COMMENTS

  1. Child Development

    As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development, Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric ...

  2. Early childhood development: an imperative for action and measurement

    It is estimated that, in 2010, at least 249 million (43%) children under the age of 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) were at risk of poor early childhood development (ECD) as a consequence of being stunted or living in extreme poverty. 7 This loss of potential is costly for individuals and societies.

  3. Parenting and Child Development: A Relational Health Perspective

    Abstract. A child's development is embedded within a complex system of relationships. Among the many relationships that influence children's growth and development, perhaps the most influential is the one that exists between parent and child. Recognition of the critical importance of early parent-child relationship quality for children's ...

  4. The Sweet Spot: When Children's Developing Abilities, Brains, and

    In this article, we documented these instances of childhood superiority across domains and argued that key aspects of being a child—having immature cognitive abilities, asynchronous periods of brain development, greater brain plasticity, less knowledge, and a stronger tendency to explore—can produce these unique and very special advantages.

  5. Child Development

    Child Development, the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development, has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of Child Development for almost 100 years. We have a wide readership including researchers, theoreticians, child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education ...

  6. Journal of Early Childhood Research: Sage Journals

    The Journal of Early Childhood Research is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for childhood research, bridging cross-disciplinary areas and applying theory and research within the professional community. This reflects the world-wide growth in theoretical and empirical research on learning and development in early childhood and the impact of this on provision.

  7. InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development

    The science of early brain development can inform investments in early childhood. These basic concepts, established over decades of neuroscience and behavioral research, help illustrate why child development—particularly from birth to five years—is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society.

  8. Screen time and developmental health: results from an early childhood

    Background Research has shown that longer hours of screen time are negatively associated with children's healthy development. Whereas most research has focused on school-age children, less is known about this association in early childhood. To fill this gap, we examined the association between screen time and developmental health in preschool-aged children. Methods This study draws from a ...

  9. Theories of Child Development and Their Impact on Early Childhood

    Developmental theorists use their research to generate philosophies on children's development. They organize and interpret data based on a scheme to develop their theory. A theory refers to a systematic statement of principles related to observed phenomena and their relationship to each other. A theory of child development looks at the children's growth and behavior and interprets it. It ...

  10. Child Development and Early Learning

    The domains of child development and early learning are discussed in different terms and categorized in different ways in the various fields and disciplines that are involved in research, practice, and policy related to children from birth through age 8. To organize the discussion in this report, the committee elected to use the approach and overarching terms depicted in Figure 4-1.

  11. Child development News, Research and Analysis

    Read, sing, dance and funny faces: expert tips on how you can help your baby's development through play. Alessandra Prioreschi, University of the Witwatersrand. Children who play a lot learn ...

  12. Early childhood social and emotional development ...

    Tamara Halle, Child Trends, and Martha Zaslow, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), provided critical review and input into the development of this article and volume. Kristen Darling-Churchill managed the project and all of the editing and submissions for this special issue.

  13. Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Learn the Signs.Act Early. program, funded the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to convene an expert working group to revise its developmental surveillance checklists. The goals of the group were to identify evidence-informed milestones to include in CDC checklists, clarify when most children can be expected to reach a milestone (to ...

  14. Early Childhood Development: the Promise, the Problem, and the Path

    Research shows that there are large gains to be had from investing in early childhood development. ... Child development in developing countries series 2. The Lancet, 378, 1325-28, 1339-53. http ...

  15. Child Development Perspectives

    Child Development Perspectives is an SRCD journal publishing brief articles spanning the entire spectrum of ... incorporates an expansive view of children, youth, and families. She has served on several editorial boards, including Child Development, the Journal of Research on Adolescence, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority ...

  16. A STUDY ON CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY STAGE

    Early Childhood Development refers to the physical, cognitive, linguistic, and socio-emotional. development of a child from the prenatal stage up to age eight. This development happens in a ...

  17. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

    The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children's independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers. This free, self-guided toolkit uses key, science-informed principles of child development with the ...

  18. Child Development

    Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families—from child development to reading, writing, music, math, and more! Higher Education. ... Stay up to date with research-based, teacher-focused articles on birth to age 8 in our award-winning, peer-reviewed journal.

  19. What is Early Childhood Development? A Guide to Brain Development

    The Center on the Developing Child created this Guide to Early Childhood Development (ECD) to help parents, caregivers, practitioners, and policymakers understand the importance of early childhood development and learn how to support children and families during this critical stage. Visit " Introducing ECD 2.0 " for new resources that build ...

  20. Child Development

    Child Development. Since its inception in 1930, Child Development has been devoted to original contributions on topics in child development from the fetal period through adolescence. It is a vital source of information not only for researchers and theoreticians, but for a broad range of psychiatrists and psychologists, educators, and social ...

  21. Child Development

    This article explores what children and child development research have to offer leaders in public education. 1; 2 Next; Child Development. Understanding Child Development; Infancy ...

  22. Journals

    The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) publishes three journals, as well as the Social Policy Report. SRCD members receive full digital access to all three journals as a benefit of membership. ... Child Development publishes peer-reviewed empirical and theoretical articles reporting research on child development, on a bimonthly ...

  23. Articles for Families on Behavior and Development

    Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families—from child development to reading, writing, music, math, and more! Higher Education. ... Stay up to date with research-based, teacher-focused articles on birth to age 8 in our award-winning, peer-reviewed journal.

  24. Neurodevelopmental delay in children exposed to maternal SARS ...

    Neurodevelopmental testing was performed in 300 children total: 172 COVID-19 exposed children between 5-30 months of age and 128 control children between 6-38 months of age. Bayley-III results ...

  25. Science Update: Early childhood adversity may affect ...

    Children exposed to early life adversity scored lower on neurological and cognitive tests than children who experienced minimal or no adversity, suggests an analysis by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The authors called for further studies to develop interventions protecting children from the potential neurological ...

  26. Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy

    A randomized trial demonstrated consumption of peanut from infancy to age 5 years prevented the development of peanut allergy. An extension of that trial demonstrated the effect persisted after 1 year of peanut avoidance. This follow-up trial examined the durability of peanut tolerance at age 144 months after years of ad libitum peanut consumption.

  27. The conundrum of childcare for working parents

    The working mothers of children aged five and under in our research base said they received fewer professional-development opportunities as a result of their childcare responsibilities. Indeed, 57 percent reported feeling held back professionally for this very reason, compared with 38 percent of working fathers in our survey (Exhibit 3).

  28. Evaluating the Role of Households' Food Security Status and ...

    When addressing global development, it is imperative to recognize the relationship between food security and child mortality. Despite the targeted goals of SDGs 2 (zero hunger) and 3 (good health and well-being), Nigeria continues to grapple with relatively high rates of child malnutrition, alongside persistent challenges in child mortality and food insecurity that affect its population ...

  29. Discussion On Print Game Teaching from The Viewpoint of Worldwide

    The study will find ways in which print game teaching intersects with global literacy education and how the teaching of the print game impacts the development of children. The study will explore the printmaking activities that enable cognitive, social, and emotional growth for young learners. This is based on historical perspectives of development in children, methods derived in the early ...

  30. Internet & Technology

    Americans' Views of Technology Companies. Most Americans are wary of social media's role in politics and its overall impact on the country, and these concerns are ticking up among Democrats. Still, Republicans stand out on several measures, with a majority believing major technology companies are biased toward liberals. short readsApr 3, 2024.