Investigates two questions of interest to persons who treat children with psychological difficulties: (1) What is attachment theory? and (2) Does it have relevance when working with disturbed children and their families? (Author/DB)

A research review of the major consequences of early childbearing on education, income, marriage, subsequent childbearing, children's development, and family support. (CM)

Special certification for teachers of adolescent students is recommended both because of the uniqueness of these students and of the tasks their teachers perform. (JD)

Synthesizes existing knowledge regarding interpersonal contexts of human development with emerging concepts and data that point to trans-contextual parameters of child-rearing environments. Proposes properties of the environment that foster development: primary and secondary development contexts; the impact of third parties; and interconnections…

Maternal employment is a part of modern family life, a response to changes such as smaller families and more efficient household management. Not only does maternal employment meet parents' needs, but it is a pattern better suited for socializing the child for the adult role s/he will occupy. (Author/GC)

Reviews research and current knowledge regarding infant auditory and visual perception and concludes that from a very early age, infants are able to perceive the world around them and organize their perceptual experience. Outlines areas for future research and application. (GC)

Describes advantages of "time line" therapy with 5- to 8-year-old children with history of traumatic experiences. Therapist draws line and, beginning with child's birth, marks below line traumatic events (divorce, hospitalizations, death, accidents). Above line therapist marks child's developmental behaviors and feelings about events.…

Sex and, to a partial degree, age had significant effects on sex role differentiation in preschool children, but income level had little effect. (Author/RL)

The findings provide evidence that the learning disabled develop most cognitive abilities in a manner similar to that of their normal counterparts, though perhaps slightly delayed, and that by adolescence, development in the learning disabled approaches that of normals. (Author/DLS)

The article discusses neuropsychological and treatment aspects of brain behavior disorders in children from the standpoint of terms such as minimal brain dysfunction, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and hyperkinetic syndrome. (Author/DLS)

A developmental study of elementary school children's use of rule v computation in solving spacial perspective-taking problems. (CM)

Of 52 children who rated their mothers' child rearing behaviors and completed self-esteem inventories, the children who viewed their mothers as using psychological pressure techniques to discipline them had low self-esteem, while children who viewed their mothers as being accepting had high self-esteem. (RL)

Explains goals, methods, and results of showing video cassettes of children at varying developmental levels in an undergraduate developmental psychology course. The majority of student ratings of the course were high. Suggests ways teachers can develop their own video cassettes. (CK)

As part of the Introduction to Patient Evaluation course at the University of Texas Medical Branch, freshmen medical students visit a local elementary school to: observe variations of cognitive, physical, and social development; note variations through interactions; and interact with small groups of children. (LBH)