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Object Exploration Is Facilitated by the Physical and Social Environment in Center-Based Child Care
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Ine H. van Liempd; Ora Oudgenoeg-Paz; Paul P. M. Leseman – Child Development, 2025
Object exploration is considered a driver of motor, cognitive, and social development. However, little is known about how early childhood education and care settings facilitate object exploration. This study examined if children's exploration of objects during free play was facilitated by the use of particular spatial components (floor, tables,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Object Manipulation
Television as Baby-Sitter: A Field Comparison of Preschoolers' Behavior during Playtime and during Television Viewing
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Gadberry, Sharon – Child Development, 1974
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Patterns, Motor Development, Play
Effects of Infant Development on Mother-Infant Interactions.
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Green, James A.; And Others – Child Development, 1980
Examines the effect of changes in the social and motor capabilities of infants on their daily social encounters. Home observations were made of the social interactions of 14 infants and their mothers when the infants were 6, 8, and 12 months of age. (CM)
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Interaction Process Analysis, Mothers
Age of Peers and Early Childhood Development.
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Bailey, Donald B., Jr.; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Examined children's developmental trajectories in five domains. Children were assigned to same- or mixed-age child care groups and assessed at 6-month intervals between approximately 32 and 49 months. Children in the two groups differed in their trajectories for communication, cognitive, and motor development but showed similar trajectories for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
The Home Environments of Children in the United States Part II: Relations with Behavioral Development through Age Thirteen.
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Bradley, Robert H.; Corwyn, Robert F.; Burchinal, Margaret; McAdoo, Harriette Pipes; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Child Development, 2001
Examined frequency with which children were exposed to various parental actions, materials, events, and conditions as part of their home environments, and how these exposures related to well-being. Found the most consistent relations between learning stimulation and children's developmental status, with relations for parental responsiveness and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development