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McMullen, Mary Benson – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
This reflective essay describes the author's experiences as an observer in a behaviorist infant classroom. The author developed four categories of practice to describe what happened in the behaviorist infant room: (1) curricular focus on training typically developing infants to meet typical developmental milestones, (2) the use of highly…
Descriptors: Infants, Constructivism (Learning), Observation, Child Care
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Corter, Carl M. – Developmental Psychology, 1976
During a brief play period away from the mother, the responses of 10-month-old infants were observed as a function of two factors in a 2x2 design: first, whether the mother or the infant initiated the separation and second, whether the mother was visible or not during the separation. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Kroenke, Lillian DeVault, Ed. – Infants and Toddlers, 1999
This document is comprised of the four issues in the second volume of a quarterly journal for parents of children in Montessori infant and toddler programs. The May 1998 issue contains an article on Treasure Baskets which are designed for non-mobile babies who can sit up, an article discussing the personal growth of a Montessori teacher who became…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Childrens Literature, Emotional Development
Kroenke, Lillian DeVault, Ed. – Infants and Toddlers, 1998
This document is comprised of the first four issues of a journal published quarterly for parents of children in Montessori infant and toddler programs. Regular features include "Ask Ginny," an advice column; information on recent research; and reports on conferences. The Spring 1997 issue contains articles on the history of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
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Hughes, Fergus P.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Describes a program developed to help parents become effective playmates. Suggests that interactive play between infants and adults has numerous benefits, although these benefits will not occur automatically; they require parents to develop the appropriate skills. Proposes methods to facilitate play and make an important contribution to the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Chen, Shing-Jen, Ed.; Furutsuka, Takashi, Ed.; Shirotani, Yukari, Ed. – 2000
This annual report presents several articles related to the work of the Clinical Center for Child Development at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. The articles are: (1) "Maternal Speech and Behavior during Mother-Infant Play: Comparison between the United States and Japan" (Sueko Toda, Marc H. Bornstein, and Hiroshi Azuma); (2)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Auditory Perception, Bilingualism, Caregiver Speech
Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; And Others – 1991
This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) factors that interact to affect child development; (2) developmental milestones for infants and young children; (3) parenting processes appropriate to the childhood years; (4)…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Course Descriptions, Developmental Tasks