A strong association was found between AAI and Strange Situation classifications, and autonomous mothers were more sensitive at home than were non-autonomous mothers. Mothers in secure relationships were more sensitive at home than mothers in non-secure relationships. ... The study was a single blind study in which the experimenters did not know what type of mother they were going to observe at their homes so as to eliminate bias. There were three home visits and the mothers completed questionnaires, and were observed playing and feeding their child. ... They assigned all dyads two home visi...

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In the process of my late educational endeavor here at Ashford University as well as my ongoing and life-long job of first and fore-most being a mother, I've had the pleasure of raising and still raising three wonderful children. My oldest child is 22 years old at this time, athletic, a hands-on learner, struggled in his academic education in high school and his first year of college, however, learned the most important things in life through his own ways. My next son, academically smart and loved sports, though didn't have the motivation to give it his all; he chose the bare minim...

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These infants are also born drug-addicted causing them to be feverish, irritable, have trouble sleeping, have abnormally shrill cries, are less attentive to the environment, and their motor development is slow (Berk, 2013, p. 97). ... In the home to support intelligence, parents can read to their children as well as asking them open ended questions, talk to children in detail about topics, expand on children's answers (emphasize the process of learning), and encourage children to think through solutions rather than just guess (Lyons, 2013, powerpoint). Non-shared environment includes what...

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Four planes: Idea of "education" becomes an "aid to life" - a natural process all children undertake spontaneously, guided through ever evolving stages of development. Montessori had a profound respect for the child. She marveled at the constructive possibilities within the child, and hope for humankind that resided within each little person. She regarded children as fellow human beings, not as inferiors, and this freed her from the typical adult prejudices towards young children still commonly held today. Eventually, this open-minded and humble attitude allowed her to d...

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In children, early childhood, ages two to six years, includes physical developments of steady growth and an assumption of more adult-like body proportions, while appetite tends to diminish and sleep problems commonly occur. ...

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