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Edson Júnior Silva da Cruz; Lília Ieda Chaves Cavalcante; Edilene Maia Liebentritt; Janari da Silva Pedroso – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The objective of this study was to evaluate the motor, cognitive and language development of babies living in two institutional contexts. Seventy babies participated in the study: 35 from prisons and 35 from shelters. Thirty-five mothers of hospitalized babies and 10 caregivers of hospitalized babies also participated in this study. The…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Toddlers
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Lunga, Prosper; Esterhuizen, Stef; Koen, Mariette – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: Children's holistic development includes physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, moral and affective development and lies in early childhood development education (ECDE). According to research, children learn through different age-appropriate teaching and learning pedagogies. Therefore, the importance of implementing a play-based…
Descriptors: Play, Teaching Methods, Child Development, Young Children
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O'Connor, Dee; Robinson, C.; Cranley, L.; Johnson, G.; Robinson, A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Children's right to love is a recognised fundamental human need set down within the 1992 "United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child." This recognition stems from an acknowledgement that the Early Years of Development are emotionally driven (Degotardi, S., & Sweller, N. (2012). Mind-mindedness in infant child-care:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Anderson, Charlotte – Educational Forum, 2009
James L. Hymes, Jr., wrote prolifically from the 1930s through the 1980s on the need for adults to understand and regard children's socio-emotional needs. In the belief that the foundation for true education is relationship-based, this article highlights Hymes's respect for children and examines the relevance of his regard for humanity for today's…
Descriptors: Gifted, Psychological Needs, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
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Brotherson, Mary Jane; Summers, Jean Ann; Naig, Lisa A.; Kyzar, Kathleen; Friend, Anna; Epley, Pamela; Gotto, George S., IV; Turnbull, Ann P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2010
Home visiting in early intervention is the primary model for delivering services and building partnerships with children and families. Using interviews with early interventionists and family members, this study investigated the extent to which families' and professionals' emotional needs were met during home visits and what factors contributed to…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Family Environment, Child Development, Parent Child Relationship
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Markova, Gabriela; Legerstee, Maria – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Predictions about the role of contingency, imitation, and affect sharing in the development of social awareness were tested in infants during natural, imitative, and yoked conditions with their mothers at 5 and 13 weeks of age. Results showed that at both ages, infants of highly attuned mothers gazed, smiled, and vocalized positively more during…
Descriptors: Mothers, Imitation, Infants, Interpersonal Competence