Browsing by Subject "Children"
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Are we just playing games? Examining the motor skill and physical activity benefits of two after-school programs.
(2013-08-14)This project measured the effectiveness of after school physical activity programs which emphasized moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and motor skill improvement. Children (n=41) from sport-based program and ... -
CHILD OUTCOMES IN THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL CHRONIC PAIN: EXAMINING SOCIAL TRANSMISSION PATHWAYS
(2019-04-23)Parents play a crucial role in children’s pain experiences. Theory and empirical studies have highlighted the association between parental chronic pain and children’s pain and mental health. The current dissertation aimed ... -
A Children's Library: Designing Spaces for Play and Imagination
(2013-12-10)Children’s understanding of space is a fusion of reality and fantasy, in which the physical environment, play, and imagination assume important roles. The boundary between the imaginative realm of the child and the physical ... -
An Examination of the Influence of Mimicry on the Pro-Social Sharing of Preschoolers
(2013-07-09)The effects of mimicry on pro-social sharing were investigated among 4-year-olds. During the priming phase, the experimenter either copied the actions of the children directly or responded contingently to their actions. ... -
Exploring the Relationships Between Healthy Active Living Marketing and Family Eating and Physical Activity Perceptions and Behaviours
(2010-08-17)Canada’s obesogenic environment is host to the advironment, which bombards children with advertisements for soft drinks, fast foods, confectionary, cereals and savory snacks (‘the Big 5’). Television is the primary media ... -
Face Validity, Internal Consistency and Applicability of The Participation and Environment Measure: Child and Youth (German Translation) in Switzerland: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
(2018-04-03)The Participation and Environment Measure: Child and Youth is a parents’ self-report, descriptive measure of childhood participation, with established validity and reliability in large-scale participation research (Anaby ... -
IMPACT OF CUMULATIVE SLEEP RESTRICTION ON SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
(2019-04-11)The impact of reduced sleep duration on sleep physiology has not been extensively studied in children. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be particularly vulnerable to sleep loss as many of ... -
Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 34(2), 1955
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A Place for Healing: Architecture as Intermediary Between Nature and the Healing Child
(2012-08-22)This thesis investigates the difficult reality of children faced with illness, necessitating prolonged hospitalization. It takes a critical position with regard to the current approach to health care in Canada within the ... -
Spring of Gardens: Healing Spaces and Protection for Children in Jenin, Palestine
(2024-04-15)The number of Palestinian orphans and children who have experienced trauma, PTSD, and the loss of what a childhood should have been is growing due to the ongoing occupation of Palestine by the Israeli Government. Children ... -
THREE ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC INSECURITY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(2017-08-21)Studies of economic insecurity often neglect children. This dissertation examines the effects of parental economic insecurity on children’s development. In Chapter 2, I investigate the causal relationship between parental ... -
Travel Behaviour and Transportation Challenges of Households with Pre-School Aged Children: A Child-Care Centre Based Study
(2016-04-08)Sustainable transportation planning practices and current research lack in addressing the requirements of households that must travel with young children. It is important that planners have an understanding of the ...