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Samantha Butler; Catherine Ullman Shade; Laura Wood; Alexandra Roseman; Emily Berry; Erin Walecka; Katherine Engstler; Hope Dickinson; Anjali Sadhwani – Infants and Young Children, 2025
Children with complex congenital heart defects often show delays and deficits in cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional functioning. As such, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Associated recommend ongoing monitoring and support of development. In conjunction with the formal therapeutic supports frequently…
Descriptors: Child Development, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons, Intervention
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Mansfield, Louise; Daykin, Norma; O'Connell, Neil E.; Bailey, Daniel; Forde, Louise; Smith, Robyn; Gifford, Jake – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023
This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The proposed systematic review question is: What is the effectiveness of arts interventions for at-risk and offending children and young people (8-25 years)? There are three objectives: (1) To evaluate evidence on the effectiveness and impact of arts interventions on keeping children safe from…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Young Adults, Intervention
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Hines, Caitlin T.; Padilla, Christina M.; Ryan, Rebecca M. – Child Development, 2020
The present study examines variation in the effect of birth weight on children's early cognitive and socioemotional outcomes by family socioeconomic status (SES). It is hypothesized that not only will lower birth weight children display worse cognitive and socioemotional outcomes prior to school entry, as prior research has found, but that effects…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Birth, Preschool Children, Social Development
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Steven B. Mertens; Micki M. Caskey – Middle Grades Review, 2024
Young adolescents undergo rapid physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and sexual development, including puberty, sexual awareness, gender identity, physiological brain and cognitive growth, complex emotions, and impulse control. Tragically, thousands of adolescents die daily from mostly preventable causes such as violence, sexual health problems…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Risk Assessment, At Risk Persons
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Wang, Boya; Luo, Xia; Yue, Ai; Tang, Lei; Shi, Yaojiang – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
In this study, we investigate the association between family environment and early childhood development among children aged 6-24 months in rural counties in China. To do this, we used cross-sectional data from a large scale survey, including 1809 child-caregiver dyads across 22 nationally designated poverty counties. We found that 53.95% of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Infants, Toddlers
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Martínez-Sande, Paola Andrea; Pacheco, Kattia Cantillo; Martínez-González, Marina Begoña; Chajin, Leidylizeth Hernandez – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Psychosocial intervention programs are carried out in Latin American communities with socioeconomic disadvantage to improve their quality of life; few evaluations are carried out to measure their effectiveness. The study aimed to determine if intervention processes in vulnerable communities might favor the children's development. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Intervention, Cognitive Development
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Collins, J.; Barnoux, M.; Langdon, P. E. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: The theoretical understanding of firesetting behaviour has predominantly been developed with men in prisons or psychiatric hospitals without neurodevelopmental disabilities. Consequently, there is a lack of evidence regarding the validity of current theory when applied to adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Method:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Elbaum, Batya; Celimli-Aksoy, Seniz – Infants and Young Children, 2022
In the United States, early intervention (EI) programs under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act serve thousands of infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays. Despite this, few studies have investigated the developmental progress and outcomes of children served, especially in relation to the heterogeneity…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education
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Hu, Bi Ying; Johnson, Gregory Kirk; Teo, Timothy; Wu, Zhongling – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
Research on the screen time of young children and its relationship to their cognitive and social development is controversial. Based on a stratified, random sample of 579 five-year-old children in Guangdong, China, this study explores the relationship between the screen time of Chinese children and their cognitive and social development.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Cognitive Development, Social Development, Foreign Countries
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Manyam, Suneetha B.; Davis, Terah L. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2020
Group therapy plays a prominent role in trauma healing through resiliency for African American children and adolescents. Understanding how groups can facilitate change for this population is crucial to become a culturally competent counselor. Further, studying the best practices of group work is essential to better serving African Americans.…
Descriptors: Trauma, Group Therapy, African Americans, Children
Harper, Robyn – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2018
During adolescence, students experience a variety of biological changes in their bodies and brains. This Alliance for Excellent Education report argues that by understanding these changes--as well as the science behind student learning and development--education leaders can take advantage of this second critical window of development to support…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Human Body, Brain
Flanagan, S. K.; Castine, E. B. – America's Promise Alliance, 2020
Ready, Connected, Supported: A Framework for Youth Workforce Development and the YES Project, a working paper from the Center for Promise--the research arm of America's Promise Alliance--provides an overview of the "Ready, Connected, Supported" framework--the backbone of America's Promise Alliance's YES Project, a national campaign to…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Labor Force Development, Unemployment, Job Training
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Hilton, Caroline – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
Apert syndrome is a rare condition, with a birth prevalence of approximately one in 65,000. This article provides an up-to-date review of the literature on Apert syndrome from a variety of perspectives, ranging from surgical management to personal accounts. The purpose of the review is to provide a holistic description of the syndrome which should…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Children
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Wade, Mark; Browne, Dillon T.; Plamondon, Andre; Daniel, Ella; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Developmental Science, 2016
The current longitudinal study examined the role of cumulative social risk on children's theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) across early development. Further, we also tested a cascade model of development in which children's social cognition at 18 months was hypothesized to predict ToM and EF at age 4.5 through intermediary…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Theory of Mind, Executive Function, Young Children
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Bell, Megan F.; Bayliss, Donna M.; Glauert, Rebecca; Ohan, Jeneva L. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
There is evidence that children of incarcerated parents are at risk of poor developmental and educational outcomes. However, much of this evidence is limited by biased samples, as studies must rely on opt-in recruitment. Administrative data present an opportunity to overcome this challenge, as they capture information on all incarcerated…
Descriptors: Child Development, Crime, Teacher Attitudes, Models
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