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Eliot, Lise – NAMTA Journal, 2002
Gives an overview of embryology and prenatal brain, sensory, and motor development. Includes discussion of maternal nutrition, chemical exposure, prenatal drug and alcohol hazards, cigarette smoking, and some causes of neural tube defects and premature birth. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Early Experience, Embryology

Eliot, Lise – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Discusses the connection between brain development and human educational needs based on neuroscience research. Considers brain development from conception, including cell structure, myelination, and regional development of the brain, stressing the importance of a child's early environment and the prenatal vulnerability of the brain. (JPB)
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Early Experience, Educational Objectives

Orion, Judi – NAMTA Journal, 2002
Traces encounters between mother and child that occur around nursing and feeding, which result in a powerful attachment. Identifies approaching solid foods and subsequent weaning as the place where detachment begins. Discusses locomotion as another way incremental steps toward independence are reached: crawling, walking, and pulling up with hands…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development