Modern Children Research Articles

Main anthropometric indicators of children and adolescents living in the Chuvash Republic in the dynamics of 137 years

Anthropometric studies conducted in 1884, 1928, 1946, 1965 and 1999 to study the characteristics of growth and weight indicators of children living in the territory of modern Chuvashia, partly reflected the influence of the living conditions of children in certain historical periods of the country's development: revolutions, civil and domestic wars, post-war stabilization, «perestroika». Over the last 22-year period, from 1999 to 2021, there has been the largest increase in the growth rate of indicators of the physical development of children and adolescents, which is considered as a positive trend, a manifestation of ongoing acceleration processes. It was revealed that in modern children, physiological growth jumps in comparison with their peers in 1884, 1930, and 1999 occur earlier - in the prepubertal period.

ИЗПОЛЗВАНЕ НА ИНОВАТИВНИ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧНИ СРЕДСТВА ЗА ПОДОБРЯВАНЕ НА ПРЕПОДАВАНЕТО В ДЕТСКАТА ГРАДИНА

Education is the backbone of each society. In a world, changing as fastly as nowadays, it is important that schools and kindergartens increase their efficiency. Modern children grow up in a technological world and teachers should work in a new way, which is interesting for the children, and which meets their needs. This makes the use of innovative methods and new technologies in the pedagogical process essential. Teachers should be able to provoke and maintain children’s interest by transforming situations from real life that are significant for the child, into lessons. That would not be possible without considering the individual characteristics and achievements of the children, as well as differing and/or individualizing the goals of pedagogical interaction. It is achieved by selecting different methods and techniques, and technology is just a valuable tool that makes these educational methods completed. It also helps both children and teachers. In the following research The article is presenting technological ways and means of teaching that contribute to a better teaching process in the kindergarten. They have been tested in practice for the past few years and they have proven themselves effective. The use of an Interactive Display, a Document-Camera, as well as the creation of games on the „Smart Kids“ platform gives the teacher the opportunity to diversify and enrich their work. As for the children, the digital devices are becoming tools for developing their creative potential. Digital devices also support children’s development and they stimulate their ability to make independent decisions.

MODERN INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING THE INFORMATION SUBCULTURE OF SENIOR PRESCHOOLERS

The analysis of theoretical provisions on subculture development among senior preschoolers revealed the basic concepts of research (information environment, information subculture). It is noted that a modern child develops and grows in an informational, postindustrial society. It is proved that senior preschoolers in the information subculture know and understand the significance and value of information; they are attracted to the world around them - they are inquisitive and active; they are able to select important information from a certain amount of information, as well as process and save; they concentrate their own attention on the most important links in the information chain. The author of the paper determined that the formation of the information subculture of senior preschoolers requires a modern information environment, which provides an understanding of the diversity of the surrounding reality, its connections and interactions

Infants in the digital reality

The source of the formation of basic skills for young children is the environment that is created by surrounding adults. Modern children are introduced and seduced by mobile devices in infancy. Most often, parents use gadgets as a universal way to calm or entertain the child in order to save time for work or leisure. Touch screens and visual interfaces allow young children to interact with devices in a more responsive way than it is possible in the physical world. The experiences gained in the digital reality is carried over to the offline world, from the naive ways of interacting with the physical reality, demonstrated by infants, to the transfer of such of behavior norms as the ability to return and undo actions. The knowledge and skills related to digital resources and games are becoming more important than knowledge about the surrounding world. Voice assistants not only allow children to use the Internet without being literate, but also actively interact with the infant as a babysitter. Such communication allows children to draw a conclusion about their anthropomorphism, and, in general, contributes to uncritical immersion in the digital reality much earlier, than they are able to comprehend and realize it that dictates new ways of existence. Such an early and positive acquaintance with digital technologies gives the new generation trust and confidence in the inviolability of the technogenic world

Factors of Victimization in the Juvenile Period:Problems of Socialization of Children and Adolescents in the Context of Digital Changes

The article is devoted to the problem of digital socialization of modern children and adolescents . The focus of the study is on the factors of victimization in the juvenile period. The advantages of digitalization in the juvenile period are considered: expansion of space for cognitive research, educational, communicative activity, realization of creative abilities, professional self-determination . The changes in the social situation of the development of modern children and adolescents caused by digital transformations are revealed: early Internet initiation, active and spontaneous development of digital tools by children, information abundance, reduction of the time of direct communication of children with the family, hyper-connectivity, multitasking, blurring of the boundaries between the perception of real and virtual spaces . The main risks of victimization in the juvenile period are systematized: communication, electronic, content, consumer, addictive . The effects and consequences of the influence of digital technologies on the development of modern children and adolescents are highlighted: cognitive changes, physical and mental health problems, spiritual and moral deformations, violations of interpersonal communication and behavior (aggressive, suicidal, addictive tendencies).

SYNTACTIC EXPRESSIVENESS IN DESCRIBING THE AILMENTS OF YOUNG CHARACTERS IN THE NOVEL TURN OFF SPELLING BY EVA NEMESH’S

The relevance of the study is determined by several facts: firstly, in recent years, the interest of linguists in studying the expressiveness and emotionality of a child’s oral and written speech has enhanced; secondly, in modern teenage prose, which is part of the school curriculum, descriptions of children’s health defects and ailments are increasing; thirdly, consideration of expressiveness manifestation in the text at the syntactic level contributes to a better understanding of the ideological content of the work.
 The purpose of the study is to identify the main syntactic means of expressing expressiveness in modern children’s and youth prose, highlighting the ailments of child characters, and to determine their meaning based on the material of Eva Nemesh’s novel Turn Off Spelling.
 The scientific novelty of the study consists in the fact that the ways of expressing emotionality and evaluation when describing the ailments of young character in a work of modern Russian prose addressed to children are considered for the first time.
 Results. The current research describes the frequency syntactic means of expressiveness in the description of childhood ailments in E. Nemesh’s novel Turn Off Spelling. It was found that, when creating an asymmetric syntactic drawing, a children’s author refers to such expressive constructions as inverse word arrangement (32%), repetitions and its varieties (5%), segmentation (13%) and parcellation (22%), as well as to rhetorical constructions – 15% (rhetorical questions, exclamations, addresses and question-exclamation forms) and to ellipsis (2%). The expressive potential of the specific composition of sentences is considered (complex sentences – 41%, simple sentences – 59%), special attention to single-compound verb-type sentences is paid (27%).

A Journey through Colonial Sakhalin ：Iwaya Sazanami’s Experience in Sakhalin

Iwaya Sazanami(1870-1933) was a prominent figure in modern Japanese children’s literature. He traveled to the colonial Sakhalin one time in his life, the main purpose of this journey being to give oral presentations of fairy tales to children in Sakhalin. He energetically traveled the colony, including Toyohara (currently Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Ōdomari (Korsakov), Shirutoru (Makarov), Noda (Chekhov) and Maoka (Kholmsk).However, regarding Sazanami’s visit to Sakhalin, as far as I know, there is no previous research. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to clarify what kind of experience Sazanami had in Sakhalin under Japanese rule, and the essence of the literature(Haiku), political ideology(His view of Sakhalin and the Ainu people) he formed there.In conclusion, Sazanami was a hardcore imperialist, colonialist and nationalist who was delighted to have won the territorial struggle with Russia, the enemy country, and made Sakhalin his own. And he strongly hoped that Sakhalin and the Ainu would be included and integrated as part of the Japanese nation and people, and that Sakhalin would achieve further civilizational development in the future.

Emily C. Bruce. Revolutions at Home: The Origin of Modern Childhood and the German Middle Class.

Journal Article Emily C. Bruce. Revolutions at Home: The Origin of Modern Childhood and the German Middle Class. Get access Emily C. Bruce. Revolutions at Home: The Origin of Modern Childhood and the German Middle Class. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2021. Pp. xii, 247. Paper $27.95. Bryan Ganaway Bryan Ganaway College of Charleston, US Email: ganawayb@cofc.edu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 2, June 2023, Pages 1016–1017, https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhad206 Published: 22 June 2023

Ukrainian National Stylistics of Stage Vocabulary of Modern Children's Musical

The article is devoted to the issue of the reflection of Ukrainian national stylistics in the productions of children's musicals on the stages of domestic theaters in 2010-2020s. It was revealed that the appeal to the traditions of folk culture takes place in the context of the leading modern trends in stage art, thanks to the synthesis of which a unique color of the artistic image of the performance is achieved. The research revealed that the most important cultural and artistic principles of the Ukrainian national stylistics of the stage vocabulary of the modern children's musical are the reproduction of a living tradition and the author's directorial approaches to the interpretation of folklore forms. In some cases, the representation of the Ukrainian folk tradition in a historically authentic form is characteristic, but mostly the directors emphasize a certain stylization and conventionality of the national color - traditional elements are used to create the atmosphere of a folk tale in a modern interpretation. Characteristic stylistic coloring is achieved by using authentic material, folk chants, dances, elements of traditional Ukrainian decor, creating well-known folklore images.

School medicine: relevance, problems, and development prospects (literature review)

The article reveals the main trends in the decline in the health of modern children and adolescents studying in educational institutions, describes signs of violations in the pace and quality of growth and development of children, an increase in the signs of chronic pathologies over schooling. Literature data on the importance of modern school factors in reducing health are revealed, first of all, we are talking about the suboptimal educational environment, mental and emotional overload, physical inactivity, low motivation for a healthy lifestyle. The authors reveal the psychophysiological concept of health as a generalized property of a person to adequately adapt to a wide range of factors of various nature.
 The purpose of the study was to analyze current problems and prospects for ensuring the health of children in the context of educational institutions. Particular attention is paid to the School as a complex factor that determines the tension of the child’s regulatory systems, significantly changing his entire lifestyle, making special demands on the “school-significant” properties of the child. There are very common cases of “school maladjustment”, which determine a significant decrease in health parameters by the type of stress disorders. Life determines the importance of a constant increase in the intensity of learning, volume of necessary knowledge and competencies, both formed and implemented in an ever more complex society, including in the context of global computerization and informatization. In the course of receiving schooling experiences the child makes a draft on an ever-increasing influence of socio-psychological stress. An important component of the educational environment is the Teacher, who can both increase the pressure of negative factors and make the learning environment more comfortable, solving the problems of teaching and educating children by adequate and effective means.

The commercialisation of childhood? Materialism values of South African tweens

The development of the child consumer market has often been criticised as the commercialisation of childhood. Marketers have been accused of targeting children and grooming them for a lifetime of consumerism. The maelstrom of marketing activities aimed directly at children has led to their being more active than ever in the consumer culture space. An unfortunate consequence of this has been children becoming materialistic because of the commercial pressures of modern childhood. This study sought to determine whether South African tweens are materialistic. Existing studies on child materialism have largely excluded African children, hence the need for the current study. Data were collected through a survey of 192 schoolchildren, aged 10-14 (tween cohort), using an adapted short material values scale (MVS-c). The results of the study revealed that while South African tweens are active in consumer culture, they are largely not materialistic. This research furthers the academic inquiry into children as consumers and active participants within consumer culture. It also addresses the paucity of research on African children within the consumer culture space. The results of the study have implications for marketers with regard to responsible marketing to child consumers, as well as for researchers with regard to acknowledging African children as a non-negotiable part of the study of consumption. The study also provides recommendations for further research on child consumers.

루소의 자연주의 교육론 고찰

Objectives In this study, it was examined that Rousseau's natural education, which had a great influence on modern child education, was not an education cut off from society, but premised on educational principles for society, reason, and morality, which are the main pillars of civic education.
 Methods To this end, this thesis derives three concepts of nature by analyzing the primary source material, Rousseau's work, and secondary literature dealing with the interpretation of Rousseau's education. And based on the concept of nature, Rousseau's principles of nature education were analyzed.
 Results Through this, Rousseau was able to find not only the primitive primary nature as opposed to the artificial, but also the concept of a second nature as a normative principle that re-establishes society. Based on this, it is analyzed that Rousseau's nature education is acting as an educational principle for the formation of a new society with the connection with society in mind. Rousseau emphasized the role of the family as a mediator between the individual and society, and suggested a passive education that creates a respite space free from social customs and prejudices. Furthermore, Rousseau's nature education can be said to be an education that forms a second nature as an educational norm for a new future. In this regard, in order to form a natural person in society, we examined the need for education based on necessity, not excessive desire, and education based on things that can judge the value of things themselves.
 Conclusions Through the above contents, it was possible to examine that the nature education that Rousseau was trying to suggest does not consist in the formation of human beings cut off from society, but rather lies in the formation of human beings as moral beings that can contribute to the formation of a new society.

Nutrition of modern children: problems and solutions

Analysis and generalization of data available in the literature on the actual nutrition of schoolchildren. The article outlines the problems of nutrition of children.Nutrition is one of the most important factors determining the health of the child population.Nutrients almost completely determine the physical and mental performance, contribute to the harmonious development of the child’s body. The start of school is a critical period for a child.Nutrition should cover not only the costs that occur in the process of life, but also ensure the proper growth and development of the child. Improving the organization of nutrition in organized children’s groups is singled out as one of the priority tasks of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of healthy nutrition of the population. A necessary condition for maintaining and strengthening the health of the children’s population of the Rossoshsky District is favorable conditions for education and training in children’s institutions, where children spend a significant part of their lives.Proper nutrition plays an important role during intense mental stress.As a result of ongoing activities aimed at organizing a full-fledged, safe nutrition, at increasing the coverage of hot meals for schoolchildren, there has been a decrease in the incidence of the digestive system in children under 14 years of age, which is confirmed by socio-hygienic monitoring data. Nutrition of the child in an educational institution and in the family should be combined.

THE ARTISTIC CONCEPT OF “BOOK” IN THE CHRISTMAS STORIES FOR CHILDREN

The article explores how the concept of a book is described in the Christmas stories for children, which were included in the collection called When the show smells like tangerines”, published by The Old Lion Publishing House, and “Who creates the Christmas” published by The Black Sheep Publishing House. Ukrainian scientists’ interest in exploring concepts’ problems has been growing significantly in recent years. Despite this, the concept of “book” has not yet been widely studied, which makes this scientific investigation relevant. After all, interest in the phenomenon of books and reading in the modern world is increasing among researchers from various scientific fields – teachers, sociologists, philosophers, literary critics. In the coordinates of modern Ukrainian literature for children and youth, authors are also increasingly updating the question of the presence of books in a modern child’s life. Therefore, the work aims to analyze the use of the “book” concept in Christmas stories for children. In the course of the research, taking into account the outlined thematic guidelines, it was found that the concept of “book” is actualized within the framework of stories for children in the light of associability with the holiday of Christmas, the Christmas tradition. This positively affects the formation of the linguistic picture of the world of young readers, understanding the importance of family values and traditions. The book becomes essential to the interaction between family members, the joy of joint reading, and gift-giving. Further study of the concept of “book” in Ukrainian literature for children and youth will open new horizons for interpreting the book phenomenon in general.

Investing in Infants: Child Protection and Nationalism in Transylvania during Dualism and the Interwar Period

AbstractThe high infant mortality rate of illegitimate children in Dualist Hungary urged politicians to create a modern state child welfare system for the protection of abandoned children whose upbringing became a national matter. Their main concern was providing adequate nutrition for infants and increase their chances of survival. The article examines how demographical concerns and national-political ideals influenced the evolution of the child welfare system in multi-ethnic Transylvania, first as part of the dual monarchy and after the First World War as a province of Romania. The Hungarian state children’s asylums offered a variety of nursing programs for abandoned infants, where the foster-care system often resulted in their Magyarization at a later age. During the First World War, the new objective was the protection of infants together with mothers and the promotion of breastfeeding in order to ensure the viability of the Hungarian nation. National arguments were used in both time periods to support infant protection initiatives. In interwar Transylvania, the urban-rural ethnic distribution influenced the development of infant protection facilities: all state investments were channeled toward the “authentic” Romanian countryside, while in the “foreign” urban environment ethnic minorities focused on their own institutions.

Development of the Movement Pattern Observation Tool (MPOT)—An Observational Tool to Measure Limb Movements during Elementary School Recess

The US Center for Disease Control estimates that only 24% of American elementary-aged children participate in the recommended 60 min of daily physical activity. As activity levels decline, elementary schools should consider increasing movement opportunities. Activity-driven school days, where children can move their limbs freely, may increase memory retention performance, behavioral impulse control, as well as bone density, and muscle strength. Unstructured, outdoor play (recess) may provide an opportunity for the brain, bone, and muscle-stimulating limb movements to be utilized. To date, no research has focused on whether the modern child actively uses limb movements during recess, nor to what degree. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable assessment tool (Movement Pattern Observation Tool, MPOT) to observe and record limb movements (unilateral, bilateral, and contralateral movements) of elementary children during recess, defined in this study as unstructured, outdoor play. Three observers used the MPOT to complete thirty-five observations at one elementary school during kindergarten through fifth-grade recess breaks. Interrater reliability approached excellent, being that excellent is above 0.90. The ICC of the master observer and observer 3 value was 0.898 (95% CI 0.757-0.957), and the ICC of the master observer and observer 2 was 0.885 (95% CI 0.599-0.967), p < 0.03. Inter-rater reliability was achieved through a three-phase process. This reliable recess observation tool will contribute to the body of research linking recess to physical and cognitive health.

Growing child horizons: paradoxes and research prospects

Introduction. The issue of studying the process of growing up of a growing child in the realities of our time is of particular relevance and significance. A number of contradictions can be clearly seen (changes in the space of the child's functioning, the absence of a single track of growing up, the presence of tendencies towards the manifestation of disharmonious forms of behavior). Materials and Methods. The purpose of our study is the theoretical substantiation and development of the conceptual foundations for growing children growing up at the distance of childhood, taking into account the specifics of different educational environments. Among the key tasks, we focused, firstly, on describing the numerous cross-section of domestic and foreign works that are closely related to childhood and adulthood against the backdrop of constantly changing sociocultural practices, and secondly, to identify specific dynamic changes in emerging educational environments. problems, focusing on the main contradictions generated by the very process of growing up; thirdly, to develop the main conceptual provisions of the psychological and pedagogical analysis of the growing child growing up in educational organizations. The article is based on sociological and psychological-pedagogical studies of the problems of growing up of growing children, carried out by modern Russian and foreign scientists. Methods used: phenomenological and problem analysis. Results. An analysis of our studies (2015-2021), studies of domestic and foreign specialists made it possible to state the following conclusions: – We consider the maturation of a modern child in an educational environment as a cyclical process of constant change in the structure of his subjective and objective characteristics, including the formation of an image of adulthood in a child during ontogenesis, its development and implementation, as well as the reflection of the development of adulthood by children in the psychological and pedagogical space of participants in the educational process (parents, teachers). – The concept of the psychology of growing up a child is considered as a theoretical system that includes structure, typology, dynamics, research methods, a model that develops psychological technologies aimed at the favorable passage of age and educational crises by students (transition from “childhood” to “adult” state, in in which a growing person will have to independently determine its semantic content, showing behavior independent of the direct influence of circumstances). Discussion and Conclusions. The data obtained made it possible to substantiate the importance and objectivity of the scientific positions defended in the future. In connection with the new challenges of objective reality in modern educational environments, the search for predictors of successful maturation of growing young people, this area of research seems to be quite relevant, requiring further study.

Особенности восприятия детьми дошкольного возраста игрушек-монстров (на примере Хагги Вагги)

&lt;p&gt;The article deals with the problem of perception of monster toys that have become popular recently by modern children and the features of playing with these toys (using the example of the Huggy Wuggy toy). The popularity of monsters in modern media narratives for both adults and children is shown. The analysis of existing studies of monster toys is carried out. The results of an empirical study in which 298 children from 4 to 6 years old participated are presented. As part of the study, a conversation was conducted with children, the techniques of "Drawing a man" and "Drawing a Huggy Wuggy", observation of children's play. The results obtained suggest that for most modern preschoolers, the Huggy Wuggy toy is primarily a "status" item, and is rarely used in children's games. Knowing about the game "Poppy Playtime" and having an idea of its content, children, as a rule, do not use its plot in the game. In general, playing with Huggy Wuggy and other toys in this series is no different from playing with other soft toys. The negative emotional load and aggressive tendencies identified in children associated with the image of Huggy Wuggy are associated with the content of YouTube videos, where negative information about the content of the game and about this character is presented as affectively as possible.&lt;/p&gt;

Can Ethical Certification Prevent Food Fraud?

Ethical, sustainable, social and environmental certification organisations exist as a means to ensure various trade standards are met; protect and empower small-scale producers in developing countries; and enable consumers to use their purchasing power to effect positive change. Consumers who trust in these labels accordingly pay a premium for it, though as is the case with all food, crime may infiltrate the supply chain and undermine the value of the certification label. Research shows that crimes such as modern slavery and child labour, use of banned pesticides, corruption, and food mislabelling have all been linked to certified foods – and regulation and traditional enforcement over these crimes may be limited or absent. The existence of these crimes undermines the certification process, purpose, validity and legitimacy and may render the label fraudulent. However, standards set by certification organisations operate as a form of regulation, despite being universally inconsistent and voluntary. Implicit or explicit tolerance for these crimes also denies injury committed against the consumer. As such, from the perspective of food fraud, this research suggests that through their standards setting, certification organisations may provide a layer of regulation and enforcement, contributing to the prevention of food fraud for certified ethically labelled food.

Tāmnieku dialekta savdabība kā Kurzemes reģionālā diskursa zīme mūsdienu latviešu bērnu literatūrā: Arnolda Auziņa un Ulda Ausekļa dzejas piemērs

The article focuses on the study of one of the identifiers of regional literature – the use of local language. The goal of the article is to establish and interpret the nuances and meaning of the use of the Livonian dialect in the poetry of two popular authors of modern Latvian children’s literature – Uldis Auseklis (1941) and Arnolds Auziņš (1931). The analysis of literary texts is based on the work (opinions on idioms, dialects and the use of their features in fiction) of several researchers of regional culture – Keith David Malcolm Snell, Anna Mlekodaj –, and Latvian scholars – Kārlis Mīlenbahs, Marta Rudzīte, Ieva Ozola, Alberts Sarkanis, Dace Strelēvica-Ošiņa and others. The examples of Auseklis’s and Auziņš’s poetry analyzed in the study reveal that in modern Latvian children’s literature, specificially in poetry, dialects are one of the sources of language enrichment and that poets use them consciously and skillfully. Both poets demonstrate a convincing sense of the peculiarities of the Livonian dialect, however, the use of the dialect is influenced by the knowledge of the authors: if the dialect is the language of the author’s native region, then the texts written in it are more numerous and reveal the distinctiveness of the dialect in a more nuanced way. The lexicon characteristic of Livonian dialect – regional words, ethnographic names, also individual expressions, various phonetic peculiarities (loss of sounds, insertions, rearrangements, etc.) and word forms different from the literary language (use of the masculine gender instead of the feminine gender, verb form invariance regardless of person and number, etc.) – is used in modern Latvian children’s poetry most often. In the poems by Auziņš and Auseklis, the use of dialect is dominated by a respectful attitude. Humour in the analyzed texts does not mock the dialect or its speakers, the analyzed texts demonstrate the recognition that the regional language can be perceived as an important part of the national language, not as its opposition. The study shows that the use of the regional language in modern Latvian children's books simultaneously preserves the peculiarities of the dialect and gives them a new life because the unusual expressiveness makes them attractive to the reader and can promote the use of the dialect. Also, the texts written in such idioms can become an important source for the research of linguists, literature and culture scholars, and educational scientists.