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Peer reviewedGibbon, Claire – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses various theories concerning the purpose of children's humor, especially in the classroom. Describes ways in which children use humor to deal with stress. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedMescon, Joan A. W.; Honig, Alice S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Reviews how chronic illness affects the psychosocial and cognitive development of ill children, using both Eriksonian and Piagetian theoretical rubrics. Explores family and child stress and coping with medical crises and manifestations of illness. Provides recommendations for enhancing parent and professional communication and educational…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Childhood Needs
