Publications

Age-and sex-specific percentile curves for the Test of Gross Motor Development from 7,263 children aged 3-5 years from 13 countries

Martins Clarice, Webster Elizabeth K, Romo-Perez Vicente, Salami Sedigheh, Lemos Luís Filipe, Duncan Michael J, Bardid Farid, Staiano Amanda, Okely Anthony, Kambas Antonis, Sääkslahti Arja, Pesce Caterina, Honrubia Cristina, Magistro Daniele, Niemistö Donna, Carlevaro Fabio, Magno Francesca, Nobre Glauber, Aires Ivina, Estevan Isaac, Paez Herrera Jacqueline, Soto-Sanchez Johana, Mota Jorge, Ribeiro José, Almonacid Juan H, Ning Ke, Robinson Leah E, Karageorgopoulou Maria, Lagoa Maria João, Lenoir Matthieu, Quan Minghui, Valentini Nadia C, Dehkordi Parvaneh S, Gil Madrona Pedro, Cross Penny, Jones Rachel, Henrique Rafael, Tassitano Rafael, Chen Si-Tong, Biino Valentina, Diao Yucui, Bandeira Paulo, Barnett Lisa M

Journal of Motor Learning and Development Vol 14 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2025-0151

Movement behaviour and active play space standards : a review of early childhood education frameworks in the United Kingdom

Phillips Sophie M, Jones Dan, Howells Kristy, Bardid Farid, Reilly John J, Tucker Patricia

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy Vol 20 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-026-00172-7

"The system is a bit broken…" a qualitative exploration of barriers in the pathway for diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder

Eddy Lucy H, Merrick Nat K, Staniforth Cara E, Jukes Jade L, Hill Liam J B, Mon-Williams Mark, Bardid Farid, Murray Rebecca

PLoS ONE Vol 21 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343972

Movement behaviour guidelines and prevalence in the early years

Reilly John, Bardid Farid

Movement Behaviour in the Early Years (2026) (2026)

Treasured but not measured? Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical literacy in children and adolescents

Reilly John J, Robertson Kerry, Bardid Farid

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness Vol 24 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2025.200434

Developing international consensus on key indicators for a 24-hour movement behaviour report card in early childhood : a twin-panel delphi study

Huang Wendy Y, Zhang Danqing, Tremblay Mark S, Wong Martin C S, Sit Cindy H P, Wong Sam W S, Chan Derwin K C, Wong Stephen H S, Bardid Farid, Reilly John,

Sports Medicine - Open Vol 11 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00905-x

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Research Interests

My research area is physical activity and health promotion. My work focuses on movement behaviours (physical activity, screen time, and sleep) and physical literacy (physical competence, knowledge and understanding, and motivation and confidence) and its impact on health and development in under 5s, children and adolescents.

My research themes include:

• Active places of learning ~ whole-school physical activity
• Sport and active recreation for all
• Active travel

I co-lead the Active Healthy Kids Scotland, FitBack Scotland and SUNRISE Scotland projects with Prof John Reilly. I am also a member of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC) and the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Europe Network.

Professional Activities

Co-creating Better Lives: Living Labs for Social Good

Speaker

4/3/2026

Research Integrity and Culture Week event

Organiser

3/3/2026

Cross-Faculty Connections: Growing Networks and Building Opportunities with and for Children and Young People

Participant

26/2/2026

Co-creation for social good: Living lab in action

Speaker

4/9/2025

Living Labs for Co-creating Socially Inclusive Health & Care Tech Solutions

Organiser

28/5/2025

Stories from Strathclyde: Celebrating our Work with Children and Young People

Participant

15/5/2025

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Projects

Interactive Dashboard for Better Public Health Insights: Active Healthy Kids Scotland

Stewart, Ryan (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026

Providing Accessible Local Data on the True Prevalence of Childhood Obesity

Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Stewart, Ryan (Academic) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Stewart, Ryan (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2026 - 23-Jan-2026

Investigating 24-hour movement behaviours in young people with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland

Muirhead, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Crawford, Megan (Co-investigator) Donnachie, Craig (Co-investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026

Move for brain health: Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card

Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026

24-hour Movement Behaviours, Child Development, and Families in the Early Years: Active Healthy Families

John, Jessica (Researcher) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator) Henderson, Marion (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028

Digital Childhood: Reducing Health Risks of Screen Time in Early Childhood in Europe

Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator)

30-Jan-2025 - 29-Jan-2026

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