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Maternal Warmth and Prosocial Behaviors among Chinese Preschool Children: The Roles of Social Competence Sibling Presence
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Juanjuan Sun; Junsheng Liu; Mowei Liu; Yuemin Feng; Yan Li – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: Despite the fact that the universal two-child policy had a significant impact on family structure and parenting behaviors, there is still a paucity of study on the mechanisms underlying this policy's effects. This study explored the role of social competence and sibling presence in the relationship between maternal warmth and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship
Fathers', Mothers', and Other Household Members' Involvement in Reading, Storytelling, and Play and Preschoolers' Literacy Skills in Kenya
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Ong'ayi, Dickson Mukara Matsantsa; Dede Yildirim, Elif; Roopnarine, Jaipaul L. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: Positive parenting is widely recommended as a viable mechanism for boosting children's early cognitive skills across the world. Drawing on data from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Surveys, associations were determined between maternal, paternal, and other household members' engagement in play, book reading, and storytelling and…
Descriptors: Fathers, Mothers, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children
Learning Emotional Understanding and Emotion Regulation through Sibling Interaction
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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
Early Attachment Relationships as Predictors of Preschool Children's Emotion Regulation with a Distressed Sibling.
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Volling, Brenda L. – Early Education and Development, 2001
Examined relation of early attachment relationships and preschoolers' emotion regulation. Found that preschoolers who ignored younger siblings' distress were more likely to experience personal distress and use avoidant coping strategies. Preschoolers with insecure-resistant infant-mother attachment at 1 year were more likely to seek comfort from…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Emotional Response
The Development of Aggression within Sibling Conflict.
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Martin, Jacqueline L.; Ross, Hildy S. – Early Education and Development, 1995
A longitudinal study examined responses to physically aggressive conflicts among siblings. Found that parents respond to half of children's aggression (especially if there is crying). Most parent and child responses were simple commands to stop the aggression. Reasoning was used less often, and physical intervention, rarely. Aggression was higher…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Behavior, Child Psychology, Conflict Resolution
Early Relationship Quality from Home to School: A Longitudinal Study.
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Vondra, Joan I.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Swearingen, Laure; Owens, Elizabeth B.; Cohen, Meredith – Early Education and Development, 1999
Examined role of home social relationships as predictors of social functioning in first years of school. Found that the quality of different family relationships provided relatively independent and complementary information about early social functioning in school, with more limited evidence for compensatory or protective processes at work.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Elementary School Students