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Horm, Diane; Norris, Deborah; Perry, Deborah; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Halle, Tamara – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2016
This report summarizes research about development during the first 3 years of life. It highlights research in domains that are foundational for later school readiness and success, including: (1) perceptual, motor, and physical development; (2) social and emotional development; (3) approaches to learning; (4) language and communication; and (5)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Infants, Toddlers, Young Children
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Tirella, Linda G.; Tickle-Degnen, Linda; Miller, Laurie C.; Bedell, Gary – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe reflections of nine American parents on the strengths, challenges, and strategies in parenting young children newly adopted from another country. Eight mothers and one father with an adopted child aged less than 3 years and home for less than 3 months completed standardized assessments measuring the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adoption, Community Resources, Child Rearing
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Wellman, Henry M.; Phillips, Ann T.; Rodriguez, Thomas – Child Development, 2000
Three studies investigated toddlers' judgments and communications about how desires, perceptions, and emotions connect in people's lives and minds. Findings indicated that in appropriate circumstances, young children realized that a person's perception of desirable or undesirable objects leads to related emotional experiences. Children's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Perceptual Development
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Lillard, Angeline; Curenton, Stephanie – Young Children, 1999
Contends that young children show surprising awareness of other's feelings. Provides background research concerning children's understanding; addresses levels of understanding of perception, emotions, desires, and beliefs; advises how parents and teachers can support children's development of understanding; and notes the powerful role and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Comprehension, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
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Rowen, Betty – 1972
Movement is one of the primary ways in which the young child finds out about his world. Experiences in movement help the young child to develop a healthy sense of identity. Through movement, children: (1) learn, as infants, to distinguish themselves from the outside world; (2) find out what they can do and how they can affect their environment;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Experience, Emotional Development
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1984
The purpose of this manual is to provide supplemental information and to serve as a general resource for practitioners involved in the developmental and educational assessment of young children. The first section focuses on the process of assessing young handicapped children and includes specific information on indicators of potential problems in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Check Lists, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
ENKI Corp., San Fernando, CA. – 1968
This document is Part I of a two-part project whose goal was to identify the sequential development of child behavior from birth through age seven and to identify the materials which could be used to strengthen or initiate a behavioral facet. Research on child development was collected, organized, and analyzed for correlative events pertinent to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Behavior Development, Child Development, Classification