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Kent, Gráinne; Pitsia, Vasiliki; Colton, Gary – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The first year of a child's life has been considered important in shaping their cognitive development. The research literature has identified area-based socio-economic disadvantage as a possible risk factor for cognitive development but has suggested that various factors may facilitate children's resilience to socio-economic disadvantage. This…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Status
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Stevenson, Matthew M.; Crnic, Keith A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
This study examined activative fathering observed during father--child interactions in the family home, focusing on the relation between activative fathering at children aged four and children's behaviour dysregulation and sociability at children aged five. One hundred twenty-seven families participated in the study. Activative fathering was…
Descriptors: Fathers, Child Rearing, Predictor Variables, Parent Child Relationship
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Yorke, Jan – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Emotional stress and trauma impacts the neurobiology of children. They are especially vulnerable given the developmental plasticity of the brain. The neural synaptic circular processes between the anterior cingulated cortex, prefrontal cortex, amygdala and the hypothalamus are altered. Trauma results in the release of the peptide glucocortisoid,…
Descriptors: Animals, Anatomy, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Emotional Disturbances
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Arranz, E.; Artamendi, J.; Olabarrieta, F.; Martin, J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Analyzed influence of diverse variables on theory of mind development in preschoolers. Assessed development levels in diverse areas, along with the quality of family interaction, quality of attachment, and the children's performance with a series of mind tasks. Developed a multi-causal model to aid research into the optimum family environment for…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cognitive Development, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment