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Avgar, Amy – 1987
Studies on the effects of early day care can be characterized according to two distinct research trends. In the first, which occurred during the 1960s and 1970s, the principal issue was whether day care had any inevitable and negative consequences for the child and, particularly, the mother-child attachment. The second, more recent, trend has been…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Day Care
Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Mueller, Edward C. – 1978
In a study to assess young children's social interaction with peers, six male toddlers who were the only participants in a playgroup were observed in two situations: (1) a GROUP situation in which at least four of the boys were present and (2) a DYAD situation in which only two boys were present. Both types of observations were made at 16, 19, and…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Structure, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
Razel, Micha – 1977
This paper attempts to refute the assumption that early motor development is determined genetically and is not influenced by environmental factors. The paper re-examines three studies which are consistently cited as providing evidence for a maturational theory of motor development: the "early training study" by Gesell and Thompson, the "swaddling…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Analysis, Early Experience, Educationally Disadvantaged
Guthrie, P. D.; Horne, Eleanor V. – 1971
Annotations of tests measuring motor development, cognitive growth, intelligence, mental health, social maturity, and concept attainment in infants from birth to 24 months of age are presented. Information is given concerning test purpose; intended groups; test subdivisions or tested skills, behaviors, or competencies; administration; scoring;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Tolan, William J.; Tomasini, Lisa – 1977
This study was intended to determine whether differences in maternal attitude and behavior relate to differences in infants' Strange Situation security classification. Subjects for the present study were 38 white middle-class mothers and their normal, 1-year-old infants (20 male, 18 female). Infants who were classified as to the quality of their…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Early Childhood Education
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
Bremner, Gavin, Ed.; Slater, Alan, Ed.; Butterworth, George, Ed. – 1997
Noting that the last 30 years have seen enormous increases in the understanding of infancy, this book examines the current state of knowledge regarding infant development. The book's contents stem from meetings of the British Infancy Research Group. Although the book was intended for advanced undergraduates, it would also be useful for advanced…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Infant Behavior
Squibb, Betsy; Deitz, Sally J. – 2000
The Step by Step program was begun in 1994 as an experiment linking sound early childhood educational practice with concepts of democracy to create learning environments in which children practice choice and learn critical thinking skills, and in which parents actively participate in their child's education. This manual expands the program to…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Activities
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Hughes, Fergus P.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Describes a program developed to help parents become effective playmates. Suggests that interactive play between infants and adults has numerous benefits, although these benefits will not occur automatically; they require parents to develop the appropriate skills. Proposes methods to facilitate play and make an important contribution to the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
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Volker, Susanne – Infant and Child Development, 2005
Infants' differential vocal response (DVR) towards their mother and a female stranger at 3 months of age has been predominantly investigated as an index of early cognitive functioning. The present study explored the relationship between DVR and different infant and mother indicators of the developing relationship quality in a sample of 23…
Descriptors: Mothers, Home Visits, Infants, Parent Child Relationship
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LaGasse, Linda L.; Neal, A. Rebecca; Lester, Barry M. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2005
Infant crying signals distress to potential caretakers who can alleviate the aversive conditions that gave rise to the cry. The cry signal results from coordination among several brain regions that control respiration and vocal cord vibration from which the cry sounds are produced. Previous work has shown a relationship between acoustic…
Descriptors: Crying, Pregnancy, Infants, Acoustics
Nesdale, Andrew R., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This book consists of 31 papers focusing on aspects of child development. Mainly reports of research, papers are grouped topically into four sections dealing respectively with perceptual, language/communication, cognitive, and social development. Most of the nine papers in section 1 focus on the perceptual development of infants. Topics include…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, NC. – 1987
First Years Together (FYT), a 3-year service and training demonstration project, provided services to 32 high risk or preterm babies and their parents in order to overcome the emotional and developmental effects of hospitalization and a worrisome start. Service was initiated shortly before each baby's discharge from the intensive care unit and…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Developmental Disabilities, High Risk Persons, Hospitalized Children
Cooper, Grace C. – 1974
Information about infants from 1 to 3 months old is presented in a self-instructional format. This illustrated booklet is part of a related curriculum on parenting and child development for school-age mothers. Topics discussed are: (1) Infant care, (2) infant behavior (e.g., thumbsucking, crying), (3) the mother's relationships with the father of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Care, Child Development, Contraception
Emory, E. Kenneth; And Others – 1976
The effects of low, full (normal) and high birthweights on the broad range of neonatal behaviors measured by the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale were investigated in a study which also attempted to replicate results of the authors' earlier study of the Brazelton Scale. Data from the original sample of 52 infants were included in the later…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research
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