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Caroline Kelsey; Adelia Kamenetskiy; Kaitlin Mulligan; Carly Tiras; Michaela Kent; Laurie Bayet; John Richards; Michelle Bosquet Enlow; Charles A. Nelson – Developmental Science, 2025
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies with adults provide evidence that functional brain networks, including the default mode network and frontoparietal network, underlie executive functioning (EF). However, given the challenges of using fMRI with infants and young children, little work has assessed the developmental trajectories of…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Young Children

Selman, Robert L. – Counseling Psychologist, 1977
This approach is primarily concerned with social reasoning and judgment, with how children reason about social phenomena, not just what they reason. The how of social reasoning is called structure, what is reasoned about, content. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Group Dynamics

Chafel, Judith A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Synthesizes literature on social comparison in young children. Findings center on (1) children's motivations to engage in social comparison; (2) peer targets; (3) age when social comparison appears; (4) developmental sequences; (5) effects upon subsequent behavior; and (6) sex-related differences. Suggests pratical implications for teaching.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Developmental Stages, Interpersonal Competence

Gowen, Jean W. – Young Children, 1995
Reviews research on the early development of symbolic play. Suggests that symbolic play begins to emerge near the beginning of the child's second year and continues to play an important role in his or her development throughout the preschool years. Proposes basic techniques caregivers can use to facilitate and promote the development of symbolic…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Brazelton, T. Berry – 1992
This book looks at children's early development through what are called "touchpoints": times just before a surge of rapid motor, cognitive, or emotional development when, for a short time, children regress in several areas and become difficult to understand. Part 1, called "Touchpoints of Development," is organized around the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Developmental Stages
Wagner, Betty S. – 1982
The Mental Development Scales: Birth to Three Years are instruments designed to assess developmental levels of young children within a setting familiar to the child. They (1) provide a greater understanding of child behavior and development, (2) serve as a basis for planning an individualized curriculum for each child, and (3) furnish the means…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Development, Data Collection
Woollacott, Marjorie H. – 1983
An understanding of the stages involved in children's development of sensory motor integration would aid in the creation of instructional strategies in physical education. These strategies would optimize both the child's physical coordination and creative development by increasing the correlation between the demands of a learning environment and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Early Experience
Hewitt, Deborah – 1995
Intended to facilitate communication between parents and child care providers through creative problem solving, this guide explains young children's normal developmental behaviors that frequently cause concern, and identifies factors parents and caregivers can control in the environment that may have an immediate positive response from a child.…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Child Rearing
Randolph, Shirley L.; And Others – 1994
Noting that humans develop according to a genetically encoded timeline and that departure from the timeline limits human potential, this book provides an illustrated practical guide to intervention to help children's bodies work as they should, to nurture children along their developmental timeline, to help children learn "from the inside…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Health
Gartrell, Daniel – 1994
Noting that the early childhood age group encounters--and poses--particular challenges that require understanding by early childhood teachers, this book presents theories and practical skills needed to administer discipline that will promote the educational development of young children and help them learn from their behavior. The guidance…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Behavior Theories
Brazelton, T. Berry; Greenspan, Stanley I. – 2000
Noting that although there have been admirable initiatives in public health, education, pediatrics, and the law to improve the lot of children, few have tried to identify the fundamental requirements of a healthy childhood, this book explores seven needs of infants and young children and their families that provide the fundamental building blocks…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Safety