Child and mother play in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination

Cote, Linda R.; Bornstein, Marc H.

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“…Nevertheless, they found that Sansei mothers behaved more similarly to European American mothers than to mothers in Japan, supporting conclusions that parenting differences found between mothers in Japan and the United States are cultural in origin and that parenting practices are susceptible to experience and may themselves “migrate” with emigration. Research on mothers and their older toddlers at play has also shown that first‐ and second‐generation (Issei and Nisei, respectively) Japanese American mothers’ behavior emulates that of European American mothers in some ways (Cote & Bornstein, 2005).…”

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Modalities of Infant–Mother Interaction in Japanese, Japanese American Immigrant, and European American Dyads

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Cultural variation in relations and moment-to-moment contingencies of infant-mother person-oriented and object-oriented interactions were examined and compared in 118 Japanese, Japanese American immigrant, and European American dyads with 5.5-month-olds. Infant and mother person-oriented behaviors were positively related in all cultural groups, but infant and mother object-oriented behaviors were positively related only among European Americans. In all groups, infant and mother behaviors within each modality were mutually contingent. Culture moderated lead-lag relations: Japanese infants were more likely than their mothers to respond in object-oriented interactions, European American mothers were more likely than their infants to respond in person-oriented interactions. Japanese American dyads behaved more like European American dyads. Interaction, infant effects, and parent socialization findings are set in cultural and accultural models of transactions between young infants and their mothers.

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“…For example, White et al (2009) report that, among Māori in New Zealand, play is seen as a tool to transmit culture and language, and the purpose of play is to develop strong cultural identity: this was evident in the way the environment was set up, in which cultural cues are present. In a study involving immigrant mothers and children in the United States, Cote and Bornstein (2005) conclude that the immigrant children’s play more closely resembles that of the American children compared to the play of children in their native country. Hence, it is possible to suggest that with immigration, children’s play has undergone acculturation.…”

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Play as third space between home and school: Bridging cultural discourses

Yahya

Wood

2016

Journal of Early Childhood Research

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This article examines play as a conceptual third space that serves as a bridge between home and school discourses. Using sociocultural theories and an interpretivist framework, 19 immigrant mothers and their children in Canada were interviewed about their play experiences at home and in preschools. The findings reveal that children and teachers utilise play as third space in various ways. Although there is some cultural dissonance experienced by children, this study illustrates ways that children use play as a bridge between home and school and explores strategies that teachers use in supporting children’s use of play as third space. As children navigate these two cultural sites, they accumulate funds of knowledge and life experiences, which then meet, interact and perhaps fuse together in the conceptual third space. The conclusion proposes that ‘play as third space’ can be used as a conceptual framework for educators and practitioners to support children’s transition from home to school and assist children who experience discontinuities.

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“…For instance, Central American immigrant mothers in the United States spent most of the infants’ waking time engaged in social interaction, showing mutual attention and vocalizations similar to Euro-American dyads (Fracasso, Lamb, Schölmerich, & Leyendecker, 1997). South American and Japanese immigrant mothers living in the United States used exploratory play similar to North American mothers, although Japanese immigrant and North American mothers focused more on objects, while South American immigrants focused more on persons (Cote & Bornstein, 2005). In addition, first-generation Romanian immigrant mothers in Italy resembled Italian mothers in their emphasis on cognitive stimulation and in the use of distal behaviors such as face-to-face contact and play with objects, but showed significantly less verbal solicitations and more affectionate behaviors addressed to their infants (Moscardino, Bertelli, & Altoè, 2011).…”

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Parenting Infants

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Lavelli

Keller

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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This study was aimed at contributing to the understanding of cultural parenting strategies in a context of immigration. Socialization goals (SGs) and parenting behaviors during interaction with 3-month-old infants of first-generation West African immigrant mothers in Italy and autochthonous Italian mothers were compared. The relation between SGs and maternal behaviors within the two groups was also examined. As expected, results showed that West African immigrant mothers placed more emphasis on SGs related to hierarchical relatedness and a proximal parenting style than Italian mothers, who emphasized SGs related to psychological autonomy and a distal parenting style. Although there were no significant differences in the amount of overall vocal/verbal behaviors between the two samples, West African immigrant mothers showed longer durations of rhythmic vocalizing and singing than Italian mothers, who showed more affectionate talking. Compared with the literature on West African parenting strategies, this result suggests a possible increased amount of talking of immigrant mothers in the new language-driven environment, but maintenance of a protosong structure typical of their culture of origin. Furthermore, a significant association between socialization goals and parenting behaviors was found in the Italian group of mothers but not in the sample of immigrant mothers, suggesting that the weaker links between goals and behaviors in the immigrant sample may express a reorganization in the composition of parenting beliefs and practices.

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Child and mother play in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination

Cited by 3 publications

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Modalities of Infant–Mother Interaction in Japanese, Japanese American Immigrant, and European American Dyads

Modalities of Infant–Mother Interaction in Japanese, Japanese American Immigrant, and European American Dyads

Play as third space between home and school: Bridging cultural discourses

Parenting Infants

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