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Silberg, Jackie – 2001
Intended for parents with infants, this book is a collection of 230 simple, fun-filled games that can be played with infants from birth to age 1 year. The book begins with guidelines for growth in motor, auditory, visual, language, cognitive, and self-concept skills from birth to 6 months and from 6 to 12 months. The remainder of the book presents…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Childrens Games, Developmental Tasks, Exploratory Behavior
Brostrom, Forrest C. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2005
Some people associate planned giving with fancy trusts and exotic tax plans. The truth is far simpler and more profound. This book provides a comprehensive review of the subject, from the relative simplicity of outright gifts and bequests to the more complex workings of pooled income funds and retained life estates. The author lends a common sense…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Futures (of Society), Strategic Planning
Meins, Elizabeth – 1997
This book investigates children's security of attachment in infancy and its relationship to their cognitive development in the preschool years, presenting evidence that caregivers' proclivity to treat their infants as mental agents and to attribute intentionally to their behavior is critical to their child's cognitive development. The book…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Solomon, Judith, Ed.; George, Carol, Ed. – 1999
Disorganized attachment relationships were first formally identified on the basis of the anomalous behavior of some infants during laboratory separations and reunions with the parent. This book presents new research and theory on the topic of attachment disorganization, an area of investigation that is of increasing importance in the study of…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Parke, Ross D., Ed.; Ladd, Gary W., Ed. – 1992
This book surveys new developments in research on family-peer relations and discusses the impact of these developments on current knowledge and future research. The book's 14 chapters are: (1) "Themes and Theories: Perspectives on Processes in Family-Peer Relationships" (G. Ladd); (2) "Family and Peer Relationships in Historical Perspective" (P.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Abuse
Barth, Richard P., Ed.; Freundlich, Madelyn, Ed.; Brodzinsky, David, Ed. – 2000
As child welfare professionals have become aware of the impact of prenatal substance exposure on children in the adoption process or who are available for adoption, there is a heightened need for understanding a range of issues connected with prenatal alcohol and drug exposure. This book addresses many of these issues, including the impact of…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Attachment Behavior
Daniel, Brigid; Wassell, Sally – 2002
Noting that the protective factors that support positive child development despite adversity are becoming better understood, this workbook discusses the importance of encouraging resilience in preschool children living in challenging circumstances and shows how to evaluate resilience through the use of checklists and background information. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Change Strategies, Check Lists
Graham, Lee Combrick, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this widely used text and professional resource provides a practical guide to family-based therapy for childhood emotional and behavioral problems. Presented are innovative assessment and treatment strategies that take into account children's developmental needs, different family forms, health and…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Immigrants
Nixon, Dianne; Gould, Katy – 1996
As our knowledge of young children grows, so does our awareness of the importance of the first few years of life. This book is written for students of child care at the college level, for those who work with children in the first three years of their lives, and for anyone who wants to understand more about what researchers and theorists have to…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behaviorism, Child Abuse, Child Development
Waldstein, Arnold, Ed.; And Others – 1982
This collection of articles evolved from papers presented and issues discussed at a workshop entitled "The Health Care/Education Relationship: Services for Infants with Special Needs and Their Families," held in March, 1981, for members of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) network. During that workshop, staff…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development Specialists, Communication Skills, Consultation Programs
Harwood, Robin L.; Miller, Joan G.; Irizarry, Nydia Lucca – 1995
Noting that the role of culture in the development of child attachment provides a provocative arena for debate among a wide array of scholars, this book details two studies of cultural differences in the meanings given to attachment behavior by middle- and working-class Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers. The book reviews the cultural adaptationism…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies
Rotenberg, Ken J., Ed.; Hymel, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
Despite the apparent universality of loneliness and its link to psychosocial maladjustment, research on loneliness has emerged rather recently in the history of psychology. This book brings together varied theories and lines of research on loneliness among children and adolescents to provide a source for future research. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Child Development
Becker, Nettie – 1999
Noting that millions of young American children are at-risk because they have been denied bonding and communication with a caring adult, this book serves as a call for national attention and provides a guide for developing the parenting skills needed by today's parents and child caregivers. The book contends that caregivers' qualifications must…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Klaus, Marshall H., Ed.; Robertson, Martha Oschrin, Ed. – 1982
Provided are summaries of conference presentations discussing aspects of birth, parent/child interaction, and attachment behavior. Material in part I explores perspectives on pregnancy and the perinatal period. Included are discussions of birth in nonindustrial societies, progress in the study of maternal behavior in animals, the physiological…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Animal Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Birth
Baker, Amy C.; Manfredi-Petitt, Lynn A. – 1998
Children need loving bonds with caring adults to develop trusting relationships, solid self-esteem, and a readiness to learn. This book draws on caregivers' personal experience, as well as interviews and conversations, and questionnaires completed by child care providers to explore the issue of love in child care settings and how family child care…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship
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