Louise Bates Ames, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louise Bates Ames

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1908

Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1996

Profession: developmental psychology, author, researcher, educational psychologist, associate professor, co-founder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Louise Bates Ames (29 October 1908 – 31 October 1996) was an American psychologist specializing in child development.
Ames was known as a pioneer of child development studies, introducing the theory of child development stages to popular discourse.
Ames authored numerous internationally renowned books on the stages of child development, hosted a television show on child development, and co-founded the Gesell Institute of Child Development in New Haven, CT. Ames's work found that children go through clear, discrete developmental phases based on age.
She demonstrated that various age groups feature unique behavioral patterns, to be considered by parents and doctors in monitoring children's development.
Perhaps the best-known legacy of her work was the coining of the term "Terrible Twos," to describe the rigid, conflict-laden behavioral patterns of two-year-olds.