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Early Social Relationships

Ross, H.S. and Goldman, B.D. (1977). Establishing new social relations in infancy. In T. Alloway, L. Krames & P. Pliner (Eds.), Advances in communication and affect, Vol. 3, Attachment behavior. New York: Plenum Press.

Ross, H.S. & Goldman, B.D. (1977). Infant sociability toward strangers. Child Development, 48, 638-642.
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Family Relationships

Ram, R., Ross, H.S., Trabasso, T., Woody, E., & Ross, M. (2005). The Quality of family relationships within and across generations: a social relations analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29(2), 110-119.
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Early Peer Relationships

Rubin, K.H., and Ross, H.S. (Eds.) (1982). Peer relationships and social skills in childhood, New York: Springer-Verlag.

Ross, H.S., Cheyne, J.A., and Lollis, S.P. (1988). Defining and studying reciprocity in young children. In S. Duck (Ed.), Handbook of Personal Relationships, Chichester: John Wiley.

Ross, H.S., and Lollis, S.P. (1989). A social relations analysis of toddler peer relationships. Child Development. 60, 1082-1091.

Ross, H.S., Conant, C.L., Cheyne, J.A., and Alevisos, E. (1992). Relationships and alliance among kibbutz-reared toddlers. Social Development, 1, 1-13.

Lollis, S.P., Tate, E., and Ross, H.S. (1992) Parents' regulation of their children's peer interactions: Direct influences. In R. Parke & G. Ladd (Eds.), The family and peer relationships. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
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Early Peer Games

Goldman, B.D. and Ross, H.S. (1977). Social skills in action: An analysis of early peer games. In J. Glick and A. Clarke-Stewart (Eds.), Studies in social and cognitive development, Vol. 1: The development of social understanding. New York: Gardner Press.

Ross, H.S. (1982). The establishment of social games among toddlers. Developmental Psychology, 18, 509-518.

Ross, H.S., and Lollis, S.P. (1987). Communication within infant social games. Developmental Psychology, 23, 241-248.
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Peer Conflicts

Hay, D.F. and Ross, H.S. (1982). The social nature of early conflict. Child Development, 53, 105-113.


Ross, H.S., Tesla, C., Kenyon, B., and Lollis, S.P. (1990). Maternal intervention in toddler peer conflict: The socialization of principles of justice. Developmental Psychology, 26, 994-1003.

Ross, H. S., and Conant, C. L. (1992). The social structure of early conflict: Interaction, relationships, and alliances. In C. Shantz & W. W. Hartup (Eds.), Conflict in child and adolescent development, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Sibling Conflict Negotiations

Martin, J. L. & Ross, H. S. (1995). The development of aggression within sibling conflict. Journal of Early Education and Development. 6, 335-358.

Ross, H. S. (1996). Negotiating principles of entitlement in sibling property disputes. Developmental Psychology, 32, 90-101.

Siddiqui, A., & Ross, H. S. (1999). Roles and resolutions: The ways sibling conflicts end. Journal of Early Education and Development, 10, 315-332.

Ross, H., Ross, M., Wilson, A. and Smith, M. (1999). The dandelion war. In S. R. Goldman, A. C. Graesser, and P. Van den Broek (editors). Narrative comprehension, causality, and coherence: Essays in honor of TomTrabasso. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Ram, A. & Ross, H. S. (2001). Problem solving, contention, and struggle: How siblings resolve a conflict of interests. Child Development, 72, 1710-1722.
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The Role of Parents in Children's Conflicts with their Siblings

Ross, H.S., Filyer, R.E., Lollis, S.P., Perlman, M. and Martin, J. (1994), Administering Justice in the family. Journal of Family Psychology, 8, 254-273.

Ross, H., Martin, J., Perlman, M., Smith, M. Blackmore, E. & Hunter, J. (1996). Autonomy and authority in the resolution of sibling disputes. In M. Killen (Ed.), Children's autonomy, social competence, and interactions with adults and other children: Exploring connections and consequences. Vol. 73, New Directions for Child Development (71-90). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Martin, J. L. & Ross, H. S. (1996). Do mitigating circumstances influence family reactions to physical aggression? Child Development. 67, 1455-1466.

Lollis, S. P., Ross, H. S., & Leroux, L. (1996). Family interaction and the socialization of moral orientation. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 475-494.

Perlman, M. & Ross, H. S. (1997). The benefits of parent intervention in their children's disputes: An examination of concurrent changes in children's fighting styles. Child Development, 68, 690-700.

Ross, H. S. & den Bak-Lammers, I. M., (1998). Consistency and change in children's tattling on their siblings: Children's Perspectives on the Moral Rules and Procedures of Family Life. Social Development, 7, 275-300.

Smith, J., & Ross, H.S. (2007). Training parents to mediate sibling disputes affect children's negotiation and conflict understanding. Child Development, 78(3), 790-805.
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