Child Development
63 Articles & Excerpts
Part 1
 Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
by Kim John Payne, M.Ed., Lisa M. Ross
Today's busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war ... on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed - with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time - children feel the pressure.
The Mother and Her Child
by William S. Sadler, M.D., Lena K. Sadler, M.D.
The newborn baby comes into the world in an absolutely helpless condition and completely unconscious of his surroundings. He unconsciously performs certain acts, such as opening his eyes, crying, urination, movement of the bowels
The Smart Advantage
 Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten: Raise IQ points by up to 30 points and turn on your child's smart genes Points
by David Perlmutter, M.D., Carol Colman
What does it take to raise a smarter child? What must parents do during the first five years of life to ensure that their child is primed to excel in school and in life? The good news is, raising a smarter child is easier than you think.
Tourette Syndrome (TS)
by CDC
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited, neurological disorder characterized by multiple involuntary movements, called motor tics, and uncontrollable vocalizations called vocal or phonic tics.
Child Development and Positive Parenting : Infants & Toddlers
by CDC
Cognitive development for your baby means the learning process of memory, language, thinking and reasoning. Your baby is learning to recognize the sound of your voice. She is also learning to focus her vision from the periphery or the corner of her eyes
Child Development: Interventions
by CDC
The early years of a child's life are crucial for cognitive, social and emotional development. Therefore, it is important that we take every step necessary to ensure that children grow up in environments where their social, emotional and educational needs
Children of Chemically Involved Parents: Special Risks
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
Polysubstance abuse. Most substance abusers use multiple drugs or drugs, alcohol, and nicotine in combination. In some cases, this polysubstance abuse may occur without the user's knowledge because it is common practice among street dealers to substitute
How the Brain Develops
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
The raw material of the brain is the nerve cell, called the neuron. When babies are born, they have almost all of the neurons they will ever have, more than 100 billion of them. Although there is research that indicates some neurons are developed
Effects of Child Maltreatment on Early Brain Development
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
Brief periods of moderate, predictable stress are not problematic; in fact, they prepare the child to cope with the general world. The body's survival actually depends upon the ability to mount a response to stress.
Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
One of the most important influences a father can have on his child is indirect - fathers influence their children in large part through the quality of their relationship with the mother of their children.
Communicating with Your Baby
 Dr. Spock's The First Two Years : The Emotional and Physical Needs of Children from Birth to Age 2
by Benjamin Spock, M.D.
Babies can express their feelings and needs in many ways. Learning to read your baby is very important, especially for parents who want to respond to their baby's needs appropriately. Crying is a major source of communication that the newborn baby has.
Challenging Change
 Failure to Connect
by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
Rather than mindlessly accepting "change" as important and necessary for our children, we should begin by pausing and reflecting on the long-range personal and cultural implications of our new technologies.
From Techno-Pusher to Critic: A Journey of Puzzlement
Failure to Connect
by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
My own experience with educational computing is typical of those of many educators who have reluctantly moved from bedazzled advocacy to troubled skepticism. It is also instructive in several respects, not the least of which is shaking up some simplistic
Blundering Into the Future: Hype and Hope
Failure to Connect
by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
Technology shapes the growing mind. The younger the mind, the more malleable it is. The younger the technology, the more unproven it is. We enthusiastically expose our youngsters to new digital teachers and playmates, but we also express concern about
Today Is My Birthday
 The Brightening Glance: Imagination and Childhood
by Ellen Handler Spitz, Ph.D.
Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz looks at how children feel, sense, and relate to what is around them, and she examines the unlimited imaginative dimensions of their everyday experiences.
In the Beginning
 Changed by a Child
by Barbara Gill
In the space of a sentence our whole world can turn upside down and inside out. We learn that our baby has a disability, and suddenly we are uncertain about everything we think, feel, and do. This includes our sense of self as well as how to take care of
Speaking of the Nature of Boys
 Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raising Sons
by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Teresa Barker
Q: This may sound like a stupid question, but I am an expectant mother, and we know it will be a boy. I've never had any experience around little boys. I never had any brothers and my sisters never had boys.
The "Colicky" Baby
 Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start
by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.
Poor Lisa and Jimmy. The baby has colic. So goes the sympathetic lament when we hear about a baby who never seems to stop crying. But what is colic? Is it a disease? Are the children crying because they are in pain?
Nature's Contribution: The Biology of Emotions
Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start
by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.
NEWS FLASH! There's More to Mothering Than Meets the Eye, Scientists Discover. New York, New York. What happens when Mommy Rat runs away from home, leaving her litter of pups to fend for themselves? They get hungry-very hungry. No surprise there.
The Importance of Reading to Children
 Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five
by Penelope Leach, Ph.D.
When parents read aloud to their children, everyone wins. It's fun for the adult and great for the kids. Easy for you and good for them. You don't even have to ration it because, unlike TV or ice cream, there's no such thing as too much.
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