Effective emotion regulation is essential for children's positive development. Polyvagal theory
provides a framework for understanding how parasympathetic regulation of cardiac activity …

This highly regarded handbook remains the leading reference and advanced text on
socialization. Bringing together foremost authorities, the volume reviews the breadth of current …

What prompts a toddler to offer his toy to a crying infant? Why does a preschooler invite a
reluctant and withdrawn peer to join her circle of playmates? How does a schoolgirl pull herself …

Physiological synchrony within a dyad, or the degree of temporal correspondence between
two individuals' physiological systems, has become a focal area of psychological research. …

A prospective longitudinal design was employed to ascertain whether different types of
behavioral inhibition (ie, traditional, peer–social) were stable from toddler to preschool age, and …

Behavioral inhibition data were collected from samples of 2-year-olds from the People's
Republic of China and Canada. Information on child-rearing attitudes and beliefs was obtained …

… Observed concern for others was coded by Paul Hastings and a research assistant. Intraclass
correlations were used to examine coder agreement across 59 simulations (21% of the …

Rarely have researchers elucidated early childhood precursors of externalizing behaviors
for boys and girls from a normative sample. Toddlers (N= 104; 52 girls) were observed …

Toddlers displaying extremely inhibited behavior may be at risk for becoming socially withdrawn.
However, behavioral inhibition may be a multifaceted characteristic, and its concurrent …

In recent years, researchers have examined factors that ''determine'' parenting beliefs, styles,
and behaviours. One potential determinant of parenting is the child him/herself. Child …