Argues that Aslin and Pisoni's criticisms are basically unwarranted on both methodological and conceptual grounds. (RMH)

The social interactions of 60 mother-infant pairs were observed for 25 minutes in a seminaturalistic setting when the infants were 6 months old and again at 20 months. Forty-six of the infants were termed at high risk for later school failure due to the socioeconomic situations of their families. (Author)

Twenty-two infants aged eight weeks and 23 infants aged 16 weeks were tested in a visual fixation paradigm for the detection and use of sound localization cues. (JMB)

The questions 17 mothers addressed to their children, aged 18-34 months, during a play session were examined for the purpose they served in the conversation and the forms used to express them. (RH)

Forty 10-month-old infants were given two minutes to explore tactually an object in a totally darkened room. Subsequently, during a two-minute test trial in the dark, 10 infants were given the same object and 10 were given a novel shape. Novel shapes were manipulated significantly longer than familiar forms. (RH)

Reviews research findings concerning the consistency and extent of sex differences in responsiveness to the young, in order to determine the nature of the conditions under which sex differences are found. (MP)

Parents of 24 mentally retarded children in New Zealand completed a questionnaire about the quality and extent of medical services they received after the birth of their child. All parents expressed great satisfaction with the services provided by the regional psychopedic hospital, which offers early intervention services. (Author)

Fathers' willingness to assume infant care responsibilities was related to their sex-role concepts and the amount of time fathers were available. Fathers who felt fathers should serve a greater number of functions with their children were more likely to have been present at the infant's birth. (Author)

The effects of sampling biases upon research studies requiring different time commitments of Ss in mother-infant studies were examined. Twenty mothers who participated in 35 hours of observation were compared with 17 mothers who refused to participate but completed a questionnaire. Questionnaire responses did not differentiate the two groups.…

The issues are discussed in the context of the parent and physician relationship in treatment decisions. Included are the primary elements of parent consent and the legal dilemmas confronting parents and professionals. The discussion focuses on how the law in theory differs from the practiced law. (Author)

A parent recounts his experiences as a member of a parents' group seeking the continuation of a program of home visits to parents of handicapped children. Suggestions for creating change through parents' groups, such as locating and lobbying local officials and organizations that can effectively support the group, are listed. (PHR)

Reviews pertinent developmental and neuropsychological literature and arrives at a hypothesis relating the left brain lateralization of speech to the origin of early naming as part of selective (right-biased) orienting to perceived salience or change. (Author/SS)

Interest in babies was assessed in 30 parents of adolescents, 28 parents whose grown children were no longer living at home, and 26 grandparents of an infant. Measures included responsivity to an unfamiliar baby in a waiting room situation, interest in pictures of babies, and a sex-role self-concept inventory. (JMB)

Argues for a constructivist theoretical approach to the developmental study of the self, an approach which focuses on self-other differentiation and acquisition of categories of self. (SS)

When children enter school, their principal way of thinking is through talking aloud (rather than through internal verbalization), and they need to be encouraged in their use of language as they confront new academic problems. (JD)