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Download full textFood and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1981
This guide is designed primarily for nutritionists and other health providers who work with pregnant adolescents, aged 17 or younger. The guide lists psychosocial, educational, and health implications of early pregnancy, and discusses the nutritional risks and requirements of pregnant teenagers. The guide then identifies counseling and educational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Use, Early Parenthood, Eating Habits
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1988
This annotated bibliography of audiovisual materials for grades five through twelve contains resources available from the Manitoba (Canada) Education Library. These films are recommended by the Manitoba Department of Education in support of the province's family life education curriculum. The topics covered include the maturation process,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Enrichment, Family Life Education
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1987
A consideration of readiness for kindergarten must take into account the kindergarten program and the teacher's expectations of the child. This digest first examines kindergarten teachers' expectations for children's social, behavioral, sensory-motor, cognitive, and language abilities upon entrance to kindergarten. The issue of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Albinson, J.G., Ed.; Andrew, G.M., Ed. – 1976
This collection of papers reviews the effects of sport and physical activity on children. It is organized around six sections representing the basic disciplines that contribute to a broad view of the child in sport and physical activity: physiology; medicine; growth and development; psychology; sociology; and motor learning. Although each paper…
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Development, Children, Exercise (Physiology)
Rarick, G. Lawrence; Dobbins, D. Alan – Medicine and Science in Sports, 1975
Descriptors: Body Weight, Children, Elementary School Students, Exercise (Physiology)
Scagliotta, Edward – J Learning Disabilities, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Emotional Development, Exceptional Child Education
Doby, John T.; And Others – 1980
Declining family size plus the widespread belief that only children experience adjustment difficulties provided the impetus for this investigation comparing the characteristics of only children with children raised in multiple-sibling families. Results indicated that being reared as an only child actually provided a slight developmental advantage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Order, Blacks, Children
Ramey, Madelaine; James, Jim – 1977
This report describes the comparisons of three groups of 1976-77 kindergarten students in the Seattle, Washington public schools: (1) early entrants who were screened by the Student Services Office; (2) early entrants admitted by school principals; and (3) a random sample of non-early entrants. The groups were compared on the basis of teacher…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Early Admission, Evaluation Methods
Cohen, Monroe D., Ed. – 1978
This collection of materials is designed to assist those who work with early adolescents in a variety of educational settings. The articles address the following areas of concern: (1) student-teacher relationships; (2) physical growth and development; (3) adolescent needs in terms of self, family, peers, and society; and (4) nutritional patterns…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Childhood Needs
Seefeldt, Vern; Gould, Daniel – 1980
Research examining the effects of sports participation on children and youth is reviewed from the perspective of psychological and physical development. Statistical information regarding the participation rate in different kinds of youth sports is given. The effects of prolonged athletic activity on bone, muscle, and adipose tissue growth is…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletics, Child Development, Child Welfare
American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. – 1968
A committee was formed to examine the kinds of athletic programs provided for elementary children and the conditions under which they are conducted and to prepare recommendations. A questionnaire was prepared for a sample of 786 elementary school principals in order to determine the nature and extent of school sponsored and agency sponsored…
Descriptors: Athletics, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students, Injuries
PDF pending restorationZauner, Christian W.; Benson, Norma Y. – 1977
This investigation sought to determine whether the excellent performer evolves from typical material through training or if he brings facilitating characteristics with him to practice on the first day. Subjects were highly successful AAU age-group competitors who had invested at least 50 percent of their lives in swim training. These seven female…
Descriptors: Athletes, Children, Exercise (Physiology), Growth Patterns
Eichhorn, Donald H. – 1969
Students' maturational levels, rather than grades or chronological age, should determine enrollment in the middle school. Diversity in maturation rates creates diversity in interests and attitudes. These differences necessitate the development of programs for the middle school which differ from the elementary and high school approaches. Two…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Emotional Development, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Growth Patterns
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Public Instruction, Harrisburg. Bureau of General and Academic Education. – 1969
In response to increased interest in early childhood programs, this report, prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction, presents the goals of kindergartens and the rationale for their existence. Both supportive and nonsupportive statements on compulsory kindergarten are included. Child development charts describe the physical,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Equipment
Jordan, Thomas E. – 1972
The report was explained to be one in a series of products designed to provide an inferential base for planning instructional strategies. Considered were biological and socially adverse states around birth and measures of attainment in three domains at the end of the preschool years. Early child development was first reviewed. The preschoolers…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Research
