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Cole, Claire; Winsler, Adam – Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
The detrimental effects of lead exposure in children have been known for over 100 years. Although a few initial measures implemented about 30 years ago were effective in somewhat reducing levels of lead exposure in children, relatively little has been done recently from a policy perspective to protect children from lead. We now know from recent…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Child Health, Hazardous Materials, Environmental Influences
Mialaret, G. – Educ Sci Int J, 1969
Parents constantly influence--positively or negatively--the formation of their child's psyche. Throughout all their life they carry--embedded in their unconscious or subconscious--traces of parental influence. (CK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences, Family Influence
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Espy, Kimberly Andrews; Molfese, Victoria J.; DiLalla, Lisabeth F. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2001
Examined effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Family Environment