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Download full textNaylor, Audrey J., Ed.; Morrow, Ardythe L., Ed. – 2001
This review of the developmental readiness of normal, full-term infants to progress from exclusive breastfeeding to the introduction of complementary foods is the result of the international debate regarding the best age to introduce complementary foods into the diet of the breastfed human infant. After a list of definitions, four papers focus on:…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Development, Dietetics, Health Behavior
DeLoache, Judy S., Ed.; Gottlieb, Alma, Ed. – 2000
People living in different parts of the world hold diverse beliefs about the nature and the nurturing of infants. Celebrating that diversity and based on the research of anthropologists, psychologists, and historians, this book presents information on child care from seven societies around the world, past and present, illustrating how the…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Child Development, Child Rearing, Colonial History (United States)
Abbott, Lesley; Ackers, Janet; Gillen, Julia; Moylett, Helen – 2000
The training and support needs of early years workers is a key issue in Great Britain, especially as it relates to recognizing and responding to the needs of children under age three. This professional development pack, developed by the Educare for the Under Threes Project at Manchester Metropolitan University, is comprised of a workbook with two…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Gandini, Lella, Ed.; Edwards, Carolyn Pope, Ed. – 2001
This book describes Italian experiences in providing early care and education, focusing on four cities--Milan, Parma, Reggio Emilia, and Pistoia--with outstanding city-run systems designed to serve children under 3 and their families. The book considers specific strategies or practices used, and interprets the significance of the Italian…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Documentation
Fitzgerald, Hiram E., Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book contains 13 papers resulting from roundtable discussions at the 1993 Society for Research in Child Development Meeting. The overall intent of the papers is to plan the course for child health care, public policy, and developmental research into the next century. The book is divided into three parts, each covering one topic. Research…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Health
Cryer, Debby, Ed.; Harms, Thelma, Ed. – 2000
One of the biggest changes in the lives of children in the United States is the increasing number of infants and toddlers who are cared for outside the home during work hours. This book provides a compilation of information and discussions from a meeting of the National Center for Early Development and Learning, held annually to convene experts…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Health
