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Stephanie A. Palmer; Katherine Q. Scott-Andrews; Nancy G. Ramirez; Alec McKheen; Leah E. Robinson – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Indoor and outdoor home space may support physical activity (PA) and enhance motor skills (MS). However, there is limited knowledge about how indoor and outdoor home space affect PA and MS parent-child dyads. This cross-sectional study examined whether indoor and outdoor home spaces affect PA and MS in children and their parents. MS was measured…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment
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Alexandra Stribing; Emily N. Gilbert; Lauren J. Lieberman; Ali Brian – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
Parents tend to play a vital role in their child's motor competence for youth with visual impairments. However, little research has explored parental mindsets and support (e.g., transportation) surrounding their child's motor skills and how it may predict motor competence. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parents'…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Beliefs, Parent Child Relationship, Psychomotor Skills
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Lianne van Setten; Marleen H. M. de Moor; Mirjam Oosterman; Carlo Schuengel; Annick Ledebt – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Although studies have reported links between parental physical activity and their children's motor and physical activity behaviors, understanding of this link remains incomplete and evidence inconclusive. This study explored whether children's motor coordination, fitness, and sports participation are related not only to mothers' sports…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Mother Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
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Barbara A. Morrongiello; Amanda Cox; Lindsay Bryant – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2024
Unintentional injury represents a significant health threat to children, and infancy marks a particularly vulnerable stage. This multi-method study (questionnaire, diary) measured parents' (N = 143) use of three popular home-safety practices (teaching about safety, environment modification to reduce access to hazards, supervision) and child injury…
Descriptors: Injuries, Prevention, Infants, Safety
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Mali A. Waugh; Aaron DeMasi; Michele Gonçalves Maia; Taylor N. Evans; Lana B. Karasik; Sarah E. Berger – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Learning to descend stairs requires motor and cognitive capacities on the part of infants and opportunities for practice and assurance of safety offered by caregivers. The American Academy of Pediatrics prescribes the age strategy to teach toddlers to safely descend stairs but without much consideration for individual differences in infants'…
Descriptors: Child Development, Individual Differences, Toddlers, Safety
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Florence Valade; Marie-Julie Béliveau; Chantale Breault; Fannie Labelle – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study examines the reliability of parental concern (PC) as an indicator for mental disorders in preschool-aged children in a clinical setting, aiming to establish sensitivity and specificity, evaluate PC's predictive value for specific diagnoses, and explore the influence of child age on predictions. The sample comprises 574 children referred…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Identification, Psychiatry, Clinical Diagnosis