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The Contribution of Parent and Peer Support to Head Start Children's Early School Adjustment.
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Taylor, Angela R.; Machida, Sandra – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1994
Examined the effects of peer support and parent involvement on the cognitive and social development of 63 preschool children enrolled in rural California Head Start programs. Found that parental involvement in school was predictive of gains in learning skills and classroom behavior, whereas mutual friendships predicted gains in social play and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Friendship, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation
Early Peer Relations: Developmental Significance and Prognostic Implications.
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Hartup, Willard W.; Moore, Shirley G. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Considers developmental and prognostic implications of early peer relations. Reviews evidence concerning peer difficulties as risk factors and family and peer relations in social development. Advances a conjunctive model of socialization. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Family Relationship