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The Effect of a Social-Emotional Intervention on the Development of Preterm Infants in Institutions
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Chernego, Daria I.; McCall, Robert B.; Wanless, Shannon B.; Groark, Christina J.; Vasilyeva, Marina J.; Palmov, Oleg I.; Nikiforova, Natalia V.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J. – Infants and Young Children, 2018
This study examined the effect of a social-emotional intervention implemented in one St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) institution (called a Baby Home, BH) on the general behavioral development of preterm children (gestational ages of 30-36 weeks) during their first 2 years of life. The intervention consisted of training caregivers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Premature Infants, Intervention, Child Development
The Effects of a Social-Emotional Intervention on Caregivers and Children with Disabilities in Two Central American Institutions
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Groark, Christina J.; McCall, Robert B.; McCarthy, Stephanie K.; Eichner, Joan C.; Warner, Hilary A.; Salaway, Jennifer; Palmer, Kalani; Lopez, Meghan E. – Infants and Young Children, 2013
This field study describes changes in caregiving and young children's physical and behavioral/cognitive development as a consequence of a pilot intervention using typical staff in 2 Central American orphanages for children with severe and multiple disabilities. The intervention trained staff in sensitive, responsive, child-directed,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Child Caregivers, Young Children
Biological Limits to Behavioral Recovery Following Injury to the Central Nervous System: Implications for Early Intervention.
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Farel, Paul B.; Hooper, Celia R. – Infants and Young Children, 1995
This review notes that more behavioral recovery is often seen following damage to the nervous system than should be possible from the limited capability of the nervous system for regeneration and reorganization. The review offers a framework for reconciling the effectiveness of early childhood intervention strategies and the conclusions of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Early Intervention
Concepts in Infant Mental Health: Implications for Work with Developmentally Disabled Infants.
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Seligman, Stephen – Infants and Young Children, 1988
Recent developments in infant mental health are outlined, with implications for work with at-risk populations. Discussed are: the biobehavioral-developmental perspective, the infant as a social being, the infant-caregiver relationship, the transactional model of the infant-parent relationship, assessing developmental disabilities, conceptualizing…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Cognitive Development