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Download full textZlatin, Marsha A.; Horii, Yoshiyuki – 1976
This longitudinal study examines the early stages of language acquisition in four first-born infants from birth to two years. Selected aspects of vocal-verbal behavior exhibited by the children and their parents were examined. Home and laboratory recordings, diaries, interviews, and developmental observation were principal data sources. Substudies…
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior, Infants
Lowman, Joseph – 1978
Crisis intervention programs for persons experiencing the sudden death of family members or surviving natural disasters have been advocated as methods of primary prevention, although few have actually been implemented. A program utilizing nurses to deliver grief intervention to parents losing a baby to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) was…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Grief, Helping Relationship, Home Visits
WHITE, BURTON L.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO FIND OUT IF INFANTS WOULD EXHIBIT BEHAVIORS CONSISTENT WITH PIAGET'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECIPROCAL COORDINATIONS AMONG THE LOOKING, SUCKING AND GRASPING SCHEMAS. A SECOND PURPOSE WAS TO SEE IF INCREASED LOOKING AT AND TOUCHING OF NEARBY OBJECTS BY INFANTS WOULD RESULT IN ACCELERATION OF THE…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Conceptual Schemes, Eye Hand Coordination, Human Development
Will, Jerrie Ann; And Others – 1974
This study examines the influence of maternal predispositions toward sex-appropriate behavior and the mother's response to "feminine" or "masculine" cues in infant behavior. In the investigation, one 6-month-old male infant was presented to 11 mothers who served as subjects. The infant was dressed as either boy (blue clothes) and named Adam, or…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cues
Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; And Others – 1972
This orientation manual includes a compilation of activities, curriculum, records, and operating procedures of ongoing infant and toddler group care demonstration projects. The current status of three day care units is described: the Infant Day Care Unit, the Toddler Day Care Unit, and the Toddler Enrichment Unit. The manual serves as a basic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Experience, Emotional Development
Parke, Ross D.; And Others – 1972
A research study was conducted to: (1) compare mother and father interactions with their newborn infant; (2) examine the effects of maternal drugs on mother-father infant interaction; (3) explore the impact of variations in length of labor on parent interaction; and (4) examine sex of parent and sex of newborn interactions to determine the nature…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Anesthesiology, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Willis, E. Anne; Ricciuti, Henry N. – 1974
This longitudinal study was concerned with infants' reactions to being greeted by a caregiver upon arrival at the nursery, being left by the parent with the caregiver, and to reunion with the parents. Observations were made twice weekly in the natural setting of the nursery foyer where parents normally arrive with their infants. An affectivity…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Johnson, Joan E.; Ricciuti, Henry N. – 1974
This study analyzes infant distress (fussing and crying) and the resulting responses of caregivers in an infant day care nursery. Six babies (mean age 4.8 months when the study began) and their caregivers were observed in seven sequences of observations over a total span of 10 months. Each sequence of observations took place on six days during a…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Hollomon, John W. – 1976
This paper investigates the evidence for adult-infant ratios in day care centers, finding that current evidence is based largely on the premise that a low number of infants per adult should result in greater interaction between the adults and the infants, and, thereby, better infant care. Support for this premise is derived from three main…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Landry, Susan H.; Ramey, Craig T. – 2002
Distributed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, this Spanish-language pamphlet provides parents with information and advice about their infants in the twelfth month of life. Following a brief description of developmental characteristics at this age, the pamphlet offers advice on a variety of topics,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Child Safety, Childhood Needs
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 2002
Distributed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, this pamphlet provides parents with information and advice about their infants in the fourth month of life. Following a brief description of developmental characteristics at this age, the pamphlet offers information on topics including feeding, early…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Health, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Rose, Bobbie, Ed.; Leonard, Victoria, Ed.; Gendell, Mara, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2006
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of this newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Immunization Programs
Suskind, Diana; Iseghohimhen, Tony Onon; Aondo-Akaa, Patricia Ashi – 1998
This study examined the effect of the young child-carrying practices of Nigerian women on gross motor and language development in young children. The data collected were designed to help ascertain if and how these practices affect the child's later development. The data documented a variety of factors, including: general medical background,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior
Kagan, Sharon L.; Cohen, Nancy E. – 1997
This report of the Quality 2000 Initiative documents the quality crisis in early care and education in the United States, discussing the reasons for this crisis and suggesting a plan for improvement. Part 1 of the report: describes the mediocre quality of care cited in the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study, the erosion of quality since 1980,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers
Rosemond, John – 1993
Some parents associate 2-year-old children with tantrums, defiance, and getting into everything. But the 2-year-old is also in the midst of one of the most significant transitions in the human life cycle. This book provides a guide for parents to help them understand the nature and course of their child's development and behavior at the 2-year-old…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing
