Supporting children's social development

This book shows educators how to support children’s friendships in the early years. It covers three core themes:

- knowing how young children form close relationships with each other 

Social development measures associated with problem behaviours and weight status in Australian adolescents

During the adolescent years, substance use, anti-social behaviours and overweight/obesity are amongst the major public health concerns. We investigate if risk and protective factors associated with adolescent problem behaviours and substance use are also associated with weight status in young Australian adolescents. Data comes from the 2006 Healthy Neighbourhoods study, a cross-sectional survey of students attending primary (grade 6, mean age 11) and secondary (grade 8, mean age 12) schools in 30 communities across Australia. Adolescents were classified as not overweight, overweight or obese according to international definitions. Logistic and linear regression analyses, adjusted for age, gender and socio-economic disadvantage quartile, were used to quantify associations between weight status (or BMI z-score) and the cumulative number of problem behaviour risk and protective factors. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was 22.6 % (95 % confidence interval (CI), 21.2–24.0 %) and 7.2 % (CI, 6.3–8.3 %). Average number of risk and protective factors present was 4.0 (CI, 3.7–4.2) and 6.2 (CI, 6.1–6.3). Independently, total number of risk factors present was positively associated with likelihood of overweight and obesity, while number of protective factors present was inversely associated with the likelihood of being above a healthy weight. When both risk and protective factors were included in a regression model, only risk factors were associated with the likelihood of being overweight or obese. Average BMI z-score increased by 0.03 units with each additional risk factor present. Prevention programmes targeting developmental risk and protective factors in adolescents that reduce substance use and problem behaviours may also benefit physical health.

A decade of social development in Latin America, 1990-1999

Includes bibliography

A review of social development in the Caribbean in the nineties: World Summit for Social Development (WSSD)+5

Includes bibliography

Selección de documentos y publicaciones de la División de Desarrollo Social de la CEPAL = Selection of documents and publications of ECLAC's Social Development Division

Publicación bilingüe

Selección de documentos y publicaciones de la División de Desarrollo Social de la CEPAL: octubre-diciembre 1995 = Selection of documents and publications of ECLAC's Social Development Division: October-December 1995

Publicación bilingüe

Social development and the International Financial System

Includes bibliography

Political feasibility of social development

Includes bibliography

Informe de la Reunión sobre Crisis Externa: Proceso de Ajuste y su Impacto Inmediato y de Largo Plazo en el Desarrollo Social: ¿Qué hacer? = Report of the Meeting on Possible Measure to Deal with the Immediate and Long-term Impact on Social Development of the External Crisis and the Adjustment Process

Informe de la reunion que tuvo por objetivo: 1) considerar estrategias y propuestas de accion para superar la pobreza y lograr un desarrollo social armonico con el desarrollo economico; y 2) promover un analisis de la situacion del desarrollo social en la region, y especificamente de la naturaleza y caracteristicas de la pobreza en el marco de los factores estructurales y de los factores derivados del proceso de ajuste a la crisis externa.

La participación popular y los principios de desarrollo de la comunidad en el desarrollo económico y social = Popular participation and principles of community development in relation to the acceleration of economic and social development

Incluye Bibliografía

La formación de recursos humanos en el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina = The training of human resources in the economic and social development of Latin America

Incluye Bibliografía

Desarrollo social y planificación social: estudio de problemas conceptuales = Social development and social planning: a survey of conceptual and practical problems in Latin America

Incluye Bibliografía

An overview of social development in Brazil

Includes bibliography