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Parent-Child Resemblance: Genetics, Education and Chance
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Nelissen, Jo M. C. – Education and Society, 2021
In this article, it is argued that it makes sense to define and distinguish three levels of human intelligence: intelligence as genotypical potential, intelligence as actualised in environmental interaction, and intelligence as measured by tests (IQ). This raises the questions of what is meant by the term "intelligence as potential", and…
Descriptors: Genetics, Intelligence Quotient, Parent Influence, Individual Characteristics
Theory of Mind May Be Contagious, but You Don't Catch It From Your Twin
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Cassidy, Kimberly Wright; Fineberg, Deborah Shaw; Brown, Kimberly; Perkins, Alexis – Child Development, 2005
The theory-of-mind abilities of twins, children with nontwin siblings, and only children were compared to investigate further the link between number and type of siblings and theory-of-mind abilities. Three- to 5-year-old children with nontwin siblings outperformed both only children and twins with no other siblings, twins who also had other…
Descriptors: Twins, Cognitive Development, Siblings, Comparative Analysis
Why Aren't Identical Twins Linguistically Identical? Genetic, Prenatal and Postnatal Factors
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Stromswold, Karin – Cognition, 2006
Results of twin studies clearly demonstrate that genetic factors play an important role in the rate of language acquisition and linguistic proficiency attained by normal and impaired children and adults [see Stromswold, K. (2001). The heritability of language: A review and meta-analysis of twin, adoption and linkage studies. "Language," 77,…
Descriptors: Twins, Genetics, Language Acquisition, Heredity
Parenting Stress, Infant Emotion Regulation, Maternal Sensitivity, and the Cognitive Development of Triplets: A Model for Parent and Child Influences in a Unique Ecology
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Feldman, Ruth; Eidelman, Arthur I.; Rotenberg, Noa – Child Development, 2004
To examine the development of triplets, 23 sets of triplets were matched with 23 sets of twins and 23 singletons (N138). Maternal sensitivity was observed at newborn, 3, 6, and 12 months, and infants' cognitive and symbolic skills at 1 year. Triplets received lower maternal sensitivity across infancy and exhibited poorer cognitive competencies…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Child Rearing, Twins, Cognitive Development
Triplet Birth and Infant Development: The Impact of Intrauterine Growth and Maternal-Infant Interaction on the Infant's Emotional and Cognitive Development
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Eidelman, Arthur I.; Feldman, Ruth – Zero to Three, 2006
The explosion in the rate of multiple births has led to new questions about how adequately prepared parents are for the demands of raising triplets and the implications for the healthy development of the infants. The authors examined the relationship between mothering, infant social behavior, and cognitive development in a longitudinal study of 23…
Descriptors: Mothers, Social Behavior, Infants, Interaction
Maternal Distancing Strategies toward Twin Sons, One with Mild Hearing Loss: A Case Study
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Munoz-Silva, Alicia; Sanchez-Garcia, Manuel – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
The authors apply descriptive and sequential analyses to a mother's distancing strategies toward her 3-year-old twin sons in puzzle assembly and book reading tasks. One boy had normal hearing and the other a mild hearing loss (threshold: 30 dB). The results show that the mother used more distancing behaviors with the son with a hearing loss, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mothers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Twins