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Professor Elkind's Blog
http://www.justaskbaby.com/blogs/professor-el…
Renowned child psychologist David Elkind PhD shares his experiences, opinions and insights on children’s perceptual, cognitive and social development. Tune in to read about how early experiences in infant development impact growth into adulthood, and how you can support your child's healthy development every step of the way.
- Added on: Sep 10th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Just Ask Baby
- Listed in: Parenting Moms
- Tags: parenting moms dads child development child psychology early childhood
Recent Posts
Boosting Your Child\'s IQ
The question as to how much of the IQ is attributable to genetics and how much to experience has been endlessly debated by psychologists. It is far from an academic exercise. If the IQ is entirely inherited, for example, then there is little we can d...
Is Your Child a Bed Wetter?
As a child I was a bed wetter, or at least I thought I was. Years after we were grown, my older brother, with whom I shared a bed as a child, made a confession. Actually he wet the bed, but pushed me over on the wet spot before I woke up. We can laug...
Sesame Street\'s Educational Aims
On November 10th, Sesame Street celebrated its 40th anniversary. It was one of the first television programs for children which had educational aims. Indeed it’s original, intended, audience was disadvantaged children. It was initiated as part ...
Distinguishing Asperger\'s Syndrome from Autism
What are the criteria which distinguish Asperger's syndrome from Autism? In a recent post in the Op Ed section of the New York Times, a psychiatrist (Baron-Cohen 2009) wrote in to object to a proposed change in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual o...
Dealing with Bad Habits
Many infants and young children engage in repetitive, seemingly automatic behaviors, which appear inappropriate and/or gross. These habits may include thumb sucking in infants and nose picking and nail biting in young children. Other habits of this s...
Preparing Children for Emergencies
I was both surprised, and very impressed, with my three-year-old granddaughter Maya, a Down syndrome child, when we were eating out at a restaurant. I had these reactions because, when the waitress asked her name, Maya clearly said both her name and ...
