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Peer reviewedPoresky, Robert H.; Henderson, Michael L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The relationships between infants' development and their home environment, mothers' attitudes as parents, mothers' mental adjustment, and families' socioeconomic status were studied. Indices of intellectual and psychomotor development were related to home environment, socioeconomic status, and maternal attitudes. The implications of these…
Descriptors: Infants, Intellectual Development, Mothers, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedRutter, Michael – Child Development, 1979
Critically reviews research since 1972 on maternal deprivation. Topics discussed include: the development of social relationships and the process of bonding; critical periods of development; links between childhood experiences and parenting behavior; influences on parenting; and possible reasons why so many children do not succumb to deprivation…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Early Experience, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development
Chance, Paul – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
By the time many poor children enter school, the best educators can do is prepare them for nonexistent unskilled jobs. Remedial programs cannot compensate for deficiencies in early intellectual development. A study involving 42 families showed that well-educated mothers spoke more to their 3-year-olds, did more explaining, asked more questions,…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Elementary Education, Influences
Peer reviewedSilva, P. A.; Bradshaw, J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
This study reports the contribution of maternal general ability, some developmental milestones, early motor development, language development, and experiences, to intelligence as measured at age 5. Results confirm that there is a relatively low level of prediction of intelligence. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Child Development, Educational Background, Educational Psychology
