Research findings suggest the existence of three types of primitive regulation in the behavior of 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-year old children in memory tasks. When children are presented with a game of hide-and-seek to be played with a small stuffed animal, regulatory behavior appears to be related to children's use of stimulus information, precursors of…

Described briefly are the planning of and reaction to a Saturday workshop for grandparents of hearing impaired infants and preschoolers. (LS)

The study aimed to develop techniques for objective recording of mother and infant behaviors, to describe the interactive patterns of black inner-city mothers and their newborns, and to determine the effect of selected background and examination variables on these behaviors and interactions. (JMB)

Forty infants, 3- to 12-months-old, participated in a study designed to differentiate the auditory response characteristics of normally developing infants in the age ranges 3 - 5 months, 6 - 8 months, and 9 - 12 months. (Author)

Evaluated with 12 children (9- to 25-months-old) were the efficacy and reliability of auditory stimulus-response control training and assessment procedures. (Author/LS)

Presents a description of a neonatal monitoring system and the studies used in its validation. (SDH)

Evaluated were two techniques (the conventional method and the new transcutaneous method) of measuring arterial oxygen tension in 20 severely ill preterm and term infants and in 70 healthy infants. (Author/CL)

Because breast milk contains small quantities of thyroid hormones not found in commercial formula preparations, it was hypothesized that breast feeding may provide some protective benefit to the hypothyroid infant before medical treatment is begun. Of 108 children with congenital hypothyroidism, breast-fed children had higher thyroid hormone…

The paper describes approaches used to assess preverbal or nonverbal orthopedically handicapped infants. The first section describes a conceptual approach to development that differs from the normative approach. The conceptual development model emphasizes developmental structures rather than successive cumulative acquisitions of behavior. This…

To prepare expectant parents for the practical and emotional demands of the first few weeks with their newborn child, this book discusses automobile passenger safety, preparation for the infant's arrival, and caring for the infant. Specifically, Part 1 discusses child passenger safety and terms of law, how to restrain children safely, choosing a…

Investigated longitudinally were individual differences in 1- and 2-year-olds' exploratory behavior and their relationship to problem-solving ability. Of particular interest was the stability of exploratory and problem-solving behaviors across the second year of life. It was expected that stability of exploratory behavior would be found in terms…