Unreliable food access linked to poor behavior, learning in kindergarten

Healio (4/14, Bortz) reported, “Inadequate access to food in early childhood was correlated with negative social-emotional and cognitive outcomes among children in kindergarten,” researchers found after examining “data on a recent birth group that were nationally representative to examine the connection between food insecurity and kindergarten skills, including reading, math and social-emotional outcomes.” The findings were published online in Child Development.

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— “Unreliable food access linked to poor behavior, learning in kindergarten,” Johnson AD, et al., , April 14, 2017.

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