Not exact matches
The etiology of PPD is unclear and is varied from woman to woman, but
certain factors are suspected to contribute to its
development: hormonal fluctuations, any preexisting medical problems, personal or family history of depression, marital dysfunction or general lack of support and social network, immaturity and low self - esteem, negative feelings
about the pregnancy, lack of sleep, financial concerns, premature or special needs
child, multiple pregnancy, traumatic birth, chronic stress factors, and neurotransmitter deficiencies.
You
child's doctor will also want to evaluate your tot's behavioral
development by asking questions
about certain milestones.
CDC conducts research to learn more
about healthy
child development and to better understand
certain conditions that affect
children.
It takes time for
children to reach
certain levels of
development (i.e. vision
development is not typically fully acquired until between the age of 8 and 10; and a
child's first baby tooth will typically fall out
about the age of 6 or 7).
It's a really good overview
about brain
development in an adopted
child, or a
child in care, and why they present
certain developments.
Even if abuse and neglect definitions were uniform across the country, it is still likely that the true prevalence rate of abuse and neglect is much higher than what is reported or substantiated by
child protective services (CPS) agencies.9 In addition, researchers are still uncertain
about the threshold at which
certain parenting behaviors begin to compromise a
child's
development.
He states, «Researchers now know that «secure attachment» between infant and mother (or father, or other primary caregiver) is crucial to a
child's psychological
development, and that a
certain style of caregiving - one that's warm, responsive, and dependable - is the key to bringing this
about.»