Excerpt from chapter in the second edition of their book, The Child and His Symptoms, A Comprehensive Approach. Great Britain: Blackwell Scientific Publications

American children spend more time watching television than studying or communicating with their parents. Such a pervasive source of stimulation should be a matter of research significance for psychologists and educators. (Author/MJL)

The importance of play (1) to players--players' values, attitudes, and mental states, and whether or not players take their playing seriously; (2) in child development as argued by Rousseau, Froebel, and Neill; and (3) as serious or nonserious business as argued by Johan Huizinga and R. F. Dearden is examined. (SR)

The article reviews children's intellectual response to four major programs concerned with the prevention of developmental retardation that have used experimentally adequate research designs. (Author/CL)

Observation of five infants' vocalizations during their first 30 weeks showed that hearing impaired infants displayed different language patterns than normally hearing infants. Developmental differences in vocal activity were observed by six weeks, suggesting that hearing impaired infants may differ from unimpaired infants earlier than has been…

Considers the impact of separation from siblings on child development and on the development of natural support systems, describing the use of sibling groups to facilitate coping with separation and loss and maintaining sibling relationships. (MP)

Argues that childhood is a social artifact rather than a biological category. The idea of childhood is considered a product of the social change introduced initially by printing and then by electronic media. (Author/DB)

Examines the effects of television on children and asserts that its most serious consequence may be the erosion of the dividing line between childhood and adulthood. (APM)

Traditional developmental protocols based on neurological or sensorimotor models frequently underestimate the cognitive status of physically handicapped infants. A critical review of current clinical practices in the area of infant assessment is followed by a discussion of an alternative approach, a perceptual-cognitive approach, and the…

Looks at evaluations of the program to frame a discussion of the troubled history of Head Start and its current favored position. (IRT)

Described is an attempt to devise a model which will enable us to describe development in style in children's writing, together with a theoretical justification of such a model. Its effect is to suggest that perhaps more objectivity is possible in the discussion of style than was previously believed. (Author/KC)

The authors discuss difficulties in parenting gifted adolescents whose development may be strikingly uneven. Research is cited regarding fostering self confidence, task persistence, goal direction, and the acquisition of an androgynous self-concept. Democratic parenting is also discussed. (CL)