Digital Object NAMTA Journal 27/1 11 Prenatal Influences on the Brain Gives an overview of embryology and prenatal brain, sensory, and motor development. Includes discussion of maternal nutrition, chemical exposure, prenatal drug and alcohol hazards, cigarette smoking, and some causes of neural tube defects and premature birth.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 27/1 08 Independence of the Young Child from Birth to Three This article explores the idea of toddler independence from a Montessori perspective. Integrated with increasing competence in daily living, independence is defined in terms of toileting, dressing and undressing, eating and food preparation, plant and animal…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 27/1 09 The Development of Coordinated Movement Discusses stages of movement in the first 3 years of life with a philosophical dimension regarding evolutionary aspects of movement as first manifestation of "will." Describes how the early childhood environment is prepared to allow for movement and the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 27/1 04 Infant Attachment and Separation: The Foundations for Social/Emotional Growth Traces encounters between mother and child that occur around nursing and feeding, which result in a powerful attachment. Identifies approaching solid foods and subsequent weaning as the place where detachment begins. Discusses locomotion as another way…
