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Despert, J. Louise – 1975
Children's emotional development from infancy through adolescence, is described through brief anedcotes and through photographs. Psychological explanations of child behavior are discussed. Children's reactions to parents, siblings, and peers, and to experiences such as pain, discovering one's body, eating, exploring, and visiting the doctor are…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies
Klein, Pnina S.; And Others – 1974
This study investigated the specific learning abilities and general adjustment of 50 children, 5-14 years of age, who had pyloric stenosis (PS) in infancy, compared to 44 siblings and 50 matched control children. PS involves a period of brief starvation in early infancy, unrelated to socioeconomic conditions and is surgically correctable. The…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Body Weight, Children
McNamara, J. Regis; And Others – 1968
About 180 Negro Head Start children in Dade County, Florida, were tested (1) to discover if the county's program contributed significantly to language skills, social skills, and self-concept development and (2) to determine if an efficient instrument could be developed to measure self-concept in the disadvantaged child. Pretests and posttests used…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Language Skills
Frost, Joe L. – 1969
This report presents a description of the Structure-Process approach to cognition and literacy, suggests techniques for implementation of the model, and assesses the effects of the model on a specific population. The Structure-Process approach assumes that intelligence develops cumulatively. The model was used for curriculum development in four…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Creativity
Gellens, Suzanne R. – 2000
This book presents 350 classroom-tested activities for use with children to create an environment that will stimulate young children's brains. Designed to be used by families, classroom teachers, family childcare providers, or others caring for young children, the book includes information on current brain research and describes interest areas in…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Class Activities, Cognitive Development
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Fischer, Melissa Anne; Gillespie, Catherine Wilson – Young Children, 2003
Contends that early childhood educators need to understand how exposure to computers and constructive computer programs affects the development of children. Specifically examines: (1) research on children's technology experiences; (2) determining best practices; and (3) addressing educators' concerns about computers replacing other developmentally…
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Attitudes, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
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Bennett, Jane G.; Murphy, Debra J. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1995
Physical education teachers should incorporate the concept of muscular balance into their daily curricula and select activities that work the muscles as they are used in everyday activities. The article focuses on maintaining normal strength between the anterior and posterior trunk muscles, detailing appropriate exercises. (SM)
Descriptors: Calisthenics, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise Physiology
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Cohen, Shirley; Taharally, Christina – Childhood Education, 1992
The influx of children prenatally exposed to drugs represents a heightened challenge to early childhood education programs. Efforts are needed for establishing developmentally appropriate practices, administrative supports, access to special education services, and personnel preparation programs. Guidelines and suggestions relating to these…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Health, Congenital Impairments, Cooperative Planning
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Petersen, Anne C.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
Reviews changes in biopsychosocial development during adolescence. Addresses aspects of individual change during the adolescent decade as well as effects of context on normal development and responses to challenges. Predispositions or vulnerabilities present prior to a developmental transition may be exacerbated. Provides advice on encouraging a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Depression (Psychology)
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Kim, Sonja de Groot – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
This study describes the lived experience of Kevin, a young child with physical disabilities who is placed in an inclusive classroom, a classroom where children with and without disabilities are educated together, with extra support provided for the child with disabilities. Children with disabilities who are placed in inclusive early childhood…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Inclusive Schools, Physical Disabilities, Young Children
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
Pridham, Karen F.; And Others – 1995
This study examined the extent to which caregiving nurturance expressed in mothers' working models of infant feeding changed during the infant's first year and explored the influence of the infant's biologic development on this caregiving nurturance. Three methodologies were used: (1) 59 mothers of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants with a…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Body Weight, Child Health, Diseases
Paulu, Nancy; Greene, Wilma P., Ed. – 1992
This booklet suggests ways for parents to help their preschool children grow, develop, and have fun learning. A brief opening section called "Learning Begins Early" provides a general context for the book. The second section, on what it means to be ready for school, describes the qualities and skills that youngsters need to get a good start in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Games
Hongo, Hiroko – 1994
A study investigated the attitudes of Japanese breastfeeding mothers in the South Bay area in Los Angeles. The sample consisted of 20 Japanese mothers over the age of 18 who were born in Japan, who recently came to the United States, and whose youngest child has been breastfed for at least 6 months. Subjects were interviewed in their native…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Development, Child Health, Cultural Differences
Riley, Mary Tom – 1991
SHAPES--an acronym for the South Plains Child Care Management Services (SpCCMS) Helping, Assisting and Preparing Educators and Staff--is also the name of a preschool readiness curriculum that is being developed for use by administrators and teachers. The first phase of the curriculum development consists of the publication of five books to be used…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
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