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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 reviewedMatejcek, Zdenek; Dytrych, Zdenek – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
The main outcomes of the Prague (Czechoslovakia) longitudinal studies following over 1,000 children for almost 30 years are summarized. The children were either born from unwanted pregnancies, with alcoholic fathers, born out-of-wedlock, or in divorced families. A theory of psychological subdeprivation is offered and applied to children with…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment
