Child Development Research Unit

Attention Parents!

Did you know that injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths throughout childhood? The Child Development Research Unit (CDRU) at the University of Guelph conducts research to identify the best ways to ensure children’s safety and prevent injuries. We want you and your children to join us in our injury prevention research!

We have fun research studies involving parents, infants, children, and teens and will work around your schedule to find a time that is convenient for you. You will also be compensated for your time. There are many ways that you can get involved:
- Complete the following survey to be added to our volunteer list database so you can be contacted about study opportunities you are eligible for: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1BlKzFCl34sZKbY
- Participate in in-person research (on campus or through home visits)
- Complete online studies
- Check out our website and past research findings at https://cdru.uoguelph.ca/
- Email us for more information at [email protected] or call us at 519-767-5033

Attention parents of 11,12,15 and 16 year old's! Help us learn about how pre-teen and teens negotiate about family rules with their parents. This study is virtual using Microsoft Teams! If interested, please contact us!

Our other current project is looking for children ages 7-9 to participate in an interactive project involving virtual reality and roadside safety. If interested, please contact us!

We are also in need of participants for another project involving children 8-10 years old that involves innovative virtual reality technology

For parents with children 4, 5, or 6 years old - please join us for a project related to playground safety!

Calling all young first time parents 📢 We would love to have you join our newest research project where you can receive up to $45 for participating. See the poster below for more details!

ATTENTION PARENTS!!! :)

The Child Development Research Unit is currently looking for parents of infants to participate in a fun and exciting research project! This project involves parents of infants who have not yet started crawling, but are able to sit up on their own.

We are trying to do something that has not been done before but is very important, and that is to study how parenting practices change as children go from hardly being able to move to being able to walk and run.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please follow the link to our website, send us a message on Facebook, or give us a call at (519)- 767 – 5033 for a direct and prompt response from one of our Research Assistants!

Your participation would make a huge difference and would really help us gain a better understanding of parenting practices that promote children’s health and well-being.

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Click this link, or the Sign Up button on our page to get involved in our research!!

Getting Involved! | Child Development Research Unit This project involves children between the ages of 8-10 who have never been personally involved or had any immediate family member involved in a car accident as a pedestrian. In this project, we are using a virtual reality approach and having children wear 3-D goggles so that they experience simulat…

Attention parents!!

The Child Development Research Unit is currently looking for parents of infants to participate in a fun and exciting research project! This project involves parents of infants who have not yet started crawling, but are able to sit up on their own.

We are trying to do something that has not been done before but is very important, and that is to study how parenting practices change over about a 6 month period as children go from hardly being able to move around to being able to walk and run. However, we would not be able to do this without the help from parents within our community. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please follow the link to our website, send us a message on Facebook, or give us a call at (519)- 767 – 5033 for a direct and prompt response from one of our Research Assistants!

Your participation would make a huge difference and would really help us gain a better understanding of parenting practices that promote children’s health and well-being.

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Child Development Research Unit

Who are we?

The Child Development Research Unit (CDRU) is a research laboratory at the University of Guelph that studies critical developmental issues related to child health. We focus on promoting safety and injury prevention in children under 13 years of age. As the director of the CDRU, Dr. Morrongiello has become a top contributor to the field of Developmental Psychology by designing innovative research and intervention projects that have been shown to improve safety knowledge and reduce unintentional injuries for children. The CDRU comprises students of all levels: PhD; masters; undergraduate thesis students, interns, and volunteers; as well as some full-time staff members.

There are many ways that the research projects of the CDRU can address key factors about current safety issues. Studies may involve phone surveys, in-person visits to our lab on campus, or lab members visiting the homes of our research participants. Some studies focus on children, others on parents, and some involve the entire family.