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Research Reports

Growing Up in Scotland: Parental service use and informal networks in the early years (2011)

Growing Up in Scotland: Changes in child cognitive ability in the pre-school years (2011)

Growing Up in Scotland:Parenting and children's health (2011)

Growing Up in Scotland: Change in early childhood and the impact of significant events (2011)

Growing Up in Scotland: The circumstances of persistently poor children (2010)

Growing Up in Scotland: Health inequalities in the early years (2010)

Growing Up in Scotland: Maternal mental health and its impact on child behaviour and development (2010)

Growing Up in Scotland: Children's social, emotional and behavioural characteristics at entry to primary school (2010)

Growing Up in Scotland: Impact of the home learning environment on child cognitive development (2010)

Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - Food and Activity (2009)
Findings from Year 3 on diet, eating and physical activity levels of children aged just under 5

Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - Non-resident Parents (2009)
Findings from Year 3 on the nature and extent of non-resident fatherhood among families with young children

Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - Parenting and the Neighbourhood Context (2009)
Findings from Year 3 on families' experiences of living in Scotland's neighbourhoods

Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - Multiple Childcare Provision and its Effects on Child Outcomes (2009)
Findings from Year 3 on families' experiences of using childcare for children under the age of 5

Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - The Impact of Children's Early Activities on Cognitive Development (2009)
Findings from the first 3 years of GUS exploring children's cognitive ability

GUS Year 3 - one page (2 sides) summary

Growing Up in Scotland : Year 2 - Results from the second year of a study following the lives of Scotland's children
The report on Sweep 2 findings of the Growing Up in Scotland Study (2008)

Growing Up in Scotland: A Study Following the Lives of Scotland's children
The first research report on Sweep 1 findings of the Growing Up in Scotland study (2007)

Growing Up in Scotland Study : Exploring the Experience and Outcomes for Advantaged and Disadvantaged Families.

Growing Up in Scotland: Use of Informal Support by Families with Young Children.

Growing Up in Scotland: Growing Up in Rural Scotland.

Research Summaries

Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No.1/2011
Parental service use and informal networks in the early years

Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No.2/2011
Changes in child cognitive ability in the pre-school years

Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No.3/2011
Parenting and children's health

Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No.4/2011
Change in early childhood and the impact of significant events

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 1/2010
The circumstances of persistently poor children

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 2/2010
Health inequalities in the early years

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 3/2010
Maternal mental health and its impact on child behaviour and development

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 4/2010
Children's social, emotional and behavioural development at entry to primary school

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 1/2009
Non-resident Parents

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 2/2009
Food and Activity

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 3/2009
Parenting and the Neighbourhood Context

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 4/2009
Multiple Childcare Provision and its Effects on Child Outcomes

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 5/2009
The Impact of Children's Early Activities on Cognitive Development

Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 1/2008
Summary of findings from Year 2

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 2/2008
Experiences of pre-school education

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 3/2008
Issues of child health and development at ages 1-2 and 3-4 years

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Topic Research Findings 4/2008
Parenting styles and parental support

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No1
Summary of findings from Year 1

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No2
Use of childcare by parents of young children

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No3
Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenting

GUS Growing Up in Scotland Research Findings No4
Sources of formal and informal support for parents of young children

Research Briefings

GUS Research Briefing 1 - Growing up in rural Scotland

GUS Research Briefing 2 - The use of informal support by families with young children

GUS Research Briefing 3 - Scotland’s families: advantage and disadvantage

CRFR Research Briefing 40 - Parenting practices and support in Scotland

CRFR Research Briefing 36 - Breastfeeding in Scotland: the impact of advice for mothers

Scottish Centre for Regeneration Action Learning Note 50 -
Growing Up in Scotland : using evidence in practice

GUS Research Briefing 4 - What parents say about children's health and professional support

GUS Research Briefing 5 - What can research do for you? GUS findings for social wokers and others (Joint Briefing with the Scottish Childcare and Protection Network SCCPN)

GUS Sweep 5 Parenting Briefing

Journal articles

The relative importance of social class and maternal education
for breast-feeding initiation

Juggling Work and Motherhood: The impact of employment and maternity leave on breastfeeding duration: A Survival Analysis on Growing Up in Scotland Data

Understanding the use of alcohol in pregnancy amongst women in Scotland

Analysing Growing Up in Scotland data by Local Authority - possible options

Using the findings from the Growing Up in Scotland Study - a guide for Local Authorities

Lone parent families with young children - findings from the Growing Up in Scotland study

Presentations

'Growing Up in Scotland: the experiences of young children and their families'

'The Early Years Landscape in Scotland: findings from the Growing Up in Scotland Study' Holyrood Early Years Conference March 2010