Early Development Index

The Early Development Index or EDI is the brainchild of Magdalena Janus and Dan Offord at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Like its Australian successor, AEDI, it provides a community-level measure of young children’s development in five domains: language and cognitive skills, emotional maturity, physical health and well-being, communication skills and general knowledge, and social competence. EDI and AEDI encourage the use of epidemiological data to promote social cohesion and harness community resources in the search for ways to improve children's health and development.

Upcoming Events

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting 2009
2 Apr 2009 - 4 Apr 2009
Denver, Colorado, United States
XIV European Conference on Developmental Psychology
18 Aug 2009 - 22 Aug 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
ISPCAN Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect 2009
15 Nov 2009 - 18 Nov 2009
Perth, Australia
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting 2010
11 Mar 2010 - 13 Mar 2010
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2011
31 Mar 2011 - 2 Apr 2011
Montreal, Canada

Research : Growing up in the Age of Terrorism

Philadelphia researchers argue that so extreme has been the emotional climate generated by the US administration's preoccupation with a war on terror that investigation is warranted into the effects on young people of what they call “secondhand terrorism”.

Research : Balm of hurt minds… chief nourisher in life's feast

Two studies suggest a strong link between troubled family life, poor sleep and developmental setbacks – and also give a hint that prevention scientists might benefit from brushing up their Shakespeare.

What Works : Five steps to high fidelity

Choose the right “operating system” when introducing prevention programs and your worries that faithful implementation and local ownership are mutually exclusive might just fade away.