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The Art and Virtue of the Care of a Sick and Disabled Child
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Castrillón, Nancy – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The aim of this theoretical paper is to think about the emotional link that a mother establishes with her sick and disabled child as a creation of an artwork of care, which involves a process of comprehending and transforming the feelings of guilt, rejection, shame, pain and uncertainty regarding the presence of that child. In addition, the art…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Child Rearing
Early Gender Differences in Emotional Expressions and Self-Regulation in Settings of Early Childhood Education and Care
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Veijalainen, Jouni; Reunamo, Jyrki; Heikkilä, Minna – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This paper aims to determine possible gender differences in children's observed emotional expressions and their relationship with teacher-rated self-regulation (SR) skills in the setting of early childhood education and care (ECEC). Supporting SR and emotional wellbeing in early childhood can be considered a favourable pathway towards holistic…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Emotional Response, Self Management, Self Control
Imagine the Next Generation: Multiple Voices on Childhood Experience from Turkey
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Toran, Mehmet; Hacifazlioglu, Özge – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study aims to reveal the meanings attached to the concept of childhood and discuss how it is conceptualized and shaped with cultural attributes by parents and preschool teachers. The study was based on both quantitative and qualitative stance. One hundred and thirty parents and 125 preschool teachers participated in the first phase of the…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Influences, Parent Influence, Teacher Influence
The Impact of Early Institutional Care on Emotion Regulation: Studying the Play Narratives of Post-Institutionalized and Early Adopted Children
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Batki, Anna – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
With access to a unique sample of post-institutionalized Hungarian children, this study focused on the hypothesis that children who had been institutionalized for at least six months after birth have less developed capacities for emotion regulation; 90 children, aged 4-6, were placed in 1 of 3 groups: (1) children who had been institutionalized…
Descriptors: Children, Institutionalized Persons, Adoption, Child Rearing
The Importance of Emotions: The Socialisation of Emotion in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bougher-Muckian, Hilary R.; Root, Amy E.; Coogle, Christan Grygas; Floyd, Kimberly K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Parents play a critical role in the development of children's emotional competence; however, little research examines parents' emotion socialisation practices among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we compared the emotion socialisation practices of parents of children with ASD and to those of parents of children that…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Emotional Response, Socialization, Children
What Patterns of Postpartum Psychological Distress Are Associated with Maternal Concerns about Their Children's Emotional and Behavioural Problems at the Age of Three Years?
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Benzies, Karen; Mychasiuk, Richelle; Tough, Suzanne – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Mothers experiencing psychological distress in the postpartum period may have difficulties parenting their children. Inconsistent and unresponsive parenting may increase the risk of later emotional and behavioural problems in children. The purpose of this study was to identify how maternal psychological characteristics cluster at eight weeks…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Child Rearing, Psychological Patterns
Do They Practice What They Preach? An Ecocultural, Multidimensional, Group-Based Examination of the Relationship between Beliefs and Behaviours among Child Care Providers
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Tonyan, Holli A.; Mamikonian-Zarpas, Ani; Chien, Dorothy – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Research examining child-care providers' beliefs and behaviour has produced contradictory evidence perhaps because analyses commonly examine providers as a homogenous group. Among providers in the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we used cluster analysis to identify groups based on profiles of beliefs. We found evidence for five…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Behavior, Child Caregivers, Individual Characteristics