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Joh, Amy, S.; Adolph, Karen, E. – Child Development, 2006
Walkers fall frequently, especially during infancy. Children (15, 21, 27, 33, and 39 month-olds) and adults were tested in a novel foam pit paradigm to examine age-related changes in the relationship between falling and prospective control of locomotion. In trial 1, participants walked and fell into a deformable foam pit marked with distinct…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Experiential Learning, Accident Prevention, Motor Development
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Peterson, Lizette; And Others – Child Development, 1995
In a year-long participant observation study of remediative action following child injury, 61 children ages 8 and 9 and their mothers wrote records and, in biweekly interviews, reported on more than 1,000 minor injuries. Found that remediative action was related to type of child activity and to mother's affect and beliefs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Affective Behavior, Child Behavior, Children