NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rebeka Anna Zsoldos; Ildikó Király – Developmental Science, 2025
Pedagogy is seen as a "double-edged sword": it efficiently conveys information but may constrain the exploration of the causal structure of objects, suggesting that pedagogy and exploration are mutually exclusive learning processes. However, research on children's active involvement in concept acquisition implies that pedagogical signals…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Information Seeking, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Qiao Chai; Xuan Wu; Jiaqian Yu; Amrisha Vaish; Mowei Shen; Jie He – Developmental Science, 2025
While a wealth of research evidence has highlighted the significant impact of prosocial modeling on shaping children's sharing behavior, the mechanism underlying this effect remains less understood. Here we consider the goal contagion account whereby children recognize the prosocial "goal" of others' actions and these goals are…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Modeling (Psychology), Sharing Behavior, Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Madelon M. E. Riem; Fred Hasselman; Constantina Psyllou; Anne-Laura van Harmelen; Anna Pearce; Helen Minnis; Paul Lodder; Maaike Cima – Developmental Science, 2025
This study examined whether grandparental support is a protective factor for children's socio-emotional development in the context of adversity. Using longitudinal data from the Millennium Cohort Study, we investigated the effects of grandparental support across development in children with and without adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Role, Child Development, Social Development