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Fatahi, Negar; Park, Christen; Curby, Timothy W.; Zinsser, Katherine M.; Denham, Susanne A.; Moberg, Sarah; Gordon, Rachel A. – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study examined associations between observed emotion-focused teaching practices and preschool children's emotion expression, emotion-related behaviors, and learning behaviors. Four centers located in large midwestern and mid-Atlantic metropolitan areas participated in the study. Of these, one center was a Head Start…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children
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Miccoli, Antonela; Toussaint, Loren L.; Smith, Latasha M.; Hansen, Carina K.; Lynch, Brian A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Child Development, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Cerny, Shana; Reishus, Jessica; Robinson, Wade; Beckman, Shelby; Buse, Erin; Sebastian, Reina; Smith, Jaimie – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of occupational therapy group intervention using Trust Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Nurture Groups© on preschool children's social, emotional, and behavioral development in a Head Start program. This study used a retrospective mixed method, quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Occupational Therapy
Michael T. Sanders; Janet A. Welsh; Karen L. Bierman; Brenda S. Heinrichs – Grantee Submission, 2020
Two hundred ninety-four children from low-income families (58% White, 17% Latinx, 25% Black; 54% girls; M[subscript age] = 4.49 years old at study entry) were recruited from Head Start classrooms to participate in a randomized-controlled trial of the project REDI (Research-based, Developmentally Informed) preschool intervention and then followed…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Early Intervention, At Risk Persons, Program Effectiveness