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Download full textPedersen, Frank A. – 1975
This study investigates three types of reciprocal interactions among members of the family unit (father, mother and infant): father-infant interaction affecting child's development, father-infant interaction affecting mother's behavior, and husband-wife interaction affecting mother's behavior. Data from a sample of 39 healthy first-born infants…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Relationship, Fathers, Infant Behavior
Tracy, Russel L.; And Others – 1974
This paper presents some findings of a detailed analysis of infants' approach behavior in a familiar, naturalistic setting. A total of 26, white, middle-class infant-mother pairs were observed in the home every three weeks during the first year of the child's life. Instances of infant approach to both mother and observer were coded from the…
Descriptors: Affection, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Needs
Peer reviewedLezine, Irene – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1975
Discusses problems of development and education of premature children, uses of a psychomotor scale of development from 1 month to 6 years, and theories of general infant and child development. (MS)
Descriptors: Body Image, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedBoulanger-Balleyguier, G. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1975
The article reports the results of a longitudinal study of 39 children from birth to 3 years in which the child's relationships with his mother, father, and older siblings were recorded under the general categories of affection, imitation, direct aggression and indirect aggression. (MS)
Descriptors: Affection, Aggression, Birth Order, Early Childhood Education
MacDonald, James D. – 1997
This guide is comprised of activities designed to assist parents in facilitating the language development of typically developing children or children with communication problems, to assist teachers and child care providers in effectively communicating with preverbal children, and to assist speech/language professionals in including preverbal…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Individual Activities, Infant Behavior
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This booklet offers guidance to parents in caring for their newborn babies. Advice is given on the following topics: (1) newborn health screening; (2) what a healthy newborn looks like; (3) newborn reflexes; (4) baby checkups; (5) fathers' role; (6) the baby blues; (7) sleeping position; (8) breast milk; (9) breast feeding; (10) bottle feeding;…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Development, Child Health, Child Rearing
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This booklet offers guidance to parents in caring for their newborn babies. Advice is given on the following topics: (1) newborn health screening; (2) what a healthy newborn looks like; (3) newborn reflexes; (4) baby checkups; (5) fathers' role; (6) the baby blues; (7) sleeping position; (8) breast milk; (9) breast feeding; (10) bottle feeding;…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Development, Child Health, Child Rearing
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1998
This booklet from the Alaska Department of Education describes stages in babies' and young children's growth and development and suggests ways parents can support their children's development process. The information is divided into the following age ranges: (1) prenatal; (2) birth to 4 weeks; (3) 1 to 3 months; (4) 3 to 6 months; (5) 6 to 9…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedDunn, Judy; Kendrick, Carol – Child Development, 1981
Individual differences in the social behavior of young siblings were studied in 40 sibling pairs observed at home, when the second child was 8 months old and 14 months old. Differences between same-sex and different-sex sibling pairs were marked by the second observation. More positive social behavior characterized same-sex pairs; more negative…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedZeskind, Philip Sanford; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1981
Presents longitudinal data regarding detrimental effects through 36 months of age on intellectual, behavioral, and social-interactional development in a nonsupportive caregiving environment, and the continuing amelioration of those effects in a supportive caregiving environment. Suggests that mothers of fetally malnourished infants may have had…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedFrodi, Ann M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedWoodard, Carol – Journal of Teacher Education, 1979
This unique program emphasizes interaction between students, parents, educators, and infants, and facilitates the development of a high level of child care competence in future educators. (LH)
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Field Experience Programs, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedLewis, Marc D. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Describes the personality development of a normal infant during the child's first year. Development is interpreted in terms of psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, and mother-infant systems perspectives. A working relationship among the theories is demonstrated through analysis of case material. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Case Studies, Child Rearing, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedCaruso, David A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1989
A recent approach to understanding infant behavior and development suggests that attachment, wariness, and exploration function as one interdependent behavioral system. Major theories of attachment are contrasted and recent research relating to the interdependent perspective is evaluated. Implications for practice and public policy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Exploratory Behavior
Peer reviewedDe Lisi, Richard – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1994
Reviews six books on child cognitive and emotional development. The books address the following topics: the assessment of cognitive competence; children's theories of mind; early grammatical development; the psychological consequences of parental belief systems for children; the role of culture in human development; and perspectives from…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
