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David C. Mallinson; Felix Elwert; Deborah B. Ehrenthal – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Adverse health events within families can harm children's development, including their early literacy. Using data from a longitudinal Wisconsin birth cohort, we estimated the spillover effect of younger siblings' gestational ages on older siblings' kindergarten-level literacy. We sampled 20,014 sibling pairs born during 2007-2010 who took…
Descriptors: Age, Siblings, Young Children, Kindergarten
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Prino, L. E.; Pasta, T.; Gastaldi, F. G. M.; Longobardi, C. – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The construction of self, a fundamental process for development. Twins, as they grow together, may encounter greater difficulties in individuation process. The present study aims to investigate the construction of the image of the self and of the self with its own twin/sibling through the drawing of the human figure and to highlight any…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Twins, Child Development, Freehand Drawing
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Orr, Edna; Caspi, Rinat – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
A questionnaire given to 221 mothers for gathering information about residential area and family size and three aspects in children's play habits: frequency, location, and choice of playmate. The results showed that there was a general tendency to play indoors rather than outdoors, regardless of residential area (urban vs. rural). Family size and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Family Size
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Kouvava, Sofia; Antonopoulou, Katerina – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Sibling and friendship relationships are quite similar, in that they are both dyadic and reciprocal, and offer the child feelings of warmth, trust, loyalty and intimacy. Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often experience difficulties in their interpersonal relationships. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality…
Descriptors: Siblings, Friendship, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children
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Arranz-Freijo, Enrique B.; Barreto-Zarza, Florencia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This paper presents a biographical profile of Alfred Adler aiming to provide a measured overview of the impact of Alfred Adler's work on the theoretical paradigms and research avenues of contemporary developmental psychology. The key concepts of his theory are exposed: Feeling of Inferiority, Strive to Overcome, Style of Life, Superiority Complex…
Descriptors: Biographies, Profiles, Developmental Psychology, Child Development
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Luo, Renfu; Jia, Fang; Yue, Ai; Zhang, Linxiu; Lyu, Qijia; Shi, Yaojiang; Yang, Meredith; Medina, Alexis; Kotb, Sarah; Rozelle, Scott – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This study aims to investigate the developmental status of rural Chinese children, the extent of interactive parenting they receive, and the relation between the two. A sample of 448 six to eighteen-month-old children and their caregivers were randomly selected from two rural counties in Hebei and Yunnan provinces. According the third edition of…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Development, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Haapsamo, Helena; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel A.; Kuusikko-Gauffin, Sanna; Ebeling, Hanna; Larinen, Katja; Soini, Hannu; Moilanen, Irma – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
The relationship between maternal parenting stress and infant/toddler behavioural development was examined in a longitudinal pilot study. Fifty mothers reported parenting stress via the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form when their infants were eight months old. Parents subsequently rated their children's emotional and behavioural problems with the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Mothers, Young Children
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Freijo, Enrique B. Arranz; Oliva, Alfredo; Olabarrieta, Fernando; Martin, Juan Luis; Manzano, Ainhoa; Richards, Martin P. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
This study analyzes the influence of socioeconomic status, quality of family context and sibling status on cognitive development in a sample of 551 five-year-old children. The regression analyses confirmed the predictive value of socioeconomic status and quality of family context on cognitive development. The quality of family context mediates the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Socioeconomic Status, Cognitive Development, Family Environment
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Crouthamel, Carol S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses a sibling support group for 7-13-year-old siblings of developmentally delayed children. Describes group sessions and family responses to the program. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Family Life