Abstract
Aim: This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of fine motor delay in Australian pre-school children from low-income communities. Methods: Children from the Early Start Baseline Study completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (3rd edn.). Age, sex, executive function and family characteristics were assessed and associations with fine motor skills analysed. Results: Data were available for 700 children (M 54.0 ± 8.6 months, 53.1% boys) of which 77.4% were typically developing, 12.1% at risk and 10.4% delayed for fine motor skill. Children had higher odds of being delayed if they were male (odds ratio (OR) 3.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.22–4.90) or indigenous (OR 3.31, 95% CI 2.12–5.16) and had lower self-regulatory (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.31–3.58). Higher vocabulary (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.89–0.94), higher family income (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.05–0.90) and family education (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08–0.74) were associated with lower odds of delay. Conclusion: Almos
As heartless as it gets : Preschooler dumped in cemetery with pet dog
30 Dec, 2020 09:29 PM
2 minutes to read
Tony was dumped in a cemetery. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
A US community has rallied after a 3-year-old boy was dumped in a cemetery just two days before Christmas.
Police officers made the heartbreaking discovery in the Hope Memorial Gardens in Hinkley, Ohio, after a tip-off from a member of the public.
The witness saw a car driving away at speed from the cemetery and observed the little boy and his dog running after the car, police announced on social media.
Police rescued the boy and issued a plea for information, naming him as Tony and asking the public for information and donations to ensure he could still enjoy Christmas.
rooms. the doctors were coming out of the operating rooms. there were hundreds and hundreds of people all over the floor. you couldn t even walk on it. the hospital in el paso said on the record that victims the shooting did not want to meet with him, david. what i m left today after watching this, what would have to happen for the president to finally stop complaining he isn t getting enough praise? it s never going to stop. donald is an empty vessel who because of the way he was brought up, you know his father never told him he loved him. his mother was depressed when he was a preschooler. he is never going to change. the man is 73 years old. he is cooked. and it s very sad. i mean, donald trump is a man who has never known joy. you can t find a video of him anywhere in my personal dealings i ve never seen him laugh except for forced laughter. he is an empty vessel inside. and keeps trying to fill the emptiness. and he can t. and unlike a president who would
story, the broader story of transgender politics, most people are not mad about transgender people. now the front runner of the race has to clarify her pronouns. where are we headed? you see what happened in berkeley. they asked this resolution to get rid of manhole and brother and sister and manpower from the official language. i guess any preschooler in berkeley knows these are hateful and violent terms. i am not sure why this stops. will they go after any other noun we have. i am down here in florida. i have seen manatees and mangrove trees. in the mall what do you call those plastic figures that model