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Partridge S, Devine D, Hornstein J, Marsh J, Curtis AP. 1992. Strengthening the foundations of emotional health in early childhood: A handbook for practitioners. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Project AIMS,, ca. 125 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides key information about the young child and family emotional health as it relates to using the AIMS (Attachment, Interaction, Mastery, Support) Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health. The topics are: (1) the sociocultural background of health care providers as they relate to emotional health, and why AIMS was developed, and how it can improve professional practice; (2) what professionals need to know about early childhood emotional development and the psychology of parenthood and parent child relationships; (3) basic professional skills needed to make use of the guidelines; (4) additional issues of social change and policy; and (5) encouragement to the users. The manual also contains a bibliography and an appendix containing AIMS forms, the AIMS instrument, and professional guidelines. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child mental health, Early intervention, Emotional development, Infant care, Psychological needs, Psychosocial development

Marsh JDB, ed. 1992. Training manual for health professionals in well-child care settings. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Project AIMS, 71 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides training material for the AIMS: Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health program. The AIMS materials are designed to be used by professionals in child health supervision in physician's offices, well child clinics, and early intervention screening situations. The topics for the training program are: introduction to the infant mental health field and the emotional development of children ages zero to five; clinical assessment; observational skills; interviewing skills; therapeutic communication skills; attachment problems/failure to thrive; temperament issues/colic; attention deficit disorder; teen pregnancy and parenting; and child abuse. Also included in the manual are a sample of the filled-in AIMS instrument, a seminar evaluation form, and overheads. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: At risk children, Child mental health, Community based services, Data collection, Early intervention, Emotional development, Infant care, Parent child relations, Psychological needs, Psychosocial development, Screening, Service coordination

Winnicott DW. 1987. Babies and their mothers. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 128 pp. (Classics in child development)

Brazelton TB. 1981. On becoming a family: The growth of attachment. New York, NY: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 210 pp.

Goldstein J, Freud A, Solnit AJ. 1979. Beyond the best interests of the child . New York, NY: Free Press, 203 pp.

Golden M. 1979. New York City Infant Day Care Study [Final report]. New York, NY: Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, 195 pp.

Annotation: The New York City Infant Day Care Study was a large-scale, interdisciplinary, longitudinal, comparative field study of licensed service-oriented, publicly and privately funded, community-sponsored group and family infant day care programs, and their effects on both children and families. Approximately 400 children and their families, 11 group infant day care programs, 20 family infant day care programs, and more than 100 satellite family day care homes participated in the study. In addition, 21 preschool day care programs, which were not studied, participated in the study by providing three year old children without previous day care experience, when were compared to the infant day care sample on various aspects of development. Infant day care programs and their effects were compared in terms of children's psychological development; children's nutrition, physical health and growth; as well as, the impact of day care on families. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child care, Infants, Low income, Psychological development

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Children with Handicaps. 1971. The pediatrician and the child with mental retardation. Evanston, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 180 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this book is to provide the pediatrician with up-to-date information and resources to assume a role in the treatment of children with mental retardation. The contents discuss mental retardation from the perspectives of diagnosis and evaluation, health services, genetic considerations, metabolic aspects, community services, residential care, legal considerations, psychological aspects, speech and language development, educational aspects, psychiatric considerations, nursing services, nutrition, physical therapy, and counseling.

Keywords: Children, Community programs, Counseling, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Genetics, Health services, Language development, Legal issues, Mental retardation, Metabolic diseases, Nursing services, Nutrition, Pediatricians, Physical therapy, Psychological characteristics, Residential care, Speech development

Koppitz EM. 1968. Psychological evaluation of children's human figure drawings. New York, NY: Grune and Stratton, 342 pp.

Annotation: This book describes analyzing and scoring children's human figure drawings as a developmental test of mental maturity and as a projective test of children's interpersonal attitudes and concerns. Chapter topics are: (1) the human figure drawing (HFD) test, (2) developmental items on HFDs, (3)emotional indicators on HFDs, (4) clinical interpretation of children's drawings, (5) children's attitudes toward their families as reflected in HFDs, (6) psychotherapy and children's drawings, (7) brain injury and HFDs, (8) using HFDs in combination with other psychological tests, and (9) case histories.

Keywords: Art, Case studies, Children, Emotional development, Neuropsychological tests, Psychological development, Psychotherapy

Herzog, E. 1960. Children of working mothers . Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Children's Bureau, 38 pp. (Children's Bureau Publication Number 382-1960 )

Annotation: This research paper was presented at the Seminars for State Field Representatives conducted by the Bureau of Public Assistance, Social Security Administration, in February-March 1960. It presents data on mothers who work, including the number of women, types of women (color, marital status, income, and ages of children), the reasons for working, and how many hours worked. The paper also discusses child care arrangements, receiving help from employers and the community, and the psychological and emotional effects on preschool children, school age children, and the family.

Keywords: Child care, Child welfare, Emotional development, Family economics, Psychological needs, School age children, Statistics, Working mothers, Young children
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