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How Maternal Traumatic Childhood Experiences Affect Adolescent and Young Mother-Infant Interaction at 3 Months
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Moioli, Margherita; Riva Crugnola, Cristina; Albizzati, Alessandro; Bottini, Marta; Caiati, Lorena; Chisari, Serena; Rossetti, Elena; Ierardi, Elena – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Eighty-one adolescent and young mother-infant dyads have been divided into two groups with/without traumatic experiences in maternal history to examine the effect of maternal traumatic experiences on the quality of mother-infant relationship. At infant 3 months, mother-infant interaction was video-recorded. Results showed that adolescent and young…
Descriptors: Trauma, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Infants
Sleep Problems, Sleep Environment and Daily Routines in Turkish Preschoolers
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Günay Molu, Nesibe; Durmusoglu Saltali, Neslihan; Ali Ates, Mehmet – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the sleep problems of preschoolers and the predictive power of children's sleep environment and daily routines on sleep problems. Method: The study, which is a cross-sectional survey study, was conducted on preschoolers in Turkey (n = 442). The data were collected based on the parents' reports about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Sleep, Problems
Teacher-Child Relationship Quality in Early Childhood Education: The Importance of Relationship Patterns
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Gregoriadis, Athanasios; Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine kindergarten teachers' and children's perceptions of their relationships following a person-centred approach, and to describe patterns of relationships between them. 67 Kindergarten teachers and 403 children completed two measures designed to explore their perceptions of their relations. Four patterns of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Behaviour Patterns in Daily Mother-Child Separations: Possible Opportunities for Stress Reduction
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Klein, Pnina S.; Kraft, Ravit R.; Shohet, Cilly – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Despite the abundance of research on attachment and on the effects of separation, very little research examines the actual processes of separation occurring daily when mothers leave their children (age 6-18 months) in out-of-home group care. In the current study, this everyday process of separation was observed for three months…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Toddlers, Child Caregivers
Effects of Familiarity on Peer Interaction in the First Year of Life.
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Stefani, Loredana Hvastja; Camaioni, Luigia – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Peer social interaction in the first year of life (8-10 months) was examined with regard to (1) the content of the interaction and (2) the effects of partner familiarity on the interaction. Results show that familiarization positively affects peer social interactions. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries, Infants, Influences
The Effects of Real Versus Hypothetical Stimuli upon Preschool Children's Helping Behavior.
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Sharpley, Christopher F.; Rodd, Jillian – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Examined effects of presentation of a peer-in-need stimulus to preschool children in real versus hypothetical contexts, with results indicating a significantly higher incidence of helping behavior in real situations. Nature of helping response as a preoperational reaction to concrete contextual cues is verified. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Caregivers' Sensitivity to the Communicative and Linguistic Needs of Their Deaf Infants.
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Robinshaw, Ellen M.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Explores the effect of variations in caregiver sensitivity on the timing of their severely and profoundly deaf infants' acquisition of communication skills. Found that caregivers of deaf infants showed considerable variation in comparison to the caregivers of normally hearing infants. Contextual factors of a dynamic nature operate with varying…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Patterns, Caregiver Role, Childhood Needs