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Miccoli, Antonela; Toussaint, Loren L.; Smith, Latasha M.; Hansen, Carina K.; Lynch, Brian A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Child Development, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Barry, Robert J.; Barry, Ann – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
The present study was designed to assess the preschool's contribution to the social, physical, and cognitive development of children in a normal, upper-middle socioeconomic level community. (BD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment, Individual Development, Physical Development
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Wutka, Patricia B.; Baxter, Dea Hanson – Journal of Allied Health, 1981
Describes an interdisciplinary course in growth and development for allied health students. The course focuses on physical, nutritional, and psychosocial aspects of development and views the individual from the time of conception through adulthood. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Content, Higher Education, Individual Development
Griesel, R. D.; Richter, L. M. – 1986
The relationship of socioeconomic status and family structure to physical and psychological growth was investigated among urban African preschool children. A total of 300 children between 3 and 7 years of age were tested on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. Height and weight were measured and information about children's background was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Cognitive Development, Family Characteristics
Birckmayer, Jennifer; And Others – 1982
Designed as a guide for adults who wish to lead a group of 10- to 13-year-olds through a series of discoveries about preschoolers and how they grow, activity materials are presented concerning physical, intellectual, and social development (Section 1); and children's feelings (Section 2). Specifically, Section 1 discuss children's developing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Group Discussion
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Strebeleva, E. A. – Russian Education and Society, 1997
Presents the findings from a Russian survey that investigated directions for corrective-upbringing work with preschool age children who have deficiencies in mental development. Explains that the degree and amount of corrective work depends on the severity of the impairment. Focuses on different components of corrective-upbringing, such as the…
Descriptors: Adults, Art Activities, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1984
Presented in this document are nine brief study guides which offer advice and information about parenting to parents of infants and toddlers and which collectively make up the "Off to a Good Start" home study program. An information sheet on how to enroll in the program and receive these materials, which are sent to registrants approximately every…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Fathers, Health, Individual Development
Patterson, Donna; And Others – 1988
Alberta Education's position on the physical growth of students is presented in this paper, which focuses on children's physical growth in the areas of perceptual, structural, and motor development. Each area is first discussed in terms of three age groups: the child from infancy to preschool, the elementary child, and the adolescent. Concluding…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Halliday, Carol – 1970
Addressed to both professionals and parents, the handbook delineates visual impairment and discusses child growth with reference to the visually handicapped. Development in the visually impaired of self care skills and along physical, social/personal, intellectual, and emotional lines is described and contrasted to that of the normal child. Also,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Emotional Development, Exceptional Child Education, Individual Development
Furman, Erna, Ed. – 1995
This collection of essays is written for parents, professional teachers, and caregivers to enlighten the readers about preschool children's development, the role of parent and teacher, and the nature of the parent-caregiver partnership. The essays emphasize how to observe, to understand, and to intervene with preschoolers, teachers, and parents,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development