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The Psychologist in the Baby
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Thompson, Ross A. – Zero to Three, 2008
Far from egocentric, infants and toddlers advance significantly in their understanding of others' feelings, desires, goals, intentions, preferences, and views during the first 2 years of life. In so doing, they establish the foundation for later social and emotional understanding. This article surveys those accomplishments, speculates about how…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Cognitive Development, Infants, Toddlers
Paternal Alcoholism, Family Functioning, and Infant Mental Health
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Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Eiden, Rina Das – Zero to Three, 2007
The authors share results from two longitudinal studies exploring the impact of father's alcohol use on child development. The Michigan Longitudinal Study (MLS) has followed a sample of alcoholic families with 3-5 year old children for 20 years. The Buffalo Longitudinal Study (BLS) has followed a sample of alcoholic and nonalcoholic families…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Alcoholism, Young Children, Psychopathology
"ZERO TO THREE's" Task Force on Culture and Development: Learning to Walk the Talk
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Mann, Tammy; Steward, Marva; Eggbeer, Linda; Norton, Dolores – Zero to Three, 2007
The Executive Committee at "ZERO TO THREE" created a Task Force on Culture and Development to deepen our understanding of the role of culture in child development and to guide the organization through a self-assessment process to better understand how staff and board members address the issue of culture in their work. The task force's literature…
Descriptors: African Americans, Emotional Development, Cultural Influences, Literature Reviews
The Dollars and Cents of Investing Early: Cost-Benefit Analysis in Early Care and Education
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Heckman, James; Grunewald, Rob; Reynolds, Arthur – Zero to Three, 2006
Heckman et al. discuss how cost-benefit analysis of prekindergarten education programs demonstrates that the highest per child benefits stem from programs that focus on economically disadvantaged children. Indeed, studies have shown that these children make significant gains in cognition, social-emotional development, and educational performance…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Developmental Psychology
Good Health, Strong Families, and Positive Early Learning Experiences: Promoting Better Public Policies for America's Infants and Toddlers
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Lally, J. Ronald; Lurie-Hurvitz, Erica; Cohen, Julie – Zero to Three, 2006
The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center has three areas of focus: good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences. Effective policies must promote healthy functioning in all domains, including cognitive, physical, and social and emotional development. Comprehensive services are essential to meeting the needs of very young children…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Emotional Development, Child Development, Public Policy
Methamphetamine Exposure: A Rural Early Intervention Challenge
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Lester, Barry M.; Arria, Amelia M.; Derauf, Christian; Grant, Penny; LaGasse, Linda; Newman, Elana; Shah, Rizwan Z.; Stewart, Sara; Wouldes, Trecia – Zero to Three, 2006
In the Infant Development, Environment and Lifestyle (IDEAL) Study of methamphetamine (MA) effects on children, the authors screened approximately 27,000 newborn infants for MA exposure, and from that pool derived a sample of in utero MA-exposed children as well as a comparison group matched for other drug use and other factors. IDEAL measures…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Drug Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Rural Areas
It's Hard to Get from Here to There: Early Intervention for Rural Young Children in Arkansas
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Marsh, Carolyn; Casey, Patrick H. – Zero to Three, 2006
The Kids First program at the University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS) is an outgrowth of the Infant Health and Development Program, a randomized trial of an early intervention approach for premature, low birth weight children, which showed that intensive intervention had significant initial benefits in the cognitive development and behavior…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Child Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Parent Participation