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Miller, Karen; Lang, Alyssa – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Two articles discuss problems that infant caregivers deal with in their work place. The first article provides ideas on how to take care of and pacify a crying baby; the second discusses the experience of a caregiver in a group child-care situation which involved her own child, noting the transition from infant room to toddler room. (AA)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Crying, Day Care

Waters, Everett; Beauchaine, Theodore P. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Focuses on three questions related to attachment theory: whether it requires distinct patterns of attachment, how taxonomic analysis contributes to understanding individual differences in attachment security, and whether attachment theorists are asking the right questions. Asserts that attachment theory is indifferent to the structure of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior

Fraley, R. Chris; Spieker, Susan J. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Discusses four questions concerning commentaries on the taxometric analysis of Strange Situation behavior related to: (1) whether the categorical model of attachment facilitates theoretical and empirical innovations; (2) whether and how a continuum of security fits into the two-dimensional model; (3) the role of types and dimensions in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior

Fein, Greta G.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Describes behaviors of infants, toddlers, and their center caregivers at entry and after three and six months of group care. Longitudinal data revealed increased activity/interest and peer interaction and a decline in negative affect and adult interaction/contact during the first three months. Age-matched group comparisons revealed improvements in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance, Behavior Change, Child Caregivers
Seifer, Ronald; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
Mothers of 23 infants with developmental disabilities were given suggestions for ways to interact in a contingently responsive manner. Compared to a control group, the interaction coaching group mothers increased responsivity and decreased stimulation, and the infants were less fussy and performed better on developmental assessments. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Feedback, Infant Behavior

Brown, Josephine V.; Bakeman, Roger; Coles, Claire D.; Sexson, William R.; Demi, Alice S. – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Examined effects of prenatal drug exposure on infants born preterm and full-term to African American mothers. Found more extreme fetal growth deficits in later-born infants, and more extreme irritability increases in earlier-born infants. Gestation length did not moderate cardiorespiratory reactivity effects. Exposure effects occurred for…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Birth Weight, Blacks, Body Height
Wakai, Kunio, Ed.; Chen, Shing-jen, Ed. – 1995
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Research and Clinical Center for Child Development. Six topics are covered in the report. The articles are: (1) "Development of Intentional Behavior in Early Infancy" (Hongtu Chen); (2) "An Investigation of the Differences of Social Space in the Playroom: Through…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Early Childhood Education Administration Inst., Rockville, MD. – 1994
To ensure a lasting effect of the efforts made in early childhood programs, this manual provides specific, sequential curriculum-related activities for parents to use with infants and toddlers at home. Activities have been differentiated for the following three age groups: (1) 4 to 12 months; (2) 12 to 24 months; and (3) 24 to 36 months. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Infant Behavior, Infants
Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield. – 1987
Five separate bibliographies present citations of resources regarding prenatal risk, premature and low birthweight infants, infant nutrition and breastfeeding, and early intervention for infants with disabilities. The first bibliography lists 133 references from medical texts and journals regarding child development, disabilities, diagnosis, and…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Breastfeeding, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Broden, Margareta Berg – 1986
A theory of normal mother-infant relationship based on Margaret Mahler's theories is the basis of a treatment program for disturbed mother/infant relationships. This theory includes the concept of symbiosis which for the child is an undifferentiated condition, a fusion with the mother where the two have a common outward border, thereby protecting…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Theories, Developmental Stages, Emotional Response
Wagner, Betty S. – 1982
The Mental Development Scales: Birth to Three Years are instruments designed to assess developmental levels of young children within a setting familiar to the child. They (1) provide a greater understanding of child behavior and development, (2) serve as a basis for planning an individualized curriculum for each child, and (3) furnish the means…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Development, Data Collection
Zlatin, Marsha A.; Horii, Yoshiyuki – 1976
This longitudinal study examines the early stages of language acquisition in four first-born infants from birth to two years. Selected aspects of vocal-verbal behavior exhibited by the children and their parents were examined. Home and laboratory recordings, diaries, interviews, and developmental observation were principal data sources. Substudies…
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior, Infants
WHITE, BURTON L.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO FIND OUT IF INFANTS WOULD EXHIBIT BEHAVIORS CONSISTENT WITH PIAGET'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECIPROCAL COORDINATIONS AMONG THE LOOKING, SUCKING AND GRASPING SCHEMAS. A SECOND PURPOSE WAS TO SEE IF INCREASED LOOKING AT AND TOUCHING OF NEARBY OBJECTS BY INFANTS WOULD RESULT IN ACCELERATION OF THE…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Conceptual Schemes, Eye Hand Coordination, Human Development
Will, Jerrie Ann; And Others – 1974
This study examines the influence of maternal predispositions toward sex-appropriate behavior and the mother's response to "feminine" or "masculine" cues in infant behavior. In the investigation, one 6-month-old male infant was presented to 11 mothers who served as subjects. The infant was dressed as either boy (blue clothes) and named Adam, or…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cues
Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; And Others – 1972
This orientation manual includes a compilation of activities, curriculum, records, and operating procedures of ongoing infant and toddler group care demonstration projects. The current status of three day care units is described: the Infant Day Care Unit, the Toddler Day Care Unit, and the Toddler Enrichment Unit. The manual serves as a basic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Experience, Emotional Development