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Peer reviewedLandy, Sarah; Walsh, Susan – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses teenage pregnancy, parenthood, and intervention programs in Canada. Focuses on the issues facing young women from severely disorganized backgrounds whose children are at-risk for developmental delay, emotional disturbance, maltreatment, and neglect. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment
Peer reviewedCarson, David K.; Greeley, Sharon – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigates three central findings in human malnutrition research: (1) behavioral changes in infants and young children are observable outcomes of malnutrition; (2) non-nutritional factors in the environment affect child development; (3) nutritional supplementation with a consistent and varied regimen of stimulation hold potential for reversing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Environment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDumaret, A. C.; Duyme, M.; Tomkiewicz, S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Examined the family backgrounds, health and developmental characteristics of 127 children from disadvantaged and deprived environments adopted after age 4. Found that parental psychosocial antecedents, medical and health problems and difficulties in infancy were more prevalent in this group than in the general population. Late age of placement,…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Development, Child Health, Child Neglect
