A framework for understanding the relation between spoken language input and outcomes for children with cochlear implants
AbstractSpoken language outcomes after cochlear implantation are highly variable. Some variance can be attributed to individual characteristics. Research with typically hearing children suggests that the amount of language directed to children may also play a role. However, several moderating factors may complicate the association between language input and language outcomes in children with cochlear implants. In this article, I present a conceptual framework that posits that the association between total language input directed to children and language outcomes is moderated by factors that influence what is accessible, at...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - February 10, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Derek M. Houston Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Capturing the complexity of autism: Applying a developmental cascades framework
AbstractDevelopmental change emerges from dynamic interactions among networks of neural activity, behavior systems, and experience-dependent processes. A developmental cascades framework captures the sequential, multilevel, cross-domain nature of human development and is ideal for demonstrating how interconnected systems have far-reaching effects in typical and atypical development. Neurodevelopmental disorders represent an intriguing application of this framework. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complex and heterogeneous, with biological and behavioral features that cut across multiple developmental domains, including t...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - February 10, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Jessica Bradshaw,
Amy J. Schwichtenberg,
Jana M. Iverson Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Building a model of cultural universality with specificity for global early childhood development
AbstractNumerous longstanding developmental theories have emphasized the important role that culture and context play in shaping young children ’s skill development. Nevertheless, the field lacks explicit models describing the extent to which early childhood development may be similar (universal) versus different (specific) across cultures. In this article, I review evidence from multiple fields regarding both similarities and differences in the form, timing, and relevance of early health, learning, and psychosocial skills across cultures. I then synthesize this evidence, highlighting themes intended to build an integrat...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - February 10, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Dana Charles McCoy Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Homeschooling: What do we know and what do we need to learn?
AbstractIn this article, we identify approaches for understanding more thoroughly the academic and social experiences of homeschooled students. The growth of the homeschooling movement in the United States, questions about the need for additional regulation, and the importance of high-quality education for children motivate this scholarly effort. We begin by defining homeschooling and outlining why it is a topic worthy of study. Next, we describe who is homeschooled, motivations for homeschooling, and ways parents engage in homeschooling. Preliminary evidence suggests that homeschoolers perform equal to or better than thei...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - February 10, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Carlos Valiente,
Tracy L. Spinrad,
Brian D. Ray,
Nancy Eisenberg,
Ariana Ruof Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Homeschooling: What do we know and what do we need to learn?
AbstractIn this article, we identify approaches for understanding more thoroughly the academic and social experiences of homeschooled students. The growth of the homeschooling movement in the United States, questions about the need for additional regulation, and the importance of high-quality education for children motivate this scholarly effort. We begin by defining homeschooling and outlining why it is a topic worthy of study. Next, we describe who is homeschooled, motivations for homeschooling, and ways parents engage in homeschooling. Preliminary evidence suggests that homeschoolers perform equal to or better than thei...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - January 31, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Carlos Valiente,
Tracy L. Spinrad,
Brian D. Ray,
Nancy Eisenberg,
Ariana Ruof Tags: Article Source Type: research
Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdrawal
AbstractNeglect is the most prevalent form of maltreatment, but it has been understudied relative to abuse. Additionally, developmental outcomes associated with early maternal withdrawal have been understudied relative to outcomes associated with harsh treatment. However, a large body of studies on rodents has documented the causal effect of low maternal care on altered stress responses in offspring. Other evidence from human studies links early maternal withdrawal to clinical levels of neglect. Studies of both rodents and humans suggest that, rather than the aversive responses (e.g., fight, flight, freeze) modeled in rela...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - January 20, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Karlen Lyons ‐Ruth,
Heather A. Yarger Tags: Article Source Type: research
Capturing the complexity of autism: Applying a developmental cascades framework
AbstractDevelopmental change emerges from dynamic interactions among networks of neural activity, behavior systems, and experience-dependent processes. A developmental cascades framework captures the sequential, multilevel, cross-domain nature of human development and is ideal for demonstrating how interconnected systems have far-reaching effects in typical and atypical development. Neurodevelopmental disorders represent an intriguing application of this framework. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complex and heterogeneous, with biological and behavioral features that cut across multiple developmental domains, including t...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - January 19, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Jessica Bradshaw,
Amy J. Schwichtenberg,
Jana M. Iverson Tags: Article Source Type: research
Promoting racial literacy in early childhood: Storybooks and conversations with young black children
AbstractRacial literacy as defined by Stevenson (2014) is an important cultural resistance strategy (e.g., positive coping strategy) for Black children and youth because it gives them the skills needed to survive in a racist society. Stevenson ’s work, along with the work of several of his colleagues, focuses on adolescents and those in middle childhood, yet it has inspired us to postulate how racial literacy might be fostered in young children (ages 3–8). In this article, we propose a theoretical model for how racial literary can be fostered within shared-reading contexts using racially affirming storybooks coupled wi...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - January 18, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Stephanie M. Curenton,
Keshia Harris,
Shana E. Rochester,
Jacqueline Sims,
Nneka Ibekwe ‐Okafor Tags: Article Source Type: research
A framework for understanding the relation between spoken language input and outcomes for children with cochlear implants
AbstractSpoken language outcomes after cochlear implantation are highly variable. Some variance can be attributed to individual characteristics. Research with typically hearing children suggests that the amount of language directed to children may also play a role. However, several moderating factors may complicate the association between language input and language outcomes in children with cochlear implants. In this article, I present a conceptual framework that posits that the association between total language input directed to children and language outcomes is moderated by factors that influence what is accessible, at...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - January 15, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Derek M. Houston Tags: Article Source Type: research
Building a model of cultural universality with specificity for global early childhood development
AbstractNumerous longstanding developmental theories have emphasized the important role that culture and context play in shaping young children ’s skill development. Nevertheless, the field lacks explicit models describing the extent to which early childhood development may be similar (universal) versus different (specific) across cultures. In this article, I review evidence from multiple fields regarding both similarities and differences in the form, timing, and relevance of early health, learning, and psychosocial skills across cultures. I then synthesize this evidence, highlighting themes intended to build an integrat...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - December 29, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Dana Charles McCoy Tags: Article Source Type: research
Fathers matter from the start: The role of expectant fathers in child development
AbstractExtensive research has established that fathers ’ engagement in parenting benefits children, but few studies have described how fathers contribute to child development even before birth. In this article, we consider both direct and indirect pathways through which expectant fathers shape child development during the prenatal period. Regarding di rect pathways, we review work on expectant fathers’ contributions to child development through genetic and epigenetic processes, as well as neuroendocrine mechanisms. Regarding indirect pathways, we outline ways in which expectant fathers indirectly influence child devel...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - December 16, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Sofia I. Cardenas,
Alyssa R. Morris,
Narcis Marshall,
Elizabeth C. Aviv,
Magdalena Mart ínez García,
Pia Sellery,
Darby E. Saxbe Tags: Article Source Type: research
The development of children ’s prospective memory: Lessons for developmental science
AbstractThe study of children ’s prospective memory has gained new momentum over the past 20 years and is now an active area of research in cognitive development. Yet, this resurgence has been accompanied by significant challenges that offer important lessons and insights for other areas of developmental science. In this arti cle, I provide an overview and theoretical accounts of the development of children’s prospective memory. I then describe three puzzling findings that remain unresolved in children’s development of this kind of memory: (1) the contradictory effects of delay length on prospective memory performan...
Source: Child Development Perspectives - December 9, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Caitlin E. V. Mahy Tags: Article Source Type: research
