Information for Parents:

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child is an organization with the goal of bringing the science of early childhood and early brain development to bear on public decision-making.

Zero to Three is website from the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families that provides a number of tips and resources to help parents promote healthy development and learning in their infants and toddlers.

Act Early is a campaign from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities to promote early recognition of developmental disabilities, such as autism, to help children reach their full potential.

American Academy of Pediatrics has information for promoting the safety and health of children and adolescents.

National Association for the Education of Young Children is an organization focused on providing high quality educational and developmental services for young children.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is a branch of the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports research in the area of child, adult, and family health and development.


Current Studies:

Temperament Over Time Study (T.O.T.S): This project is a large longitudinal study investigating the individual and environmental factors associated with social development from infancy through childhood. TOTS primarily explores how infant temperament relates to later child outcomes and what factors may help or hinder the developmental pathway to social competence. Specifically, the development of regulated social behavior in the young child is thought to result from three factors: the child's temperament; the child's developing cognitive and attention skills necessary for regulating their temperament; and aspects of the environment that affect children of different temperaments.

We have been seeing many of the children since they were 2-years of age and some of the children we have been seeing since they were infants! Currently, we are finishing up the 5-year visit and beginning the 7-year visit. A BIG thank you goes out to all of the families that have helped make this project possible over the years!

This study is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD#17899) and by a MERIT award (4R37HD017899-21) from NICHD.

Principal Investigator:
Nathan A. Fox


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