Child Development

A young waiter serves hamburgers and french fries at a diner in Japan. Jobs in the food service industry are very popular for ad ...

Frone, Michael R. ‘‘Developmental Consequences of Youth Em- ployment.’’ In Julian Barling and E. Kevin Kelloway eds., Young Work ...

fact that many of his ideas have been difficult to test empirically, Erikson has influenced developmental- ists in several areas ...

To make sure they receive enough balance in their exercise program, children should be encouraged to take part in a variety of a ...

Cognitive Development and Exercise Although there has not been much evidence to show a direct impact of exercise on cognition, e ...

F FACILITATED COMMUNICATION Facilitated communication is a controversial tech- nique for assisting individuals with autism and r ...

of a normal, healthy child. Statistical norms have been published for the growth patterns of normal children. Plotting a child’s ...

Treatment Inpatient investigation and initial treatment is warranted for infants under a year in the following cases: when the i ...

Frank, D. A., and Susan H. Zeisel. ‘‘Failure to Thrive.’’ Pediatric Clinics of North America 35 (1988):1187–1206. Gahagan, S., a ...

ganize themselves. These changes have led to different family structures and different expectations and beliefs about the roles ...

to the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Fam- ily Statistics. Hence the literature on ‘‘absent’’ fathers has focused mainly ...

child’s life. Fathers in positive marriages are more likely to have secure infants, positive attitudes toward their children and ...

Bibliography Amato, P. R., and F. Rivera. ‘‘Paternal Involvement and Children’s Behavior Problems.’’ Journal of Marriage and Fam ...

FIRSTBORN CHILDREN Many people believe that firstborn children, because of their privileged position in the family, behave dif- ...

Literature suggests that parents harbor expectations of how firstborns should behave, then act in accordance with those beliefs. ...

FRAGILE X SYNDROME Fragile X syndrome is an inherited disorder caused by a trinucleotide repeat expansion of DNA on the X chromo ...

Sigmund Freud changed the conception of human mental life by showing that many seemingly illogical, unconscious psychological pr ...

prefer peers who have a similar style of play. As chil- dren grow older, they tend to have friends who have similar temperaments ...

As children grow older, their conception of friendship may change. Younger children tend to view friends in terms of rewards and ...

See also: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Bibliography Bukowski, William, Andrew Newcomb, and Willard Hartup, eds. The Company They Keep: Fri ...