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Punamäki, Raija-Leena; Vänskä, Mervi; Quota, Samir R.; Perko, Kaisa; Diab, Safwat Y. – Infant and Child Development, 2020
Maternal singing is considered vital to infant well-being. This study focuses on vocal emotion expressions in infant-directed singing among mothers in war conditions. It examines the questions: (a) how traumatic war events and mental health problems are associated with the content and valence of vocal emotion expressions and (b) how these emotion…
Descriptors: Infants, Singing, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
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Tipps, Steve – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
An analysis is made of the reciprocal relationship between play and three areas of interaction between the brain and human development: (1) the affective characteristics of play and the brain; (2) developmental theories of cognition and play; and (3) creativity as a continuation of the brain's need for play. (JN)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes an empirical study that examined the impact of being carried on a parent's back on a child's visual integration pathways. Draws on a previous study (Pretorius et al.) postulating that this cultural behavior could have a negative impact as it prevents the child from crawling adequately or enough during the sensorimotor stage. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Johnson, Sylvia – 1973
A Piagetian day care curriculum for infants and toddlers is presented. Six chapters, divided by developmental stage from birth to 24 months of age, discuss developmental characteristics of the child, suggest tasks for the caregiver to enhance social/emotional growth and language development, and describe appropriate games and activities.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Class Activities, Cognitive Development
United Cerebral Palsy of the Bluegrass, Inc., Lexington, KY. – 1973
The Lexington Development Scale was designed to be used by the teacher as an instrument for assessing developmentally handicapped children, as an aid in helping parents to better understand their child, as a basis for curriculum planning for the total class and especially for the individual child, as a means for evaluating the progress of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Sunnyside School District, Tucson, AZ. – 1989
The kindergarten program of Tucson, Arizona's Sunnyside Unified School District aims to provide young children with opportunities to develop strong oral language skills, basic problem-solving abilities, fine and gross motor skills, and feelings of confidence and joy as a learner. In its 10 major sections, this color-coded kindergarten curriculum…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Odom, Samuel L.; McLean, Mary E. – 1996
This book's 15 chapters elaborate on specific educational practices in early intervention and early childhood special education, recommended by a task force of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Early Childhood. The selected practices were identified through a process involving analysis of expert opinions, professional consensus,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development