Fathers and Mothers at Play With Their 2‐ and 3‐Year‐Olds: Contributions to Language and Cognitive Development

Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Shannon, Jacqueline D.; Cabrera, Natasha; Lamb, Michael E.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00818.x

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“…In line with previous studies (e.g. Linver et al, 2002;Tamis-LeMonda et al, 2004), responsiveness (PPVT: z = 3.9, p<0.001; VCR: z = 2.4, p = 0.016), involvement (PPVT: z = 3.4, p<0.001), and family dysfunction (PPVT: z = 2.9, p = 0.004; VCR: z = 2.0, p = 0.048) were all significant mediators of maternal education. Responsiveness (PPVT: z = 3.9, p<0.001; VCR: z = 2.5, p = 0.012), involvement (PPVT: z = 3.3, p<0.001; VCR: z = 2.3, p = 0.023) and family dysfunction (PPVT: z = 2.9, p = 0.004; VCR: z = 2.0, p = 0.042) were also significant mediators of family income.…”

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Interrelations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, birth weight and sociodemographic factors in the prediction of early cognitive abilities

Huijbregts

Séguin

Zelazo

et al. 2006

Infant and Child Development

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Maternal prenatal smoking, birth weight and sociodemographic factors were investigated in relation to cognitive abilities of 1544 children (aged 3.5 years) participating in the Québec Longitudinal Study of Children's Development. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) was used to assess verbal ability, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) block design test to assess visuospatial ability, and the Visually Cued Recall (VCR) task to assess short-term memory. Prenatal smoking was related to performance on the WPPSI-R, the PPVT, and the VCR, although it did not independently predict any cognitive ability after maternal education was taken into account. Birth weight was a more robust predictor of all outcome measures and independently predicted VCR-performance. Birth weight interacted significantly with family income and maternal education in predicting visuospatial ability, indicating a greater influence of birth weight under relatively poor socio-economic conditions. Parenting and family functioning mediated associations between maternal education/family income and cognitive task performance under different birth weight conditions, although there were indications for stronger effects under relatively low birth weight. We conclude that investigations of moderating and mediating effects can provide insights into which children are most at risk of cognitive impairment and might benefit most from interventions.

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confidence: 93%

Interrelations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, birth weight and sociodemographic factors in the prediction of early cognitive abilities

Huijbregts

Séguin

Zelazo

et al. 2006

Infant and Child Development

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“…Play is important to healthy brain development. [4][5][6] It is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them. Play allows children to create and explore a world they can master, conquering their fears while practicing adult roles, sometimes in conjunction with other children or adult caregivers.…”

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The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

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Shifrin²,

Broughton³

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Pediatrics

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Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. Despite the benefits derived from play for both children and parents, time for free play has been markedly reduced for some children. This report addresses a variety of factors that have reduced play, including a hurried lifestyle, changes in family structure, and increased attention to academics and enrichment activities at the expense of recess or free child-centered play. This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school systems, and communities consider how best to ensure that play is protected as they seek the balance in children's lives to create the optimal developmental milieu.

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“…Parental sensitivity can be understood as an awareness of the child's verbal and nonverbal cues (Wallace, Roberts, & Ladder, 1998). Research has consistently indicated that maternal and paternal sensitivity is positively linked to young children's language development during the infant and toddler years (Baumwell, Tamis-LeMonda, & Bornstein, 1997;Fish & Pinkerman, 2003;Tamis-LeMonda et al, 2004).…”

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“…The family environment of the home, as measured by the quality of parent/child interactions, parental language, and the provision of stimulating/sensitive caregiving, has been found to be an important proximal predictor of children's development (Bradley, Corwyn, Burchinal, Pipes-McAdoo, & Garcia Coll, 2001;Hoff-Ginsberg, 1991;Pan, Rowe, Singer, & Snow, 2005;Pancsofar & Vernon-Feagans, 2006; Tamis-Lemonda, Shannon, Cabrera, & Lamb, 2004). These studies have generally shown, through observation and questionnaires, that mothers who are more sensitive and engaging to their children during interactions and provide a more stimulating home environment, have children who are more skilled cognitively, linguistically, and socially.…”

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Family relationships during infancy and later mother and father vocabulary use with young children

Pancsofar

Vernon–Feagans

Odom

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Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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Very little previous research has considered the contributions of family relationships and interactions on the language input of mothers and fathers to their young children. This study examined the contributions of marital love and conflict, and broader family-level conflict, cohesion, and expressiveness to mother and father vocabulary in triadic interactions with their young children in 70 dual-earner families. It was found that after controlling for parent sensitivity and parent directive behavior, marital love and family conflict when children were 12 months of age were significant predictors of both father vocabulary and mother vocabulary to children at 24 months of age. In families with higher levels of marital love when children were 12 months of age, mothers and fathers used a more diverse vocabulary with their 24 month-old children. In families with lower levels of family conflict when children were 12 months of age, mothers and fathers used a more diverse vocabulary with their 24 month-old children.

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Fathers and Mothers at Play With Their 2‐ and 3‐Year‐Olds: Contributions to Language and Cognitive Development

Cited by 790 publications

References 62 publications

Interrelations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, birth weight and sociodemographic factors in the prediction of early cognitive abilities

Interrelations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, birth weight and sociodemographic factors in the prediction of early cognitive abilities

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

Family relationships during infancy and later mother and father vocabulary use with young children

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