Noting that parents and caregivers of infants and young children need to be aware of many potential hazards in the child's environment, this booklet provides assistance in buying nursery products, using them safely, and keeping them in good repair. The following furnishings and equipment are discussed: (1) cribs and crib toys; (2) bathing aids,…

Longitudinal study of patterns of gross motor development in congenitally blind infants indicated that neuromuscular maturation and postural achievements were similar to those of sighted infants, but that self-initiated mobility and locomotion were delayed. (ST)

Fathers were compared to mothers and strangers as elicitors of attachment behavior in infants. Infants usually preferred their mothers as measured by length of time taken to approach mother and use of mother as secure base. (ST)

Intended for parents, the article explains the role of the pediatrician in the regular care of the infant and child. (DB)

In a sample of children with significant learning disabilities, it was found that those born in warm months had higher IQ's than those born in cold months. The effects of temperature and humidity upon neonatal cortex development are offered as a possible explanation of the differences noted. (ST)

Newborn cardiac activity was analyzed in the context of the orienting response before and after a feeding, while sleeping and awake. Newborns tended to respond to stimuli with less variability when tested before feeding. The newborn's cardiac response to stimuli in different modalities is affected by arousal state and feeding condition. (ST)

Sometime before four months of age infants are capable of storing information either about the physical properties of visual stimuli or about the contigency between their response and the reinforcement. (Author)

Results show that continuous stimulation reduced arousal level both behaviorally and physiologically, that this effect occurred quite rapidly, and that it endured relatively unchanged over time. (Author)

Project FIND (First Identification of Neonatal Disabilities) has been developed to assist the family and physician of the mentally handicapped child from the day of birth. (DB)

Portions of this paper were read as part of a symposium on The Meaning of Smiling and Vocalizing in Infancy'' at the 1970 meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami Beach, Florida, September, 1970. (Editor)

The article delineates the special education laws and timetable of events in Minnesota which led to public school acceptance of responsibility for the education of hearing impaired infants in 1968. (Author)

Initial experiment demonstrated operant acquisition of an instrumental hand-pulling response in 4-8-month-old infants; the effect achieved with contingent, noncontingent, delayed reinforcement, and the suppression, recovery, and facilitation effects of noncontingent stimulation are discussed. (Author)

Study attempted to determine the viability of optimal level theory as it pertains to infant perceptual and cognitive development. (Authors)