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Dr. Spock's the First Two Years: The Emotional and Physical Needs of Children from Birth to Age Two.
Spock, Benjamin – 2001
Compiling essays authored by Benjamin Spock and published in popular magazines, this book examines the emotional and physical needs of infants and toddlers. The chapters are: (1) "Communicating with Your Baby: Reading Your Baby's Cues," including information on crying, motor behavior, squealing, and parents' responses; (2) "Parents'…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs

Barclay, Kathy; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Observes that children's interests, especially their fascination with personal changes in height, weight, and abilities, can be used to help teach concepts of time and change. Illustrates how family and community contexts can be incorporated into this teaching. Includes suggested learning activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education

Marcon, Rebecca A. – Young Children, 2003
Examines young children's physical development and how growth is linked to cognitive and social development. Discusses problems in American children's diets and the use of height-for-age and weight-for-height as indicators of physical maturity. Considers complexities of the physical-cognitive relationship and identifies possible ways that social…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight
Carlson, Frances M. – Young Children, 2005
Touch matters. Humans need nurturing touch for optimum emotional, physical, and cognitive development and health--especially in infancy. Positive touch lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the brain. Drawing on research and anecdotal evidence to support the importance of touch to children's well-being, the author makes a case for…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Early Childhood Education, Cognitive Development, Young Children
Leppo, Marjorie L., Ed.; Summerfield, Liane M., Ed. – 1993
The physical fitness status of children ages 6-12 is the topic of discussion in this monograph. The publication is organized into 4 major sections and 17 chapters. The first section, "An Introduction to Childhood Fitness," includes 3 chapters: (1) Status of Physical Fitness in U.S. Children; (2) The Public Health Perspective:…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Curriculum Design
Ogletree, Earl J. – 1997
This paper examines the educational philosophy underlying Waldorf Education, focusing on Rudolf Steiner's concept of "vital" or etheric energy and comparing Piaget's and Steiner's stages of cognition. The paper begins with a discussion of school readiness and the trend toward lowering the school entry age, and maintains that this trend…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy
Burnham, Teresinha – 1985
Developed as part of a document series that focuses on science and technology teaching, this volume was produced under the auspices of the Commission for Biological Education of the International Union of Biological Sciences (CBE-IUBS). It serves to provide biology teachers and others concerned with secondary biology curriculum development with…
Descriptors: Biology, Embryology, Evolution, Foreign Countries
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1985
The 2-part student workbook for mainstreamed learning and mentally disabled high school students contains 12 units intended to provide supplementary instruction in the Contemporary Parenting Choices Curriculum in the home economics class. This unit, the second in the Child Care part of the workbook, focuses on understanding child growth and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Children, Cognitive Development
Patterson, Donna; And Others – 1988
Alberta Education's position on the physical growth of students is presented in this paper, which focuses on children's physical growth in the areas of perceptual, structural, and motor development. Each area is first discussed in terms of three age groups: the child from infancy to preschool, the elementary child, and the adolescent. Concluding…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Scavo, Marlene; And Others – 1982
Self-paced instructional materials concerning day care for 2-year-old children are provided in this staff development module, intended for the caregiver or teacher in a military child care center. The module consists of several short discussions describing what toddlers are like and suggesting how they can be helped to handle their feelings, how…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Curiosity, Day Care Centers
Brophy, M.; Fryars, M. – 1983
Seychelles Integrated Science (SIS), a 3-year laboratory-based science program for students (ages 11-15) in upper primary grades 7, 8, and 9, was developed from an extensive evaluation and modification of previous P7-P9 materials. This P8 SIS unit examines: (1) the role played by bones, muscles, and teeth and the importance of developing and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dietetics, Food, Health Education
Reggio, Kathryn D. – 1977
Presented is a module in mental health and family life education adapted from the New York State Health Education curriculum to meet the needs of physically disabled students in grades K-12. It is explained that physically disabled students need to understand regular health habits in addition to special health concerns relating to their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education
Petersen, Evelyn Ann – 1977
Incorporating elements of humanist, Piagetian, psychodynamic, and behaviorist perspectives of child development, this guide for preschool teachers explores several topics related to curriculum planning for 4-year-old children. Chapter 1 points out the significance of the curriculum study, defines terms, and identifies assumptions and limitations…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development
McEwin, C. Kenneth; Thomason, Julia – 1982
To assist the North Carolina League of Middle/Junior High Schools, this paper briefly surveys the literature on developmental characteristics of early adolescents and the characteristics of effective teachers and also discusses the implications of the findings for instruction and the curriculum. The authors first define early adolescence as the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
Dingle Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1976
This paper presents guidelines for family support programs prepared for the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP) and other child development programs. Section I contains a brief description of the CFRP philosophy, a listing of CFRP's long range goals, detailed objectives/minimum performance standards for implementing each of these goals, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages