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Duursma, Elisabeth; Pan, Barbara A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Most research on parental bookreading has focused on mothers reading to their children. This study examined bookreading practices among approximately 800 fathers and mothers in low-income families. We looked at differences and similarities between families where both parents read frequently compared to families where only mothers read frequently.…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Family Environment, Toddlers, Parent Participation
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Eiden, Rina D.; Ostrov, Jamie M.; Colder, Craig R.; Leonard, Kenneth E.; Edwards, Ellen P.; Orrange-Torchia, Toni – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
This study examined the association between parents' alcoholism and peer bullying and victimization in middle childhood in 162 community-recruited families (80 girls and 82 boys) with and without alcohol problems. Toddler-mother attachment was assessed at 18 months of child age, and child reports of peer bullying and victimization were obtained in…
Descriptors: Bullying, Mothers, Alcoholism, Toddlers
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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
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Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Godfrey, Erin B.; Rivera, Ann C. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
Few studies have examined how experiences associated with being an undocumented immigrant parent affects children's development. In this article, the authors apply social exclusion theory to examine how access to institutional resources that require identification may matter for parents and children in immigrant families. As hypothesized, groups…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Identification (Psychology), Undocumented Immigrants, Cognitive Development
DiLauro, Elizabeth; Jones, Lynn; Nelson, Florence – ZERO TO THREE, 2007
This article summarizes state and community policy activities during the first six months of 2007 and provides updates of the progress to serve infants, toddlers, and their families. The following states are included in the report: (1) Arkansas; (2) California; (3) Indiana; (4) Iowa; (5) Michigan; (6) Minnesota; (7) New York; (8) Ohio; (9)…
Descriptors: Counties, Early Intervention, Infants, Toddlers
Child Care, Inc., 2006
Children's earliest experiences set the stage for school success and adult productivity. In the first three years of life, the brain grows at breakneck speed, creating more than a trillion pathways for learning and development. By the age of three, 85 percent of the brain's capacity is in place, creating the ability to speak, learn, and reason.…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Norton, Yolanda – ZERO TO THREE, 2006
This article summarizes state and community policy activities during the final six months of 2006 and provides updates of the progress to serve infants, toddlers, and their families. The following states are included in the report: (1) Rhode Island; (2) Virginia; (3) New York; (4) Pennsylvania; (5) Nebraska; (6) Ohio; (7) Washington; (8) Arizona;…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Public Policy, Infants, Toddlers
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Rescorla, Leslie; Ross, Gail S.; McClure, Sarah – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: The association between language delay and behavior problems in toddlers was examined in 2 studies, 1 conducted in a developmental clinic in New Jersey (Study 1; N = 83) and the other conducted in a developmental clinic in New York (Study 2; N = 103). Method: In both clinics, parents of 18- to 35-month-olds completed the Language…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Emotional Problems, Child Behavior, Check Lists
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
Hoffman, Leon; Nachman, Patricia; Rosenman, Alice – Zero to Three, 2006
New mothers recognize that motherhood is a special task in their lives and realize that input from others provides assistance on behalf of their babies and toddlers. The Pacella Parent Child Center of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Society is a community of mothers and babies/toddlers where the staff helps mothers address the challenges…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Toddlers, Parenting Skills
Norton, Yolanda – ZERO TO THREE, 2006
This article summarizes state and community policy activities during the first six months of 2006 and provides updates of the progress to serve infants, toddlers, and their families. The following states are included in the report: (1) Rhode Island; (2) Virginia; (3) New York; (4) Pennsylvania; (5) Nebraska; (6) Ohio; (7) Washington; (8) Arizona;…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Counties, Early Intervention, Infants
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
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
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Apter, Dianne S. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
This paper is a study of systems change in services to infants and toddlers with disabilities resulting from Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. It examines the process of moving from federal legislation to implementation in one state (New York) and offers practical strategies to change agents in order to maximize successful systemic…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Mistrett, Susan – 2000
This final report reviews activities and achievements of the "Let's Play!" project, an effort to apply assistive technology (AT) to promote the play skills of infants and toddlers with disabilities within their natural environments. The federally supported project was designed to assist county early intervention programs and developed,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention
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