The pediatrician has a primary responsibility for guiding parents through the early diagnostic phase and helping them cope with the multiplicity of ongoing and emerging medical problems that tend to arise. In addition, pediatricians can assist parents to become more confident and competent in relating to their handicapped children (Author)

Presents a selected bibliography of books for young children about moving. Books are grouped according to topics: moving-day activities, making friends after moving, the perspective of the child left behind, moving to another country, and the symbolism of home. (Author/DB)

The study examined the spontaneous imitations produced by four Stage-1 preschool Down's syndrome children. The imitation speech of the children was compared to their spontaneous productions to determine whether words imitated are different from those produced spontaneously. (Author)

A 4 year old deaf girl of hearing parents was observed during communication with adults, an infant, and a deaf peer. In order to assure meaningful communication, this girl who had had early exposure to communication in signs modified and altered her way of signing, depending on who was being addressed. (Author)

Inflatable swim rings are inexpensive, familiar, compact, and facilitate appropriate positioning for the educational programing of severely motorically involved infants and preschoolers. Case studies of two infants illustrate use of the inflatables. (DB)

Examines the effect of age differences on primary school children's sex-typing of adult occupations. Subjects were children from grades one, four, and seven. (CM)

Examines the role of affect in children's attribution of intentionality and dispensation of punishment. Subjects were 12 boys and 12 girls at each of three grade levels: kindergarten and first and second grades. (CM)

Two studies assessed the effects of material incentives and feedback on the use of rehearsal by first grade children. Subjects were required to remember the order in which the experimenter pointed to simple objects and rehearsal was assessed by observing lip movements during a 15-second retention interval. (Author/DB)

Discusses guidelines (developed by the Oregon State University Early Childhood Sex Education Project) for developing teacher-parent cooperation in providing sex education to young children. The guidelines concern how to talk about body differences and body functions; how to deal with masturbation, sex play and obscene language; and how to involve…

Examines the strategies young children rely on prior to learning how to assign the terms top, bottom, front, and back, and the stages they go through as they master these terms. (Author/MP)

Assesses whether a model of at least two levels of perspective-taking ability beyond egocentrism provides a more adequate account of the variance in subjects' responses across perspective-taking tasks. (Author/MP)

The experiment assessed, within a multiple baseline design, the possibility of improving the learning of three autistic children (4 to 7 years old) by changing arbitrary response-reinforcer relationships so that the target behaviors became functional (i.e., a direct part of the response chain required for the child to procure the reinforcer).…

A simple auditory test has been developed to assist in determining whether a young hearing impaired child can perceive spectral aspects of speech or only gross temporal acoustic patterns. The test is recommended to aid in the planning of an aural habilitation program. (Author/CL)

Describes the sequential development of art in young children. Suggests teaching methods for working with children in various art activities at several developmental stages. (Author/RH)