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Distinct Pathways from Parental Beliefs and Practices to Children's Numeric Skills
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Vasilyeva, Marina; Laski, Elida; Veraksa, Aleksandr; Weber, Lindsey; Bukhalenkova, Daria – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2018
It is imperative to identify contextual factors contributing to the development of early math skills, considering their role in later academic achievement. To pursue this goal, the present study investigated the paths connecting parental beliefs and practices during the preschool years to children's numeric skills at the end of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Beliefs, Mathematics Skills, Academic Achievement
What Supports the Development of Children's Prospective Memory? Examining the Relation between Children's Prospective Memory, Memory Strategy Use, and Parent Scaffolding
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Mazachowsky, Tessa R.; Hamilton, Colin; Mahy, Caitlin E. V. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
Remembering to carry out intended actions in the future, known as prospective memory (PM), is an important cognitive ability. In daily life, individuals remember to perform future tasks that might rely on effortful processes (monitoring) but also habitual tasks that might rely on more automatic processes. The development of PM across childhood in…
Descriptors: Memory, Parent Child Relationship, Cognitive Ability, Social Environment
Enduring Positivity: Children of Incarcerated Parents Report More Positive than Negative Emotions When Thinking about Close Others
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Dunlea, James P.; Wolle, Redeate G.; Heiphetz, Larisa – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2020
Millions of children in the United States experience parental incarceration, yet it is unclear how this experience might shape social cognition. We asked children of incarcerated parents (N = 24) and children whose parents were not incarcerated (N = 58) to describe their parents. Both groups of children also rated the extent to which they agree…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Emotional Response, Children