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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

Vaivre-Douret, Laurence; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Reports developmental outcomes of a child who experienced a tracheostomy and had prolonged hospitalization and psychomotor therapy in an intensive care unit. Found a pattern of delay in speech and language production with no hearing loss, no cognitive impairment, an average level of fine motor disorders, no behavioral disorders, and normal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Health, Developmental Delays, Developmental Stages

Harding, Carol Gibb; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Reviews research on the development of intentional communication between adult and child. Suggests that the communicative partnership between caregiver and child is dynamic, functioning to assist in the developmental achievements of the child and also functioning as a mechanism for socializing the child and his or her partner into the appropriate…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Development, Child Language

O'Brien, Shirley J. – Childhood Education, 1992
Discusses how parents can discipline their children successfully. Distinguishes between punishment, permissiveness, and discipline. Provides parents with guidelines on positive steps in disciplining their children with practices that are appropriate to the child's age and developmental level, especially infants, toddlers, and preschool children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Rearing, Discipline, Family Environment

Wartner, Ulrike G.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined the concordance between mother-infant attachment behavior and patterns of mother-child reunion responses when the children were age six. Found that concordance between four types of attachment status was 82%. Also found a correlation between children's observed social competence at age five and their reunion patterns at age six. (MDM)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Child 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

McCall, Robert B. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1974
Reports a series of studies conducted to investigate possible differences in the exploratory manipulation and play behavior of human infants 7-1/2- 11-1/2 months of age as a function of the attributes of the stimulus, the familiarity of the subject with the stimuli, the age and sex of the infants, and individual differences. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
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