Is early preventive intervention effective in enhancing parental sensitivity and infant
attachment security, and if so, what type of intervention is most successful? Seventy studies …

Children growing up in the United States today typically spend a substantial portion of their
early childhood years in early care and education (ECE) settings. These settings are thus an …

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of
developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The …

Media coverage of early brain development not only has focused public attention on early
childhood but also has contributed to misunderstanding of developmental neuroscience …

The Classic Edition of Promoting Positive Parenting illuminates the widespread success of
the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline …

This study examined the influence of the family on adolescents' acculturation, ethnic identity
achievement, and psychological functioning. One hundred eighty American-born Asian …

Are preventive early childhood interventions effective in improving home environments, as
assessed with the HOME inventory (Caldwell & Bradley, 1984)? The authors traced 48 …

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey was used to provide information on feeding practices,
caregiving, discipline and violence, and the home environment for young children across 28 …

This volume provides a forum for interdisciplinary perspectives in the emerging discipline of
developmental psychopathology. The goal is to elucidate the four central principles of this …

The first months of life are critical for establishing neural connections relevant for social and
cognitive development. Yet, the United States lacks a national policy of paid family leave …