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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sloan, Seaneen; Stewart, Moira; Dunne, Laura – Child Care in Practice, 2010
Research on the effects of breastfeeding on child cognitive development has produced conflicting results, and many studies do not account for infant stimulation in the home. The aim of this study is to determine whether breastfeeding predicts enhanced cognitive development in one-year-old infants after controlling for the main socio-economic and…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Infants, Interviews, Regression (Statistics)
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Stewart, Moira C.; Iwaniec, Dorota; Sneddon, Helga; Dunne, Laura; Sloan, Seaneen; Gildea, Aideen; Allen, Sarah J.; McErlean, Lorrainne – Child Care in Practice, 2007
The Growth, Learning and Development (GLAD) study aimed to examine how a broad range of factors influence child weight during the first year of life. Assessments were undertaken within a multidisciplinary team framework. The sample was drawn from the community and data collection was undertaken in the four Greater Belfast Trusts. Two hundred and…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Body Weight, Performance Factors, Perinatal Influences
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Sloan, Seaneen; Sneddon, Helga; Stewart, Moira; Iwaniec, Dorota – Child Care in Practice, 2006
Breastfeeding is known to confer benefits, both in the short term and long term, to the child and also to the mother. Various health-promotion initiatives have aimed to increase breastfeeding rates and duration in the United Kingdom over the past decade. In order to assist in these endeavours, it is essential to understand the reasons why women…
Descriptors: Mothers, Educational Attainment, Child Health, Foreign Countries