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The Relation Between Temperament and Accumulated Cortisol Levels Among Toddlers Following Childcare Use (영아의 기질과 누적 코티솔 수준의 관계: 어린이집 이용 여부에 따른 차이)

  • Song, Ji-Na;Yi, Soon-Hyung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2016
  • Objective: This study aimed to examine the difference in toddlers' accumulated cortisol levels based on childcare experience in toddlerhood and the relationship between temperament and accumulated cortisol levels. Methods: Hair sample were collected for measure accumulated cortisol level in 87 toddlers. The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ) was used to measure temperament. Results: First, toddlers in childcare showed higher accumulated cortisol levels than in-home toddlers. Second, toddlers in childcare, exhibited a significant correlation between accumulated cortisol levels and surgency. Third, the accumulated cortisol levels of in-home toddlers exhibited a significant correlation with negative affect. In this research, there was significant range in the accumulated cortisol level according to childcare use, and the factors related to accumulated cortisol levels were different in each context. Conclusion: The results of this research support the "susceptibility to context of HPA axis" and imply a needed discussion about the effect of childcare experiences in toddlerhood.

A Study on Current Status of English Education for Toddlers and Influential Variables upon Mothers' Demand (영아영어교육 실태 및 영아어머니의 영아영어교육 요구에의 영향 변인 분석)

  • Chun, Hui Young;Seo, Hyun Ah;Jwa, Seung Hwa;Bae, Mi Sook
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.43-65
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of English education for toddlers at home and institutes, and influential variables upon mothers' demand on English education for their toddlers. Four hundred forty-one mothers who have toddlers under 36 months-old were surveyed using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency and logistic regression. Results of this study were as follows: It was found that 30.9% of mothers were providing English education to their toddlers. They started English education when their toddlers were between 24 months and 36 months because of parents' decision or English education in child care centers. English education was mostly given to their toddlers once or twice a week, less than 30 minutes a time with Korean teachers who majored in English. English lessons were focused on simple dialogue using multi media, worksheets, and workbooks. In other sense, 66.0% of mothers showed a positive perspective toward English education for toddlers. The higher salary, years of education, and degree of agreement on English education based on physiological, linguistic, and social perspectives were, the stronger the demand on English education was. Results of this study suggested that appropriate guidance for English education for toddlers needs to be provided.

Memory-for-Object Location in Toddlers (유아의 물체위치 기억에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Mee Hae
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.85-95
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    • 1986
  • The purpose of the present research was to study effects of experimental conditions and developmental tendency in the use of external cues in memory-for-object location in toddlers. This study consisted of two experiments. In study 1, the subjects were 12 toddlers, 18 to 23 months old ; in study 2, 30 toddlers, 24 to 41 months old. The findings showed that memory-for-object location in toddlers was different in accordance with experimental conditions; that is, memory-for-object location in the natural condition was significantly better than in the artificial condition. Effects of external cues were found ; that is, memory-for-object location was best in the condition of spatial cues, and next best in the condition of picture cues, and least good in the no cue condition.

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An Ethnographic Study on Interaction Between Toddlers and Teachers (2세 영아-교사간 상호작용에 관한 문화기술적 연구)

  • Chang, Young Hee;Kwak, Seung Ju
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.71-92
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this ethnographic study was to observe and understand interactions of toddlers and teachers in context. Specific questions were "What are the motives and features of the interactions between toddlers and teacher?" Subjects were twenty 2-year-old daycare children and their teachers. Methods covered 11 weeks of interviews and participatory observation. The major findings were that the interactions between toddlers and teachers was mainly initiated by toddlers and consist of physiological and emotional needs, conflict mediation and participation in play. As toddler get to the age of self-recognition but still need adult's assistance, the co-existence of dependence and independence was evident. Children used a variety of verbal and non-verbal signals with both positive and non-positive overtons.

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A Comparative Study on Toddler's Language Development by Teachers' Types of Interaction during Reading of Picture Books (교사의 그림책 읽기 상호작용 유형에 따른 영아의 언어발달 비교)

  • Nam, Gue;Lee, Jee-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.257-276
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    • 2009
  • This study investigated differences in toddlers' language development depending on their teachers' types of interaction during reading of picture books. A pilot study identified teachers' types of interaction as instructional, non-immediate, and passive. Fifteen teachers recruited from 10 child-care centers located in Seoul and their 90 2-year-old toddlers participated in this study. Teachers read two picture books to a small group of toddlers each week for eight weeks. Data on the toddlers' receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, reading behavior, and book handling were collected and compared by their teachers' interaction type before and after teachers' 8-week reading of picture books. Results showed that teachers using the non-immediate interaction type had the most positive effects on toddlers' language development.

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An Analysis of Toddlers' Interactions with their Peers and Caregivers According to the Class Size of the Child Care Centers (보육시설의 집단 크기에 따른 영아의 또래 및 교사와의 상호작용)

  • Kwon, Hye Jin;Yi, Soon Hyung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.201-212
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze toddlers' verbal and nonverbal interaction with their peers and caregivers according to the class size of child care centers in Seoul. The subjects of this study were 20, two-year-old(M=32.5 month) toddlers with peers and caregivers from child care centers in different class sizes, but with same caregiver-toddler ratio. Verbal and nonverbal interactions were videotaped during one hour indoor free play per child in the center. According to the class size, the results were as follows : 1) Toddlers in the small class played more cooperatively with peers, and uttered more regulative or directive words than those in the large class. 2) Toddlers in the large class were more aggressive than those in the small class. 3) Caregivers in small class expressed more empathetic behaviors to a toddler than those in large class.

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The Construction and Development of a Social Network in a Classroom of Toddlers : Based on Activities (영아 학급에서의 사회적 네트워크(social network) 구성과 그 기능의 발달 : 활동을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Misuk
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.165-184
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    • 2006
  • This ethnography explored the construction of a social network and its function in a classroom of toddlers in a day-care center located in Vermont. The classroom activities of 9 two-year-old toddlers were observed for about two months, compiled and categorized. Then, the themes of psychological functions were reconstructed in data analysis. Results showed that toddlers constructed multiple relations with all peers beyond the dyadic. They also transmitted information to teachers as well as peers in indirect ways. These direct-multiple interactions as well as indirect interactions reflect the social network of Lewis' (2005) theory. In the construction of social networks, the toddlers developed communication skills, turn-taking skills, leadership, and imitation.

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Relationships between Toddler-teacher Joint Attention and Toddlers' Vocabularies (어린이집에서 24-36개월 영아-교사 간 공동주의와 영아의 어휘력간의 관계)

  • Kim, Myung-Soon;Lee, Ka-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.155-165
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to identify relationships between toddler-teacher joint attention and toddlers' vocabularies. Toddlers' vocabularies were assessed by the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory-Korean (MCDI-K) modified by Kim (2006); joint attention episodes were observed by classification categories for engagement condition (Bakeman & Adamson, 1984). Data were analyzed by means, t-test and Pearson's correlations. Results were that : (1) receptive vocabulary of toddlers was about 1.1 times as high as their expressive vocabulary. (2) Coordinated joint attention was observed most frequently, followed by supported joint attention; coordinated joint attention was closely related to support joint attention. (3) The relationship between toddler-teacher joint attention and toddlers' vocabularies were significant in a positive direction.

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Model Structure for Mother-Child Relationship for Korean Infants and Toddlers and Their Mothers (한국 영유아와 어머니의 모아상호작용 구조모형)

  • Park, Sun-Jung;Kang, Kyung-Ah;Kim, Shin-Jeong
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.268-278
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to set up a hypothetical model to explain causal relationships among influential variables in the mother-child relationship for Korean infants and toddlers and their mothers. The research was based on Barnard's (1978) mother-child relations model, and goodness-of-fit was examined. Methods: The participants were 207 mothers with infants or toddlers. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS programs. Results: Regarding the influence of the variables on the mother-child relationship between infants and toddlers and their mothers, social support had a 75% explanation of mother-child relationships, and attachment had a 58% explanation of social support. Attachment had both direct and indirect effects on the mother-child relationships, and social support had direct and total effects on the mother-child relationships. Among child-related variables, child temperament had a moderating effect on the mother-child relationships. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the model has utility in developing effective nursing intervention methods to boost mother-child relationships between infants and toddlers and their mothers.

The New Rome IV Criteria for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants and Toddlers

  • Zeevenhooven, Judith;Koppen, Ilan J.N.;Benninga, Marc A.
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2017
  • Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common worldwide and cover a wide range of disorders attributable to the gastrointestinal tract that cannot be explained by structural or biochemical abnormalities. The diagnosis of these disorders relies on the symptom-based Rome criteria. In 2016 the Rome criteria were revised for infants/toddlers and for children and adolescents. In this review, we discuss the novel Rome IV criteria for infants and toddlers. The criteria for infant colic were drastically changed, whereas only minor changes were made for regurgitation, cyclic vomiting syndrome, functional diarrhea, infant dyschezia and functional constipation. In addition to this, the new Rome IV discusses underlying mechanisms of pain in infants and toddlers, including the neurodevelopment of nociceptive and pain pathways, the various factors that are involved in pain experience, and methods of pain assessment in infants and toddlers is essential for the clinician who encounters functional pain in this age group. Overall, the Rome IV criteria have become more distinctive for all disorders in order to improve the process of diagnosing pediatric FGIDs.