Movement Behaviour in Early Years Impact on Health and Development

1. Editorial introduction Liane Beretta de Azevedo and Wendy Yajun Huang  2. Movement Behaviour Guidelines and Prevalence in the Early Years John Reilly and Farid Bardid 3. Correlates and Determinants of Movement Behaviour in the Early Years Sophie M. Phillips, Silvia Costa, Sarah Burkart, and Leigh M. Vanderloo 4. Measurement of Movement Behaviours in the Early Years Annelinde Lettink, Jelle Arts, Simone Verswijveren, Teatske Altenburg, and Mai Chin A Paw 5. Movement Behaviour and Health-Related Outcomes in the Early Years Jie Feng and Wendy Yajun Huang 6. Movement Behaviour and Motor, Cognitive, and Social-Emotional Skills in the Early Years Liane Beretta de Azevedo and Clarice Martins 7. Movement Behaviour Interventions in the Early Years: Effectiveness and Strategies Kylie Hesketh, Simone Verswijveren, Katherine Downing and Jill Hnatiuk 8. Developments and Future Directions in the Study of Movement Behaviour in Young Children Liane Beretta de Azevedo and Wendy Yajun Huang

Biography

Liane Azevedo is a researcher in the field of public health, specialising in the promotion of physical activity among children and adolescents. Her work primarily focuses on early childhood movement behaviours, examining both physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Throughout her career, Professor Azevedo has conducted numerous studies to understand the factors influencing these behaviours and has developed targeted interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among children and youth. She has a particular interest in how the use of interactive electronic devices, such as tablets and smartphones, at a young age can affect children's development, health, and overall well-being in the long term.

Wendy Huang’s research interest centers on the comprehensive spectrum of 24-hour movement behaviours, encompassing physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, in children. She is particularly intrigued by the interplay between these time-use elements and how they collectively influence overall health and child development. By leveraging advanced analytic techniques and emerging wearable devices, she seeks to capture a comprehensive picture of daily movement patterns and how holistic interventions can be developed to improve these behaviours. Her recent work also focuses on development of a report card on 24-hour movement behaviour for the early years.