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Lin, Xunyi; Liao, Yutong; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: The impact of the newly launched "two-child policy" on young children's social development has not been empirically studied. This study examined the possible mediating and moderating factors in the relationship between parenting styles and social competence in Chinese preschoolers. A sample of only children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Family Size, Social Development
Qian, Guoying; Du, Yuan; Liu, Chunyu; Han, Ruiqi; Luo, Li – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Few studies have examined second-born preschool children's empathy development under China's universal two-child policy. The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in empathy between Chinese preschool children with one older sibling and without siblings. A total of 180 children were purposively sampled from 14…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Empathy, Public Policy, Family Size
Xie, Sha; Wu, Dandan; Liang, Luyao – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Since 2011, China has started to loosen its tight on the One-child Policy (OCP), which has impacted parent's child-rearing beliefs and the provision of home learning environment that constitutes family environment. Utilizing parent-reported data on 4,364 zero- to eight-year-olds from the China Family Panel Study (CFPS, wave…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Profiles, Predictor Variables, Family Structure
Kramer, Laurie – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Young children's relationships with their sisters and brothers offer unique and important opportunities for learning about emotions and developing emotional understanding. Through a critical analysis, this article examines sibling interaction in 3 different but normative contexts (conflict/conflict management, play, and…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Child Development, Emotional Development, Self Control
Prime, Heather; Perlman, Michal; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The goal of this study was to develop a construct of sibling cognitive sensitivity, which describes the extent to which children take their siblings' knowledge and cognitive abilities into account when working toward a joint goal. In addition, the study compared 2 coding methodologies for measuring the construct: a thin…
Descriptors: Coding, Sibling Relationship, Cognitive Development, Child Development
Howe, Nina; Bruno, Andrea – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: Sibling pretend play, collaboration, and creativity during maternal presence and absence were investigated in 24 dyads in early and middle childhood (younger siblings' M age = 5.3 years; older siblings' M age = 8.2 years). Associations between sibling behavior and maternal interaction (e.g., guidance, positive responses) were…
Descriptors: Creativity, Siblings, Play, Interaction
Howe, Nina; Recchia, Holly – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: Sibling teaching and learning behaviors were investigated in 2 studies of children in early and middle childhood. Study 1 addressed individual differences in teaching/learning and associations with dyadic age, age gap, gender, birth order, and relationship quality in 71 middle-class dyads (firstborns M age = 81.54 months;…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Siblings, Intimacy, Children

Dunn, Judy; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1995
A longitudinal study of conflict management among siblings found that children's use of other-oriented statements emerged between 33 and 47 months of age, and that children used other-oriented arguments with their friends more often than with their mothers or siblings. Further, at 33 months, children used more reasoning during conflicts when not…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Psychology
Goin, Robin P.; Nordquist, Vey M.; Twardosz, Sandra – Early Education and Development, 2004
The early childhood years are critical for literacy development, and there is evidence that the home environments of young children with delays or disabilities are not as rich in literacy opportunities as those of their typically developing peers. The purpose of this study was to obtain information about how parents of infants and toddlers with…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Computer Software, Literacy