This is one of a series of Education for Parenthood Manuals developed by the Salvation Army for use in programs aimed at preparing teenagers for parenthood or for child care careers. This guide contains six curriculum units emphasizing self-understanding, knowledge about children and the responsibility of parenthood, and skills development for…

As part of a larger investigation exploring the relationship between cognition and sex-role development, it was necessary to develop a large list of toys that could be considered sex typed (i.e., toys that were appropriate for only the male or for only the female sex; N = 48). To do so, 66 college students and 54 fourth graders were presented with…

This is a report on research in the field of physical responses of children to strenuous activity. The paper is divided into three subtopics: (1) peak performance measure in children; (2) training effects on children; and (3) importance of physical activity for children. Measurements used are oxygen consumption, ventilation, heart rate, cardiac…

This paper discusses the development of species-identity in humans, emphasizing the influence of environment vs. heredity. The cases of two feral children, and three children raised with limited human contact are presented and research concerning institutional upbringing is discussed. These reports all imply or state that reduced contacts with…

This paper discusses the nature of the infant social world. Infants develop attachments to both parents. Father-child and mother-child relationships are qualitatively different. They involve different types of experiences and have different implications for the child's personality development. The fathers' sex-differentiating behavior focuses the…

This presentation discusses a rationale and set of procedures that increase parent involvement in decisions concerning their children. Decision making is viewed here as a process by which parents choose, among conflicting considerations, courses of action which are in the best interests of their children. Decisions usually imply a power…

This paper presents a review of research on television viewing and child behavior. The first section of the paper presents a brief historical review of television research. This review includes research on the effect of television on people's lives, the effects of violent content on aggressive behavior and the possible harmful effects of…

The task group report presented in this publication is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S. Office of Education-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new…

This ERIC Bibliography on cross cultural early education and day care is a collection of references for educators and researchers interested in how children are educated and cared for in other countries. References are grouped in 4 sections. (1) Cross cultural studies, (2) A collection of references for each of the 33 countries covered, (3)…

This paper presents some of the major findings of the Texas Teacher Effectiveness Study, an investigation of the teacher characteristics that correlate with ability to produce student learning gain. In addition to general information about the study and its findings, specific attention is drawn to contrasts between optimal behavior in low SES and…

The United States educational system has a responsibility to provide adults with the necessary education to raise healthy, productive children. Learning how to be a parent does not appear to be a routine part of the growing-up process today. Therefore, in order to maximize the essential early development of children, parenthood training becomes…

Described is the Program in Early Childhood Development (PECD), a school-community project initially funded under Title III to provide identification, diagnostic, and intervention services for 3-to 5-year-old children in Evanston, Illinois prior to kindergarten entry. Two major sections deal with screening procedures (in such areas as…

The Cognitively Oriented Prekindergarten Experience (Project COPE) is a preschool effort to accelerate the development of children from predominantly low-income families. This program was nationally validated as an ESEA Title III project and has received support from the U.S. Office of Education as a National Developer/Demonstrator site. Having…

This paper reports an exploratory investigation of motor patterns characteristic of maternal gameplaying behavior conducted with forty-eight 4-, 6- and 8-month-old infants and their mothers. Videotapes of 6-minute laboratory mother-infant play sessions were segmented into maternal games which were categorized according to the type and complexity…

Examined are the effects of motor skill development and impairment on the infant's and young child's overall functioning, and suggested are guidelines for assessing motor skills in multiply handicapped children. It is explained that motor delays and deficits limit a child's learning during critical developmental periods. Examples of delayed motor…