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Tronick, Edward; Greenfield, Patricia Marks – 1973
This curriculum was designed as a learning sequence for the adults in charge of a group care center for infants. For example, the sequence of the steps in the child's motor development (e.g., reaching) are described, and some activities and materials appropriate to each step are suggested. Other areas for developmental sequences and activities…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Honig, Alice S. – 1972
This paper describes the Family Development Research Program, a program combining quality infant day care services with a home visitation component. Particular emphasis in this paper is on the day care center curriculum. Primary goals of the program are: (1) the design and maintenance of optimal environments which nourish an infant's development…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education

Ford, Martin E.; Thompson, Ross A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Sketches the outlines of a life-span perspective on competence development, which focuses on beliefs about one's potential for producing desirable outcomes. The concern is with the nature and implications of individual differences in perceptions of personal agency and likely origins and development of the perceptions in the early years. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Attitudes, Child Caregivers
Murray, Lynne, Ed.; Cooper, Peter J., Ed. – 1997
Only recently has the research on postpartum depression dealt with the disorder's effects on child development. This book explores the impact of postpartum depression on mother-infant interaction and child development, its treatment, and postpartum psychosis. The chapters are: (1) "The Nature of Postpartum Depressive Disorders" (Michael…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Chronic Illness, Cognitive Development
O'Brien, Marion – 1997
With an increasing emphasis on inclusive child care, that is, care for children with and without disabilities within the same setting, there is a greater need for tested and workable approaches to provision of such care. Based on a developmental-ecological model of care and early intervention, this book is a resource for practitioners providing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Intervention
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
Slater, Alan, Ed. – 1998
The development of sensory and perceptual ability in infants is an important area of infancy research. This book reflects current knowledge of perceptual development and points to some of the many questions that remain unanswered. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "How the Visual System Develops: Normal and Abnormal…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes

Szanton, Eleanor Stokes – Young Children, 2001
Discusses the values transmitted to infants and toddlers by a majority of Americans and by many early childhood education leaders. Points out how mainstream infant/toddler programs encourage the characteristics of individualism, independence, choice and exploration, initiative, equality, and expressiveness. Examines parents' role in infant/toddler…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Diversity (Student)

Laewen, Hans-Joachim – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1989
Considers current research on day care for West German children. Maintains that the quality of day care and the psychological development of infants and toddlers are influenced by identifiable characteristics. Claims that through studies on infants and day care, a mediation position can be established on the controversy concerning early day care.…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Emotional Development, Family Characteristics
McLeod, Anita R. – Dimensions, 1991
Discusses the need for communication between parents, caregivers, and infants in high quality caregiving. Emphasizes the importance of a developmentally appropriate program. Addresses primary caregiving in terms of the overall care and nurture of a small group of infants. Discusses methods of reporting and assessment used by caregivers. (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Thoman, Evelyn B., Ed.; Trotter, Sharland, Ed. – 1978
Conference papers and discussions presented in this volume reflect recent research results that suggest the human infant is not a tabula rasa but an organism endowed at birth with an array of capabilities. Contents focus on several issues, including the possibility that infants have a rich affective life from their earliest days and that even…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Animal Behavior, Auditory Discrimination, Biological Influences
Nagel, Charles – 1972
This workbook was designed to help parents of preschool children take an active role in the education and guidance of their children, particularly in the area of language and vocabulary, social development, and movement. Included are all the sections from the book "Discovering How Children Learn" in addition to parent and child…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Home Programs, Infant Behavior
National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC. – 1998
Noting recent neuroscience research findings suggesting that caregivers play a vital role in brain development, this videotape explores the process of brain development during the first 15 months of life and presents implications for infant care. Part 1 of the 28-minute video discusses basic infant development and brain research, focusing on how…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Brain, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role

Kupetz, Barbara N.; Green, Elise Jepson – Young Children, 1997
Notes that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for assuring success in reading. Describes types of children's books and offers guidelines for book selection. Discusses several guidelines that help early childhood professionals experience successful infant and toddler book reading sessions, and includes bibliography of…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Educational Strategies
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet; Eyer, Dianne Widmeyer – 1980
Designed for caregivers who work with infants in day care centers, family day care programs, Home Start infant programs, and programs for the developmentally disabled, this book provides guidelines for establishing a respectful, responsive, and reciprocal relationship between the caregiver and the infant. Ten principles for promoting this kind of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Classroom Environment