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Examining the Effectiveness of Body Massage on Physical Status of Premature Neonates and Their Mothers' Psychological Status
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Mokaberian, Mansoureh; Noripour, Shamsollah; Sheikh, Mahmoud; Mills, Paul J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Exploring effective interventions to compensate for developmental delay in premature neonates and reduce their mothers' anxiety is of great significance. This research aimed at examining the effects of body massage on Iranian premature neonates' physical and motor development, and on their mother's anxiety and attachment. Forty premature neonates…
Descriptors: Neonates, Premature Infants, Physical Health, Mothers
Charting Developmental Trajectories from 12 to 36 Months and Associated Early Risk and Protective Factors
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Roe, Elizabeth; Jensen, Lynn; Finlay-Jones, Amy; White, Scott W.; Wong, Kingsley; Leonard, Helen; Straker, Leon; Downs, Jenny – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Aim: To investigate developmental trajectories in early childhood and predictors of class assignment. Methods: Data were available for Gen2 infants at 12 (n = 2275), 24 (n = 1845) and 36 (n = 2110) months of age in the Raine Study. Latent growth class analysis was used to identify developmental trajectories based on the Ages and Stages…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Risk, Risk Assessment
Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC): Establishing Construct Validity for Israeli Children
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Engel-Yeger, Batya; Rosenblum, Sara; Josman, Naomi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) is one of the most accepted tools, both in clinical practice and in research, for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCDs) in children. The present study aimed to: (1) establish the construct validity of M-ABC in Israel by comparing the motor performance of typically…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, Foreign Countries, Motor Development
Attention Problems and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Discordant and Concordant Monozygotic Twins: Evidence of Environmental Mediators
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Lehn, Hanne; Derks, Eske M.; Hudziak, James J.; Heutink, Peter; van Beijsterveldt, Toos; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To study familial and nonfamilial environmental influences on attention problems and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant-high and low for these traits. Method: Ninety-five twin pairs from The Netherlands Twin Register were selected. Longitudinal survey data were collected at 1,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Influences, Behavior Problems, Motor Development
Effects of Pre- and Postnatal Caffeine Exposure on Human Infants.
Jacobson, Sandra W.; Dowler, Jeffrey K. – 1984
An investigation was made of the behavioral effects of caffeine in a sample of 313 newborns and their mothers. A weighted measure of caffeine based on daily ingestion of coffee, tea, and cola was derived from a maternal interview. The majority of mothers consumed the equivalent of about 1.3 cups of coffee per day. Infant outcome measures included…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers, Motor Development
The Effect of the Young Child-Carrying Practices of Nigerian Woman: On Gross Motor and Language Development in Young Children.
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Suskind, Diana; Iseghohimhen, Tony Onon; Aondo-Akaa, Patricia Ashi – 1998
This study examined the effect of the young child-carrying practices of Nigerian women on gross motor and language development in young children. The data collected were designed to help ascertain if and how these practices affect the child's later development. The data documented a variety of factors, including: general medical background,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior