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Caplan, Barbara; Blacher, Jan; Eisenhower, Abbey; Baker, Bruce L.; Lee, Steve S. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Emerging research suggests that caregiving environments and genetic variants independently contribute to social functioning in children with typical development or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, biologically plausible interactive models and complimentary assessment of mechanisms are needed to: (1) explain considerable social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Development, Young Children
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Lunkenheimer, Erika S.; Kemp, Christine J.; Albrecht, Erin C. – Social Development, 2013
Predictable patterns in early parent-child interactions may help lay the foundation for how children learn to self-regulate. The present study examined contingencies between maternal teaching and directives and child compliance in mother-child problem-solving interactions at age 3.5 and whether they predicted children's behavioral regulation and…
Descriptors: Self Control, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Compliance (Psychology)
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Pears, Katherine C.; Healey, Cynthia V.; Fisher, Philip A.; Braun, Drew; Gill, Colt; Conte, Holly Mar; Newman, Judy; Ticer, Sara – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
Children from low-income backgrounds demonstrate poorer school readiness skills than their higher-income peers. The Kids In Transition to School (KITS) Program was developed to increase early literacy, social, and self-regulatory skills among children with inadequate school readiness. In the present study, 39 families participated in a pilot…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness