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Fenson, Larry; Schell, Robert E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Discusses developmental changes in visual exploration and manipulative investigation among children from birth to six months, six to 12 months, and 12 to 36 months of age. Also discusses pretend play in terms of decentration, decontextualization, and integration. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Exploratory Behavior, Infants, Object Manipulation
Honig, Alice Sterling; Miller, Susan A.; Church, Ellen Booth – Early Childhood Today, 2006
This article presents calming activities and routines for children at different ages and stages. Honig discusses the different stages of arousal for children ages 0-2 and gives suggestions for ways to sooth fussy babies. Miller discusses calming activities and comforting environments for children ages 3-4, and recommends activities that require…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Young Children, Class Activities, Developmental Stages
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Hollich, George J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Presents emergentist coalition theory of language development characterizing lexical acquisition as the emergent product of cognitive constraints, social-pragmatic factors, and global attentional mechanisms. Details 12 experiments with 12- to 25-month-olds using the development of reference as test case of the theory. Presents evidence that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning)
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Daehler, Marvin W. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Discusses the importance of modeling, hints, and other information contexts for providing a link to establishing new problem-solving strategies for toddlers and older children. Discusses the use of the microgenetic approach for yielding valuable information about strategic development despite the lack of availability of verbal reports. Suggests…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
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O'Brien, Shirley J. – Childhood Education, 1992
Discusses how parents can discipline their children successfully. Distinguishes between punishment, permissiveness, and discipline. Provides parents with guidelines on positive steps in disciplining their children with practices that are appropriate to the child's age and developmental level, especially infants, toddlers, and preschool children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Rearing, Discipline, Family Environment