. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model was used consider levels influence related A qualitative descriptive approach...
The objective of this study was to describe the levels and bouts physical activity (PA) sedentary behaviour (SB) among preschoolers in Nova Scotia, Canada, proportion meeting PA step guidelines. Children (75 boys, 49 girls; mean age = 4.2 (range 3-5 years)) participating Physical Literacy Early Years (PLEY) provided data. Average time (minutes, % day) spent sedentary, light (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA), total PA; average frequency; duration MVPA (≥5 min, ≥10 min) (≥10 per day were...