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Wang, Xinghua; Yang, Jialing; Zhou, Ji; Zhang, Shuyue – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Parent-grandparent coparenting is a common phenomenon in mainland China; however, little is known about its relationship with children's cognitive development. This study investigates the links between parent-grandparent coparenting and young children's executive function (EF) and examines the potential mediating role of maternal parenting between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Child Rearing, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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Saracho, Olivia N.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Major developmental theories been a resource to early childhood education researchers and educators. They help to explain how child development unfolds, sources of vulnerability and protection that influences child development, and how the course of development may be altered by prevention and intervention efforts. Understanding factors which may…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Prevention
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Suhonen, Eira; Sajaniemi, Nina K.; Alijoki, Alisa; Nislin, Mari A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
We aimed to investigate stress response regulation, temperament, cognitive and language abilities and family SES in children who entered kindergarten before two years of age. Whilst childrens stress regulatory systems are vulnerable to environmental influences little is known about how temperament and family characteristics impact on stress…
Descriptors: Physiology, Language Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Socioeconomic Status
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Pinchover, Shulamit; Shulman, Cory; Bundy, Anita – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to be less playful than their typically developing (TD) peers. Although playfulness is considered a personality characteristic, little is known about the stability of this trait in interactions with different caregivers. This study compared the playfulness of children with and without ASD in play…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Play, Young Children, Autism
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Yorke, Jan – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Emotional stress and trauma impacts the neurobiology of children. They are especially vulnerable given the developmental plasticity of the brain. The neural synaptic circular processes between the anterior cingulated cortex, prefrontal cortex, amygdala and the hypothalamus are altered. Trauma results in the release of the peptide glucocortisoid,…
Descriptors: Animals, Anatomy, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Emotional Disturbances
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Gibbon, Claire – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses various theories concerning the purpose of children's humor, especially in the classroom. Describes ways in which children use humor to deal with stress. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Children, Cognitive Development
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Krogh, Suzanne – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Reviews current theories of humor development, discusses the interaction of humor with other developmental areas (including cognitive development, personality development, creativity, and moral development), and suggests ways in which research can be applied in the early childhood classroom. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Comedy, Creativity