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Integrating Behavioral Health Support into a Pediatric Setting: What Happens in the Exam Room?
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Cuno, Kate; Krug, Laura M.; Umylny, Polina – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
This article presents an overview of the Healthy Steps for Young Children (Healthy Steps) program at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, NY. The authors review the theoretical underpinnings of this national program for the promotion of early childhood mental health. The Healthy Steps program at Montefiore is integrated into outpatient…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Pediatrics, Program Descriptions, Health Promotion
The Association of Promised Consequences with Child Compliance to Maternal Directives
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Owen, Daniela J.; Slep, Amy M. Smith; Heyman, Richard E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Noncompliance is a primary reason parents seek services for their young children. Research on socialization suggests that warning children about consequences is associated with greater compliance. In the current study, we test whether promised consequences (i.e., promises of parental responses to subsequent child behavior), compared with…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Behavior, Compliance (Psychology), Mothers
Strengthening the Pre-K Investment: Next Steps to a Winning Beginning for Every Child in New York State
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Holcomb, Betty – Center for Children's Initiatives, 2010
In 1997, New York State lawmakers passed the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) legislation, a bold new approach to early childhood education. It established new part-day Pre-K programs that were free and open to all four-year-olds. Today, the state invests $414 million annually in Pre-K, which serves more than 100,000 children in public schools and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, School Districts
Building Bridges from Prekindergarten to Infants and Toddlers: A Preliminary Look at Issues in Four States--A Discussion Paper
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Lombardi, Joan; Cohen, Julie; Stebbins, Helene; Lurie-Hurvitz, Erica; Chernoff, Jodi Jacobson; Denton, Kristin; Abbey, Rachel; Ewen, Danielle – ZERO TO THREE, 2004
From the time of conception to the first day of kindergarten, development proceeds at a pace exceeding that of any subsequent stage of life. Relationships and experiences with parents, caregivers, and preschool teachers during these early years "form the foundation and scaffold on which cognitive, linguistic, emotional, social, and moral…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Public Policy, Preschool Education, Infants
The Media Habits of Infants and Toddlers: Findings from a Parent Survey
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Weber, Deborah S.; Singer, Dorothy G. – Zero to Three (J), 2004
The authors summarize previous research and report the results of their study on young children's television and video viewing habits. Previous studies confirm that children under 2 years spend a significant amount of time engaging with television and videos and are highly attentive to them. Attentiveness is contingent on age; for instance, one…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Toddlers, Content Analysis, Television Viewing
Approaches to Rural Professional Development
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Thornburg, Kathy R.; Scott, Jacqueline L. – Zero to Three, 2006
Three professional development approaches have shown promise in raising the competency level of early childhood professionals in rural areas. Provider registry systems gather information that provides a foundation for further professional development initiatives and systemic development. Statewide professional development systems designed to serve…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Rural Population, Young Children, Rural Areas