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Eleonora Papaleontiou-Louca – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2025
Traditionally, children have generally been considered as developmentally immature and unable to experience spirituality. However, more recent studies seem to indicate the opposite. This article aims to: (1) explore how religiosity and spirituality evolve in the developing person; (2) describe the perceptions of children about God; (3) explore how…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religious Factors, Beliefs, Child Development
Elizabeth Hentschel; Heather Tomlinson; Amer Hasan; Aisha Yousafzai; Amna Ansari; Mahreen Tahir-Chowdhry; Mina Zamand – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
This paper analyzes the risks to child development and school readiness among children under age 6 in Pakistan. Drawing on a nationally representative telephone survey conducted in the midst of a global pandemic, between December 2021 and February 2022, we present the first nationally representative estimates of child development for children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, School Readiness, Young Children
Chamoux, Marie-Noëlle – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2022
In Nahuatl-speaking villages located in the north of the state of Puebla, family and community educational practices adhere to the Learning by Observing and Pitching In to family and community endeavours model (LOPI). Attentive observation is encouraged as children's principal method of learning. Co-presence is favoured by the adult educators as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, American Indian Languages, Learning Processes, American Indian Education
Roeser, Robert W.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Research on contemplative practices (e.g., mindfulness or compassion training) is growing rapidly in the clinical, health and neuro-sciences, but almost none of this research takes an explicitly developmental life span perspective. At present, we know rather little about the naturalistic development of mindfulness or compassion in children and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Individual Development, Child Development, Adolescent Development
Susan K. Walker; Jessie R. Rudi – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2014
To inform parenting research and aid educators seeking to deliver programs that support effective parenting, this study explored types of information and communications technology (ICT) used to fulfill childrearing goals. Mothers' (N = 1,804) reports of ICT activity frequency were examined from data collected from an online survey. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Computer Use, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Roberts-Holmes, Guy P. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
Positive father involvement and investment in the early years is of importance for children's later emotional, cognitive and social well-being. This article critically examines the multiple motivations and barriers experienced by the growing number of father primary carers. The small-scale research study presented suggests that for a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Fathers
Gershaw, N. Jane; Schwarz, J. Conrad – 1969
The study was designed to investigate the exploration and attachment behavior of young children in a strange situation in the presence of: (1) an individual to whom the child was attached (the mother); (2) an inanimate object with which the child was highly familiar (favorite toy); and (3) a novel inanimate object (an unfamiliar toy). The effect…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Individual Development, Infant Behavior

Fish, Linda Stone – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2000
Describes a method for understanding child and relational growth, building on Wynne's (1984) epigenetic model of relational systems. Proposes that parent-child complementary relationships mature through Wynne's developmental stages via symmetrical struggles, and that these struggles are necessary ingredients in the development of the relationships…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Family Counseling, Family Relationship

Bruce, John Allen – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1974
A scale was constructed to measure maternal involvement in courtship, as perceived by the daughter. More than 200 pairs of mothers and daughters responded to a mailed questionnaire. Maternal employment and the likelihood that the daughter would be employed significantly reduced courtship launching behavior by mothers. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Employed Women, Family Influence, Individual Development

O'Connor, Brian P. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1995
For 418 subjects aged 12 to 21 years, identity development was strongly and consistently related to egocentrism, while perceived parental behavior accounted for little additional variance. Results also clarify differences between the Adolescent Egocentrism Scale and the Imaginary Audience Scale. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Child Development

Dawson, Geraldine; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Examined electrical brain activity during negative and positive emotion expression in infants of depressed and nondepressed mothers. Found that, compared with infants of nondepressed mothers, infants of depressed mothers exhibited increased EEG activation in the frontal but not parietal region when expressing negative emotions. There were no…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Kantrowitz, Barbara – Newsweek, 1997
Notes that research is confirming that much of what makes a person unique is the result of experiences in the first three years of life. Notes the long-term effects of inadequate nurturing, the role of extended family, and the challenges for parents, educators, and policymakers posed by these research findings. (HTH)
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Early Experience, Individual Development
Tocco, Thomas S. – Humanist Educator, 1975
Findings of the study resubstantiate earlier results: a) mother's self-concept measures are related to children's self-concept measures, and b) mother's self-concept measures at the beginning of the school year are related to change in children's self-concept measures over the course of the school year as well as to latter's end-of-school-year…
Descriptors: Child Development, Identification (Psychology), Individual Development, Mothers

Toda, Sueko; Fogel, Alan – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Observed the behavior of 37 infants in response to their mothers' normal and still face. Infants reduced their smiling and increased their gazing away from mother during the still face condition compared to normal face condition. Compared to three month olds, six month olds were more likely to use hand activities while gazing away from mother. (MM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Emotional Response, Facial Expressions

Litt, Carole J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Reviews the major transitional object (TO) theories in terms of origin, development, and psychological meaning. Examines the validity of TO (intense, persistent attachments young children develop for blankets, soft toys, and bits of cloth) theory in light of current empirical knowledge of TO behavior. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Psychology