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Guralnick, Michael J.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined peer-related social interactions of preschool children with communication disorders. Found that subjects engaged in fewer positive social interactions and conversed with peers less often during nonplay activities than did normal peers, were less successful in their social bids, and appeared to be less directive with their peers. However,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence

Jasnow, Michael; Feldstein, Stanley – Child Development, 1986
Examines whether vocal exchanges between preverbal infants and their mothers show characteristics similar to those found to be typical of conversational exchanges between competent adult speakers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Infants, Interpersonal Communication

Oldershaw, Lynn; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Explores the hypothesis that parenting practices of abusive mothers are characterized by (1) greater use of power-assertive strategies, (2) less flexible behavior with respect to child compliance attempts, (3) more inconsistent use of parenting techniques, and (4) diminished affective quality. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Family Environment