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Soholt, Polli – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Polli Soholt points to normalization in the first plane as leading to the successful realization of the human personality, which is the basis of social development. Children who have cultivated concentration and purposeful work at an early age develop the virtues to become world citizens. Normalization can be assisted by certain practices: 1)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Social Attitudes, Social Development, Citizenship Education
Sylwester, Robert – TECHNOS, 1997
Considers the effects of electronic media on the developing brains of children. Topics include the attentional demands of electronic media; commercial sponsorship; brain development, including memory systems and response systems; and what a developing mind can bring to the electronic media. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Development, Commercial Television, Memory
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Humphries, Laurie L. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
The clinical syndrome which relates most frequently to the reading-disabled child is the attention deficity disorder. The child psychiatrist will generally resort to medication only when behavioral management techniques have failed. The two most frequently used medications are Ritalin and Dexedrine, central nervous system stimulants. (JN)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Development, Hyperactivity, Medicine
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2006
In this article, the author presents the 12 benefits of playing as a reference and guide for teachers in helping young children develop their cognitive skills, motor ability, socio-emotional, and academic development during play time. The following 12 benefits are described: (1) Play Enhances Bodily Gracefulness; (2) Play Promotes Social Skills;…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Young Children, Preschool Children