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Diamond, Marian; Hopson, Janet – 1998
Based on the premise that the brain is a highly plastic, constantly changing entity that is powerfully shaped by experiences in childhood and throughout life, this book presents information on enriching childhood brain development. Each stage of childhood development is profiled, with the changes in the brain described and their implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain, Child Rearing, Children
Beck, Joan – 1999
This book for parents reports new research on the growth of children's intelligence during the first 6 years of life and translates this research from scientific journals, professional symposiums, and experimental laboratories into a form useful to those who live and work with small children daily. The book provides information and simple…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Brain, Child Development
Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R. – 1995
Noting the scientifically substantiated link between children's early family experience and their later intellectual growth, this book describes a longitudinal study of the circumstances of early language learning and the central role of home and family in the emergence of language and word learning. The vocabularies of 42 children were studied…
Descriptors: Child Language, Child Rearing, Competency Based Education, Early Experience
Barnet, Ann B.; Barnet, Richard J. – 1998
Noting that recent advances in neuroscience and psychology make it possible to understand more clearly how parents help to shape their children's brain development, this book discusses what is becoming known about how young children acquire language, develop emotional ties, gain control of their own emotions, become able to experience the joy and…
Descriptors: Anger, Biological Influences, Brain, Child Development
Greydanus, Donald E., Ed. – 1991
The second in a three-volume series of childcare books developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Feeling Fine Programs, this reference book addresses medical and parenting concerns related to raising an adolescent. The book provides scientific information and advice on how to promote the physical, emotional, cognitive, and psychological…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Brazelton, T. Berry; Greenspan, Stanley I. – 2000
Noting that although there have been admirable initiatives in public health, education, pediatrics, and the law to improve the lot of children, few have tried to identify the fundamental requirements of a healthy childhood, this book explores seven needs of infants and young children and their families that provide the fundamental building blocks…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Safety
Cravens, Hamilton – 1993
This book chronicles the evolution of the child welfare movement of the early 20th century into the science of child development, from both the national perspective and the perspective of the field's best-known research center, the University of Iowa's Child Welfare Research Station. The book first explores the child welfare movement as it evolved…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
