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Harnessing the Power of Sibling Relationships as a Tool for Optimizing Social-Emotional Development
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Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Bullock, Bernadette M.; Falkenstein, Corinna A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2009
Sibling relationships provide one of the most stable and powerful developmental contexts for the transmission of both prosocial and antisocial behavior. As a source of support and skill development, sibling relationships can build competence in self-regulation and emotional understanding. However, sibling relationships marked by antisocial…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Siblings, Intervention, Antisocial Behavior
Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Life Course
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Orsmond, Gael I.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
In this article, we review the literature on siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from a lifespan developmental perspective, from infancy through adulthood, focusing on the sibling relationship and sibling well-being. We situate this review within the larger body of research on siblings of individuals with developmental…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Sibling Relationship
Social and Emotional Adjustment of Siblings of Children with Autism
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Pilowsky, Tammy; Yirmiya, Nurit; Doppelt, Osnat; Gross-Tsur, Varda; Shalev, Ruth S. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Social and emotional adjustment of siblings of children with autism was examined, to explore their risk or resilience to effects of genetic liability and environmental factors involved in having a sibling with autism. Method: Social-emotional adjustment, behavior problems, socialization skills, and siblings' relationships were compared…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Siblings, Socialization, Mental Retardation
Sibling Comparison of Differential Parental Treatment in Adolescence: Gender, Self-Esteem, and Emotionality as Mediators of the Parenting-Adjustment Association.
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Feinberg, Mark E.; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Simmens, Sam; Reiss, David; Hetherington, E. Mavis – Child Development, 2000
Compared adolescent siblings' evaluations of parental treatment. Found support for a moderating effect for self-esteem and emotionality but not gender. Evidence of the "sibling barricade" effect was limited and interpreted as reflecting a sibling comparison process. For older siblings, emotionality and self-esteem moderated the sibling…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affection, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Does Parental Marital Separation Affect Infants?
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Kier, Cheryl; Lewis, Charlie – 1993
This study compared the development of 38 infants from separated or divorced families with that of 38 infants from married families in Britain to determine whether parental divorce or separation precipitates cognitive, social, or emotional difficulties in infants. Infants were 11 to 45 months old. Infant-mother attachment was measured using the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Children
Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years.
Davis, Laura; Keyser, Janis – 1997
Parenting is a journey, in which the parent grows and develops along with the child. Effective parents are competent, motivated learners who actively participate in the development of their parenting philosophy. By understanding themselves as individuals and as a team, and by patiently learning about their children through observing their…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs