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The Potential Of “Let’S Go Shopping” Storybook To Influence Selection Of Healthy Food And Beverages In The Supermarket, Sameeha Binti Mohd Jamil
The Potential Of “Let’S Go Shopping” Storybook To Influence Selection Of Healthy Food And Beverages In The Supermarket, Sameeha Binti Mohd Jamil
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Background: Poor dietary habits are one of the determinants for mortality, Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and non-communicable diseases globally. Children’s dietary behaviours and food preferences are multifactorial and as children grow, other factors such as the retail food environment impacts children’s eating behaviours and food preferences. Children’s exposure to food marketing cues such as the supermarket layout, product displays and in-store promotions increases their awareness of, desire for and intention to buy promoted products. This leads to disruptive request behaviour (or ‘pester power’). Food requests from children are predominantly unhealthy, and often result in conflict between parent and child. Studies …
Effects Of Plyometric-Based Program On Motor Performance Skills In Primary School Children Aged Seven And Eight, Andrew Sortwell
Effects Of Plyometric-Based Program On Motor Performance Skills In Primary School Children Aged Seven And Eight, Andrew Sortwell
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Over the last decade, the Australian Curriculum has focused on providing a rich and engaging quality Physical Education (PE) experience for students in primary schools. An area of debate within PE has been around the need to balance engagement in physical activity with the development of motor performance skills early in life. Motor performance skill proficiency in young children is a critical determinant of participation in games, sports and physical activity. During childhood, brain development is rapid and neuroplasticity is high, making childhood a crucial time to develop motor performance skills in children. A mode of movement that has been …