Her research focuses on school readiness, mental health, and family
functioning during early childhood, with an emphasis on low - income and ethnic / language minority populations.
Our findings can help to close some gaps in the research literature, especially regarding the relative effects of family poverty and family instability on cognitive
functioning during early childhood.
There are strong increases in
this function during early childhood followed by a more progressive development during late childhood and adolescence, as brain processes related to executive control become progressively more refined and efficient.
Not exact matches
More recent research suggests that both the quantity and quality of father - child interactions
during the
early childhood years can lead to fewer behavioural problems, greater emotional self - regulation, increased language development and improved cognitive
functioning for young children.
early low, accelerated growth, normal decline (new)-- those with low lung
function in
early childhood followed by a catch - up growth
during adolescence and remain normal in adulthood;
«High exposure to estrogenic compounds
during fetal and
early childhood development through soy - based food products could disrupt the
function of the natural steroid hormones and contribute to the high incidence of seizures associated with many
childhood, neurological disorders including autism and FXS (Fragile X Syndrome).
The clear social gradient associated with children's vocabulary, emerging literacy, well - being and behaviour is evident from birth to school entry.1 These trajectories track into adolescence and correspond to poorer educational attainment, income and health across the life course.2 — 10 Neuroimaging research extends the evidence for these suboptimal trajectories, showing that children raised in poverty from infancy are more likely to have delayed brain growth with smaller volumetric size of the regions particularly responsible for executive
functioning and language.11 This evidence supports the need for further effort to redress inequities that arise from the impact of adversity
during the potential developmental window of opportunity in
early childhood.
The current results suggest that protective parenting measured
during late
childhood and
early adolescence may also exert an influence on genomic
functioning and health in young adults, and contributes to promising work on multiple fronts suggesting that various epigenetic mechanisms may be related to, and help account for, long - term effects of protective parenting on health.
Attachment problems caused by neglect
during infancy and
early childhood can affect a child's physical, behavioral, cognitive, and social
functioning.
The finding of residual depressive symptoms
during recovery has also been reported in adult MDD.44, 45 Longitudinal investigations of adults with residual depressive symptoms have shown
earlier recurrence and continued impairment in social
functioning in follow - up studies.46 - 48 The implications of this finding will be clarified as this preschool sample is observed into later
childhood and
early adolescence.
The articles in this issue include the latest research about brain
functioning during the first three years of life and the important role of
early social interactions for later school readiness and lifelong learning; how toxic stress caused by adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs) is having an impact on the health and development of children; a summary of what has been learned about
early development
during the past 15 years; and examples of how tribal communities using Federal funding opportunities and partnerships to build more coordinated, effective
early childhood systems.
A multimethod, multi-informant, short - term longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the utility of including school - based observational assessments of both form (i.e., physical and relational) and
function (i.e., proactive and reactive) of aggressive behavior at school with a young sample
during early childhood (132 children; M = 44.37 months; SD = 9.88).
His areas of special expertise include the effects of day care, parent - child relations
during the infancy and
early childhood years, the transition to parenthood, the etiology of child maltreatment and the evolutionary basis of parent and child
functioning.