Talking About Past Emotions: Conversations Between Peruvian Mothers and Their Preschool Children

Beyond Chronicity: Evaluation and Temporality in Spanish-Speaking Children's Personal Narratives

“…Different gender-based patterns of socialization (Uccelli, F. 1999) and school practices (Ames, 2005) have been reported for rural Andean children, suggesting that gender might be also a relevant dimension to consider for urban Andean children. Previous research on gender and narrative has reported, for instance, that English-speaking girls use evaluative devices in narratives earlier than boys (Peterson, 2001); that Mexican American mothers talk more about emotions with their daughters (Flannagan & Perese, 1998); and that urban mothers from Lima, Peru, discuss more positive emotions with their sons than with their daughters in conversations about the past (Melzi & Fernández, 2004). This line of research points to evaluation as the narrative component that might display the most salient differences across genders.…”

Spanish-Speaking Parent–Child Emotional Narratives and Children's Social Skills

“…Despite the growing literature describing Spanish-speaking family narratives about emotional experiences (A. R. Eisenberg, 1999;Fernandez & Melzi, 2008;King & Gallagher, 2008;Melzi & Fernández, 2004) and children's independent narratives (Fiestas & Peñ na, 2004;Gutiérrez-Clellen & Heinrichs-Ramos, 1993;Silva & McCabe, 1996), the focus of this literature has been on either describing the characteristics of these narratives or predicting literacy rather than social outcomes. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between low-income Spanish-speaking family narratives of emotional experiences and preschoolers' social skills.…”

“…As a result, their narratives tend to revolve around experiences, events, and activities involving immediate and=or extended family members (Cristofaro & Tamis-LeMonda, 2008;Silva & McCabe, 1996). Emotional themes such as expressing affection toward family members also play an important role in the narratives of Spanish-speaking families (Cervantes, 2002;Melzi & Fernández, 2004).…”

Maternal Reminiscing Style and Children’s Developing Understanding of Self and Emotion

“…A few studies have examined fathers, as well as older children, and this research will be discussed where available. To date, very little research has examined the roles of siblings or extended family members (but see Pratt & Fiese, 2004) or class differences (but see Burger & Miller, 1999;Melzi & Fernandez, 2004), and none have examined non-traditional families.…”