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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Infants and Toddlers"”.
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Socio-moral expectations in infants and toddlers
The present research explored whether infants and toddlers would have early expectations of socio-moral norms. In particular, we asked whether and how children’s expectations about reciprocity would be modulated by considerations of ingroup loyalty. Chapter 2 focused on the idea of “escalation” and …
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A comparative review of a reggio emilia inspired program for infants and toddlers
… This study compared the physical environments and teacher-child interactions in infant and toddler classrooms in a Reggio Emilia Inspired Program (RI) to those of a matched non-Reggio Emilia Inspired Program (NRI). A brief history of the RI approach and the founder, Loris Malaguzzi, key child …
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A survey study of entry transition practices used by teachers of infants and toddlers.
… identified transition practices used by teachers and/or primary caregivers of infants and toddlers when entering child care programs across Dallas , TX . Participants completed the Program Entry Transition Practices Survey regarding their use of transition practices in fall 2003 and perceived …
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Family Stress and Early Intervention for Families of Infants and Toddlers with Complex Medical Needs
… adverse effects of the child's condition, and maximizing the child's development. This mixed methods study was guided by the question: What do parents of children ages 0-3 with complex medical needs say about the relationship between early intervention services and parental levels of …
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The Physical Discrimination and Possible Concept of Object Weight That Exists in Infants and Toddlers
… studies have examined young children’s understanding of object weight. In order to investigate developmental changes in perception and categorization of weight, three tasks were given to 59 18-month-old to 3-year-old children. Three age groups (20; 27 and 34 months old) were analyzed for the …
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Dynamic Relations Within and Between Early Communication Proficiencies and Key Skill Elements' Growth Trajectories of Infants and Toddlers
… is requisite to children’s cognitive and social development. Identification of communication and language delays must be made as early as possible to inform appropriate intervention services targeting prevention of childhood disabilities. The Early Communication Indicator …
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Early Head Start and Early Intervention: A Collaborative Approach to Serving Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities in Natural Environments
… by Early Head Start programs (funded in Wave 1 and 2). In addition, the settings that Wave 1 and Wave 2 Early Head Start programs use to serve infants and toddlers were examined. Finally, this study explored the types of collaboration that were reported to occur between Early Head Start and …
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An unfamiliar face, an unfamiliar environment: Investigating educators’ understanding of their attachment relationships with infants and toddlers in Early Childhood Education and Care settings
Attachment theory has influenced research, policy and practice over the last six decades, offering a framework for understanding risk and protective factors in early childhood. However, this work has primarily been influenced from a medical health or psychological perspective. Despite the …
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Case studies of services provided to perinatally exposed infants/toddlers and their families under Part H of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
… has the power, within Part H, to decide whether infants and toddlers who are at risk will be served under the provisions of special education to infants and toddlers. According to The National Early childhood Technical Assistance System (NEC*TAS) (1992), 22% of states include at risk in their …
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Do dental nurses in England have a role in the early intervention of oral healthcare for infants and toddlers during mandated contacts by Specialist Community Public Health Nurses?
… health is a fundamental aspect of overall health and well-being, particularly in infancy and early childhood (Public Health England (PHE), 2014). In England, Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHNs) provide mandated contacts with families, creating a unique opportunity to promote early …
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Glucooligosaccharides and Fructooligosaccharides Alter Microbial Populations and Fermentation Characteristics in Animal Models and Human Subjects
… alpha-glucooliogsaccharide (GOS) and maltodextrin-like oligosaccharide (MD), using a dog model. Experiments also were conducted to evaluate the prebiotic effects of a well-characterized oligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide (FOS), using dogs, human infants, and human toddlers. The …
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Infant-toddler day care: Personal troubles/public issues
… investigation of the lived experiences of infants and toddlers in day care centers, specifically as these experiences are problematic related to power and emotion. It is also a philosophical exploration of the meanings of emotionally responsive, empowering care in group settings. In the …
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A Comparison of Infant and Toddler Reactions to Strangers who Have Similar Attributes to an Established Attachment Figure vs. Strangers who Have Different Attributes
… relationships often result in greater Social and cognitive skills, as well as better school performance (Peisner et al., 1999). For these reasons, it is important to address those components that may contribute to secure attachments with care givers in the child care setting. The current study …
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A home-based physical activity programme in combination with massage therapy to improve motor and cognitive development in HIV positive children on antiretroviral therapy: A randomised controlled trial
… in combination with massage therapy, on motor and cognitive development in children infected with HIV. This study used a randomized controlled trial design. One hundred and twenty-eight infants and toddlers (children) were recruited between March 2010 and September 2010 and randomly allocated …
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What Makes a Mind-Minded Mother?
… in interactional MM (Studies 1, 2 & 3) and representational MM (Studies 4 & 5). A secondary aim was to further understand how the two MM forms are operationalized in mothers with young children (Study 6). Studies 1, 2 and 3 assessed whether resting high-frequency heart rate variability …
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Assessing the Quality of Parent-Child Interaction in Shared Reading Using the IPCI
… for observing parent-child interaction with infants and toddlers. Data from the Indicator of Parent-Child Interaction Validity (IPCI) Study (Baggett, Hughes, & Carta) were used to examine how parent-child interaction during the shared reading used in the IPCI compared to three other contexts …
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SENSITIVITY TO VOWEL, CONSONANT AND TONE VARIATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: EVIDENCE FROM 6-YEAR-OLD MANDARIN MONOLINGUALS AND ENGLISH-MANDARIN BILINGUALS
… in comparison to more typically studied vowels and consonants. Most of the previous work investigating lexical processing in tone language learners has focused on infants and toddlers. A key finding from this research is that tone information seems to be assigned less lexical priority than …
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SCREENSAFEFUTURE: A PARENT-EMPATHETIC AND PRACTICAL MHEALTH APPLICATION FOR TODDLERS' BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSING SCREEN-ADDICTION CHALLENGES
<p>The surging incidents of infants and toddlers screen addiction in the United States are becoming a pressing concern due to its detrimental and compound impact on cognitive development, mental health, and physical growth. To address this era's critical child health and human development problem, …
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Contemporary Care: Pattern Translations for an Intergenerational Exchange
… these places currently limit creative exuberance and promote surveillance as a vehicle for spatial organization. An architecture is assigned a pluralistic role that interrogates the value and scope of the human mediator, provokes activities between generations, and conversely recedes, allowing the …
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