Parent–Child Mealtime Conversations Stimulated with Decorated Tableware
Natalia Kucirkova,
Jarmila Bubikova-Moan
Abstract:This explorative qualitative study investigated how families engage in mealtime conversations supported with decorated plates that were specially designed to promote family conversations. Our aim was to examine the main thematic and discursive patterns that naturally occurred in these conversations. Six Norwegian families of pre-school children aged 3–6 years were provided with five decorated plates and asked to audio-record their conversations during a meal. Transcripts of the audio-recordings were analysed w… Show more
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