The ability of young children to manage their emotions and behaviours is an important
prerequisite for social adjustment and school readiness. With an increase in early‐onset …

Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender,
IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal …

Using a longitudinal, UK representative sample from the Millennium Cohort Study, the
present study examined longitudinal variations in parent ratings of child social, emotional …

In the UK, the behaviour of some young people is currently an issue of concern, addressed
by several government initiatives (Home Office, 2003). Another focus of government policy is …

Evidence from the USA (Hart & Risley, 1995; Robertson, 1998) and the UK (Tunmer &
Hoover, 1992; Burt, Holm & Dodd, 1999) suggests that socio-economically disadvantaged …

Abstract Language disorder (LD) and social-emotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties are
common childhood problems that often co-occur. While there is clear evidence of these …

Background The youngest children in an academic year are reported to be educationally
disadvantaged and overrepresented in referrals to clinical services. In this study we …

Links have long been made between literacy and economic development, and recent
governments in the UK have put great emphasis on the teaching of literacy to raise …

Considerable evidence supports the association between language learning difficulties and
behaviour in young children and this is likely to be particularly true of children raised in …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between language skills and
behavioural problems and the potential moderating role of the quality of classroom …