Explains the developmental pathways of the School Development Program: physical, psychoemotional, social-interactive, speech/language, cognitive-intellectual, and moral-ethical. Describes its principles, including identification, imitation, internalization, interpersonal relationships, language mediation, and recognition that all children can…

Sharon Crane is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience working with children and families. "Zero to Three" interviews her to discuss how occupational therapy may move beyond a strictly therapeutic orientation toward services that address wellness and prevention. Crane has created programs for parents and…

Babies and young children learn through extensive experimenting and by being encouraged, unknowingly, by parents to use their multiple intelligences. Later, children are forced to conform to the narrow intelligence valued by the formal education system; those who can not adapt drop out. By using multiple intelligences, we access a greater portion…