It has long been recognized that childhood socialization occurs mainly through relationships with others, but only within the last decade or so can it be said that the study of relationships has become central to developmental psychology. As young children grow older, their sphere of relationships extends beyond the primary caretakers, and perhaps…

Three experiments concerned with methods of teaching mathematical concepts to 2- and 3-year-olds were carried out. The first experiment, in which 12 children were taught the concepts "fat" and "skinny," showed that (1) explicit verbal representation of the concepts was a more effective instructional technique than formulation in terms of an…

Narrative descriptions of activities in 10 areas of Project FAITH (Family Assistance for Infants and Toddlers with Handicaps) and results of the 1977-1978 project year evaluation are presented. Cost figures, strategy activities, significant findings, recommendations, personnel responsible, product development information, and continuation plans…

The decade of the 70's has seen significant improvements in child health and dramatic insights into the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing children's growth and development. Four of the six major gains in health status listed in the Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention relate to improvements in…

The purpose of this report is to enhance both individual and national perspectives on prevention of ill health and premature death through identification of priorities and specification of measureable goals. Health problems for every age group from infancy through old age are discussed with suggestions for prevention and improvement of…

This program was developed by Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, to improve nutritional services to 2,146 infants and preschool children enrolled in fifteen area day care centers, by developing the role of a sponsoring organization and by developing standards of expectations for other sponsoring…

This manual provides basic information for caregivers of infants. Part One discusses the dependency of infants on adults; home-based, center-based and parent education programs; and provides samples of forms used in infant programs to record the developmental needs and progress of children. Part Two suggests skills and activities appropriate for…

The third of four documents reviews research on assessment in three domains (receptive language skills, expressive language skills, and perceptual and cognitive processes) as the most likely to predict subsequent language development of young children who have yet to speak their first word. Section II focuses on assessment of hearing sensitivity…

The establishment of the Education Improvement Program in Durham, North Carolina, is described. The program includes a longitudinal Infant Evaluation Project at Duke Hopsital, a nursery program for two- and three-year olds, an integrated demonstration school, and a preschool for black five-year olds. Also involved are ungraded primaries in two…

This paper examines conceptual issues and research evidence related to the effects of day care on infants. Examples of cultural relativism in child development are used as the basis for arguing that there is no fixed list of parental behaviors that can be counted on to meet children's psychological needs. American cultural values and the resultant…

This manual designed for caregivers describes the practices and activity plans of the infant-toddler group at the University of Iowa Early Childhood Education Center. Emphasis is placed on working with children between 12 and 36 months of age. The manual is divided into five main sections. Section 1 explains the composition of the infant-toddler…

This longitudinal study attempted to assess how environmental factors affect the development of competence, as defined by White, by delineating in detail the everyday environmental transactions of a group of children from age 1 to 3. The key questions of this research were: (1) Are certain experiences encountered by the young child in his everyday…

This paper suggests a variety of learning experiences for parents to provide for their young children from birth to age 5. The introduction stresses the need for many kinds of verbal communication between parents and child and presents a discussion of crying behaviors and the importance of reading to children. Talking and listening activities are…

This package contains five home-based intervention curricula for families with children between 12 and 30 months of age. Three independent curricula (each emphasizing children's language, play or social development) enlist the mother's aid as observer, teacher and researcher, and promote a three-way interaction among mother, child, and…

This teacher's guide is part of the parenting curriculum package developed by the Consortium on Early Childbearing and Childrearing (CECC) and is meant to be used in conjunction with parenting curriculum materials (published in 1974) designed for use with school-age parents. Supplemental information presented in the guide is subdivided into three…