The performances of three groups of neonates on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale were compared to determine if cultural differences exist. Subjects were 90 full term, healthy infants; 30 born in Puerto Rico, 30 black and 30 white born in Florida who were administered the scale within the first two days of life. Eight summary…

This paper discusses early identification of children with developmental handicaps, a subject highlighted recently through the creation of federal and state sponsored Early Periodic Screening Programs (EPSDT). The Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) provides a systematic means of obtaining parental (usually maternal) information about the…

This paper reports an 18-month investigation of the differential effects of social context (i.e., characteristics of people in the child's immediate environment) on infants' positive social behavior. The social behaviors of 14 children from 1 to 2-1/2 years of age were observed at home and in a laboratory playroom. The social context was varied…

This study attempted to determine whether the mental test performance of 77 children tested at 6, 12, and 36 months of age could be predicted from scores on an Inventory of Home Stimulation used to assess the children's home environment during their infancy. The Inventory of Home Stimulation had six subscales: (1) emotional and verbal responsivity…

This study looked at the relationship between mother-infant interaction and children's performance on cognitive measures at age 6. The data on mother-infant interaction were collected for 30 middle class and 30 working class, first born Caucasian girls, 10 months of age. The data collection consisted of observations made in the home and measures…

Summarized are conference presentations on the following topics: relevant research (in areas such as mother/child interaction); eight demonstration projects (such as the Portage Project); case finding, screening, diagnosis, and tracking; the University of North Carolina's intervention programs; and the state of the art of early intervention.…

This paper discusses issues concerning infant family day care in terms of data gathered at the Louis Child Care Center and other related studies. Topics covered are: (1) the need for family day care, (2) the form that services should take, (3) agency supervised family day care, (4) what family day care is, (5) the continuity of care from infancy…

The eighth in a series of annual bibliographies of the Collaborative Perinatal Project lists 30 manuscripts and journal articles from studies on cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and other neurological and sensory disorders of infancy and childhood. Entries are grouped under the categories of core and non-core data publications (based on…

Described is an innovative program of noncategorical education for both normal and developmentally delayed infants and preschool children. Focused upon are such aspects of program design and operation as early intervention, integration of delayed and nondelayed toddlers and preschoolers matched on the basis of developmental level rather than…

This report describes the methods and instruments used by the New York City Infant Day Care Study to measure: (1) the functional status of infant day care families over time and (2) the relationship of those families to existing infant day care programs and to their communities. Background information on the development and theoretical basis of…

A normal Japanese boy (11-months-old) was observed while playing alone and while interacting with his mother to study the child's physical and vocal imitation and to determine the relationship between his use of physical (nonverbal) and vocal (verbal) communication. During 10 free play sessions, four observers noted occurrences of such behavior as…

This study focused on the identification of specific neonatal temperamental characteristics which may act as early modifiers of mother-infant interaction. Two hypotheses were investigated: (1) certain infant behaviors might be distinguished by the mothers and these characteristics might selectively contribute to the mother's self-image; and (2) an…

To study maternal behaviors as related to social class differences, 30 middle class and 30 working class white mothers were observed at home on two separate days with their 10-month-old firstborn baby girls. Predesignated behaviors which occurred during 5-second intervals were recorded by an observer. Total observation time was 4 hours for each…

In this issue of the IRCD Bulletin is reviewed the status of research relating to health, nutrition, and learning as pertaining to children from economically disadvantaged families. At present there is considered to be little hard evidence in support of the notion that children's present biological condition is correlated with their learning. The…

A nursery program for 48 deaf children aged from 1 1/2 to 3 years required active participation of the parents. Parents selected the program, tutored their and other children, observed behavior in the nursery which included hearing children, and participated in discussion of family problems. In followup, about three-fourths of the children and of…