A reply to Van den Daele's reconsideration of their interpretation of qualitative versus quantitative forms of behavior analysis. (MH)

The girls understood competition better than cooperation and interactions which only involved children better than those involving adults or adults and children. Comprehension improved with age and related to Piaget's concept of decentering. (MH)

A book that has as its main thesis that cognitive orientation, a system of beliefs, opinions, thought contents, and judgments, influences behavior and psychological developmental processes is reviewed. (DB)

Music educators should seek to offer their pupils the best that the human spirit has to offer. (CK)

Reviews research on prosocial behaviors (kindnesses) in children. Emphasizes emotional factors, modeling, and moral principles in the development of prosocial behavior. Discusses the relationship of kindness to cognitive and social behavior. Editor/DR

There is new evidence that the benefits of education for four year olds endure as they progress through primary school. (LH)

Two major advances in developmental brain sciences have implications for understanding development: (1) neuroimaging; and (2) molecular and cellular events that give rise to the developing brain and ways in which the brain is modified by experiences. Critical, new knowledge of behavioral development can be achieved by considering the…

Camps can play an integral part in raising a child. The American Camping Association (ACA) has developed key messages that correspond to developmental needs of children. To portray a professional image of camp, promotional materials should incorporate these key messages, the benefits of ACA accreditation, and the same language as child development…

Applies Lev Vygotsky's concept of developmental learning to youth-led evaluation projects and discusses the role of participatory evaluation in supporting youth to move beyond socially determined roles to become active participants in evaluation and their own growth. (SLD)

Discusses the construct of childhood in Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of poems, "A Child's Garden of Verses," by employing notions of child development drawn from Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Finds, from a literary perspective, Stevenson's collection located on the boundaries of romanticism and modernism. (BT)

Examined effects of early child care on children's functioning at the age of 4.5 years in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care, a prospective study of more than 1,000 children. Findings show the importance and relative independence of quantity, quality, and type of child care for children's…

Presents concept of dying as a developmental stage in the life of terminally ill children. Sees dying as a normal developmental process in which the child focuses on appreciating and prizing the moment rather than preparing for something yet to come. Discusses communication with the dying child and use of the language of play. (Author/NB)

Critiques current research on developmental neuroscience presented in media accounts of early brain development (e.g., scientific understandings of early formative experiences, brain development as a lifelong process, and biological hazards to early brain growth). Makes recommendations for strengthening the constructive contributions of research…