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Hassinger-Das, Brenna; Schwartz, Rebecca; Tavdgiridze, Mari; Mercedes, Nayrovi; Salerno, Marie; Takoukam, Nowou Cyrielle Talla; Gamzehlatova, Joshua; Zosh, Jennifer M. – American Journal of Play, 2023
The authors examined technological and traditional infant toys to understand the U.S. toy market facing today's care givers. They found significant differences in the two types of toys in terms of their developmental targets--with more traditional toys aimed at physical development and more technological toys aimed at cognitive development. Given…
Descriptors: Toys, Infants, Play, Technology
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Iylia Dayana Shamsudin; M. Kadar; H. F. M. Rasdi; T. Brown; J. Bacotang; M. Dzainudin – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
Pretend play is one of the most beneficial and complex forms of play that promotes a myriad of children's development. Children's engagement in pretend play can be influenced by their genders, age, material or toys available, and adults' support. Pretend play has been long studied globally, however, there is still a dearth of available information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Imagination, Child Development
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Michelle E. E. Bauer; Ian Pike – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2025
Children's microcultures consist of small peer communities that they develop with distinct rules and roles operating outside of traditional daily activities. Presently, there is little understanding for how children may develop microcultures during competitive play, where they attempt to outperform their peers. In this study, we address the…
Descriptors: Competition, Outdoor Education, Play, Gender Differences
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Carly K. Y. Ng; Angela F. Y. Siu – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2025
Risky play provides various benefits to child growth and development. The culture of overprotection among Hong Kong parents have decreased young children's opportunities to engage in play that involves physically challenges. This study expanded our understanding of parents' views and behaviors on allowing their preschool children opportunities for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Play, Parents
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Jean Quigley; Elizabeth Nixon – First Language, 2024
Children's speech is influenced by the speech they hear, in particular by the parental speech addressed directly to them. The aim of this study was to analyse toddlers' speech with their parents and to investigate the influence of specific characteristics of child-directed speech on child speech in real time during mother-child and father-child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Adults, Intelligence Tests
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Eslem Gozde Senoz; Suat Kol – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2025
The aim of this study is to examine whether the emotional intelligence of 5-6 years preschool children differs significantly according to the frequency of outdoor play. The sample consists of 208 children and their parents. The data were collected through Sullivan's Emotional Intelligence Scale for Children (EISC) and the Personal Information…
Descriptors: Play, Emotional Intelligence, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes
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Blank, Andrew; Holt, Rachael Frush – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Responsive and dynamic aspects of father-child play are associated with behavioral and neurocognitive development in children and could represent an important contributor to executive function (EF) skills for children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). This study examined associations between paternal behaviors during play and EF…
Descriptors: Play, Fathers, Executive Function, Deafness
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Waters, Gillian M.; Tidswell, Georgina R.; Bryant, Eleanor J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Background: Play is a main driver of children's cognitive and social development and is crucial for educational success ("Paediatrics," 119, 2007 and 182). In recent years, however, parents and schools are under pressure to prioritize academic targets over play. Aims: The current research investigated parents' views about three aspects…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Parent Attitudes, Play
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Watts, Sarah H. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2023
Musical play is a vital aspect of children's musical cultures. As the social and cultural experiences of children change over time, their playful engagements with music may reflect these shifts. The purpose of this oral historical research was to explore girlhood musical play experiences over the course of a span of approximately 80 years (ca.…
Descriptors: Oral History, Music, Play, Personal Narratives
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Torill Meland, Aud; Kaltvedt, Elsa; Reikerås, Elin – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
This article examines how 1043 toddlers (534 boys and 509 girls) aged 33 months cope with various play activities, from a gender perspective. Data were collected through structured observation using the authentic assessment material "Alle Med" (Everyone Included). Each child was assessed independently by two staff members familiar with…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Gender Differences, Play, Activities
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Asik-Ozturk, Manolya; Ahmetoglu, Emine; Acar, Ibrahim H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of children's social competence, aggression, and anxiety to their play behaviours with peers. A total of 149 preschoolers aged 36-73 months (M = 54.6 months, SD = 0.99; 50.3% girls) and their 46 teachers in Turkey recruited for the current study. Teachers reported on children's social…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Aggression, Anxiety
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Leech, Kathryn A.; Herbert, Kaitlin; Yang, Qianru Tiffany; Rowe, Meredith L. – Infant and Child Development, 2022
Children's mathematical knowledge at school entry varies considerably and predicts long-term achievement outcomes. Differences in children's exposure to math and number talk at home may help to explain variations in school-entry math ability. However, nearly all research on exposure to math and number talk has been conducted with parents and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers, Infants, Interpersonal Communication
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Cig, Oguzcan; Jones, Ithel – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
This study examined the relationship between young children's cognitive development and fathers' engagement in early childhood. The study examined fathers' home engagement patterns based on literacy, play, and caregiving activities when their children were 9-month-old and these patterns of engagement in 9-month-old were related to children's…
Descriptors: Infants, Fathers, Parent Participation, Cognitive Development
Dale Walker; Jay Buzhardt; Fan Jia; Alana Schnitz; Dwight W. Irvin; Charles R. Greenwood – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2023
Engaging, focusing, and persisting in the completion of tasks are among the skills needed for school success. Tracking whether a child is learning cognitive problem-solving skills is essential in knowing if they are acquiring skills important for development and school readiness; and if not, how they are responding to early intervention. Use of…
Descriptors: Infants, Problem Solving, Child Development, Cognitive Development
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Weisgram, Erica S. – American Journal of Play, 2019
The author discusses gender differences in children's play and its relation to the programs of "Sesame Street," which for fifty years has sought to enhance children's physical, cognitive, and social development through playful learning. Gender differences in children's play, she asserts, are vast, and she notes that, consequently, boys…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Toys, Gender Differences, Play
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