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In Defense of Core Competencies, Quantitative Change, and Continuity
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Quinn, Paul C. – Child Development, 2008
J. Kagan (2008) urges contemporary developmentalists to (a) be cautious when attributing conceptual knowledge to infants based on looking-time performance, (b) constrain their interpretation of infant performance with multiple methodologies, and (c) reconsider the possibility that qualitative development may be the path by which perceptual infants…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Infant Behavior, Concept Formation
Helping Babies Play. NAEYC Resources in Focus: Selected Excerpts.
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Sawyers, Janet K.; Rogers, Cosby S. – Young Children, 2003
Offers suggestions for facilitating infant play for the following age groups: birth to 4 months, 4 to 8 months, 8 to 12 months, and 12 to 18 months. Suggestions cover play materials and some activities. (KB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants
Timeline of Growth.
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Picchetti, Patricia M. – Montessori Life, 1993
Describes fetal development patterns within the framework of concurrent separateness from and oneness with the mother. Touches on the infant developmental stages along the way to becoming a wholly separate being. (HTH)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants, Parent Child Relationship
Preschool Day Care: Which Type Is Best?
Miller, Julia Ann; Greenberg, Joel – Science News, 1985
Highlights findings from three research studies. These studies focused on: (1) a comparison of various types of preschool day care; (2) infants as young as 14 months old who performed deferred imitation; and (3) a behavior modification technique called "guided mastery." (DH)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Day Care, Developmental Stages
The Development of Coordinated Movement.
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Montanaro, Silvana Quattrocchi – NAMTA Journal, 2002
Discusses stages of movement in the first 3 years of life with a philosophical dimension regarding evolutionary aspects of movement as first manifestation of "will." Describes how the early childhood environment is prepared to allow for movement and the connection between movement and brain development. Discusses the contribution of…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Developmental Stages
Lifetime Development as Seen through the First Three Years of Life.
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Orion, Judi – NAMTA Journal, 2002
Discusses how the behavior of Montessori professionals provides a model for the young children with whom they interact. Asserts that the most critical factor in creating an environment for young children is the attitudes of the adult working with them. Discusses the importance of transition periods and highlights toileting issues during…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Therapeutic Treatment of Early Disturbances in the Mother-Child Interaction.
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Broden, Margareta Berg – 1986
A theory of normal mother-infant relationship based on Margaret Mahler's theories is the basis of a treatment program for disturbed mother/infant relationships. This theory includes the concept of symbiosis which for the child is an undifferentiated condition, a fusion with the mother where the two have a common outward border, thereby protecting…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Theories, Developmental Stages, Emotional Response