Examined strategies used by infants when listener feedback indicated that their requests were not understood. Concluded that children in the early stages of language development have acquired at least rudimentary knowledge of appropriate conversational behavior. (Author/DB)

Describes two studies which tested the hypothesis that short simple sentences addressed to children are the result of children signaling non-comprehension for longer, complex utterances. (JMB)

This study was undertaken to ascertain which types of listener feedback lead to effective communication by observing how 4-year-olds adapt their speech to a peer listener during free play. (JMB)

Evaluates what has been learned regarding the impact of early close relationships on psychological development, by examining the origins of continuity and change in attachment security and its prediction of later behavior. Evaluates research on impact of changing family circumstances and quality of care on attachment security. Offers new…