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Elin Marie Frivold Kostøl; Velibor Bobo Kovac – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Co-regulation refers to warm, receptive, and supportive interactions between caregiver and child that provide guidance and modulation of the child's emotions, behaviours, and thoughts. This study identifies basic elements of co-regulation between parents and children in relatively well-functioning interactions. The data material consists of 24…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Young Children, Video Technology, Power Structure
Ana Daniela Ortega-Ramírez; Efrén Murillo-Zamora; Benjamín Trujillo-Hernández; Karla Berenice Carrazco-Peña; Carmen Alicia Sánchez-Ramírez – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study aimed to identify whether appetitive traits predict exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration for the first 6 months of life and to assess other predictors of its duration. 186 six- month-old term infants were included. Appetitive traits were assessed at 3-4 months of age. EBF duration, feeding practices, sex, maternal age and education,…
Descriptors: Infants, Nutrition, Predictor Variables, Age Differences
Neethi Jesudass; Vidya Ramkumar; Shuba Kumar – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study was an initial step toward planning tele-practice in a South Indian state's public-sector services for childhood hearing and speech-language problems. The aim was to understand the perceptions public-sector health care professionals (HCPs) regarding their willingness and need for tele-practice-based diagnostics and rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments
Hongxia Zhao; Kathryn L. Sharp; Amy Jane Malkus – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The study examined predictors (teacher-child interactions, teacher-child relationships, child's self-control) of preschoolers' classroom engagement (135 preschoolers, 15 East Tennessee classrooms). Hierarchical linear regression revealed child's self-control significantly contributed to engagement. Teacher-child closeness enhanced engagement, but…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Interaction, Preschool Children
Odelia van Stryp; Michael J. Duncan; Eileen Africa – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Developing children's FMS and executive function is a critical aspect of early childhood. The aim was to evaluate the fundamental movement skills (FMS) and executive function. The objectives were to investigate the locomotor and object control skills as well as inhibitory control and working memory of the selected children. Grade 1 (6-8-years-old)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function, Inhibition
Claudio Longobardi; Laura Elvira Prino; Michele Settanni; Matteo Angelo Fabris – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Attendance at preschool represents an important transition, as it is often here that children have their first experience with unfamiliar adults. In this context, several factors can affect children's adjustment. Two important protective factors are the attachment relationship with the teacher and the level of executive functions. We investigate…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Executive Function, Behavior Problems
Duygu Karaarslan; Dilek Ergin – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
A Virtual reality (VR) tour of the operating theatre can provide a realistic experience for children. The sample of children was allocated to VR-Documentary Film Group (n = 35), VR-Operating Theater Tour Group (n = 35) and Control Group (n = 35) using randomization and experimental study. The preoperative fear of the children was assessed (Child…
Descriptors: Surgery, Anxiety, Computer Simulation, Fear
Zhao, Meiling; Han, Xiaowei; Che, Li; Qi, Chenhui; Ma, Xiaoni; Wang, Shizhi – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The main objective of this study was to examine the existence of Relative Age Effect (RAE) and analyze the effect of gender on Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS) of preschool children aged 4-5 years old. A total of 298 healthy preschool children were evaluated. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) was used to evaluate preschoolers' FMS. The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children
Eskelä-Haapanen, Sirpa; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examines primary-school children's beliefs about their school performance at the end of their first school year in Finland and feedback that they have received, and furthermore possible gender differences between these beliefs. Children from Grade 1 (N = 544), approximately 7 years old, were interviewed. The data were assessed using…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Evaluation of Playfulness and Motivation in Pre-School and Primary School Children with Hearing Loss
Kent, Ali Erman; Tuz, Deniz – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The purpose of this study is to compare the levels of playfulness and motivation of children with hearing loss in preschool and primary school based on their auditory perception levels. This study included 84 children with hearing loss aged 3-8 years and 50 normal-hearing children with similar demographic characteristics (the control group). The…
Descriptors: Play, Student Motivation, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
Li, Fang; Jiang, Yong; Zhang, Beibei; Zhu, Xingjian; Sha, Tianyan – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study aimed to examine the effects of rater, age and gender on the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) and preschoolers' social competence with peers (SCP). A sample of 152 Chinese urban children aged 4 to 6 years (78 boys and 74 girls) were given ToM scale. Their SCP was measured by teacher report and parent report. There were three…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries
Kolak, Amy M.; Dean, Caitlin H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This multi-method study examined mothers' and fathers' cognitive stimulation during parent--child interactions and toddlers' moral regulation (assessed via parent reports) as predictors of their executive functioning skills approximately 2½ years later. Forty children (23 girls and 17 boys) and their parents participated in both timepoints.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Mothers, Fathers
Kisla, Sule; Çetin, Zeynep – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study has been conducted to examine the relationship levels of fathers who have 6- to 12-month-old babies with their fathers, and their attachment status with their babies. The sample group consisted of 313 fathers. Fatherhood Scale and Father-Infant Attachment Scale have been applied to the fathers who participated in our study,…
Descriptors: Infants, Fathers, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Orr, Edna; Shapira, Anat Adi; Caspi, Rinat – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined the effects of maternal and children's resources on school readiness, literacy achievements, and reading motivation in children. The participants included children (N = 180) (124 girls; 56 boys) from 19 kindergartens, their mothers, and their kindergarten teachers. Mothers reported on their working hours, interaction quality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Mothers
Aragón-Daud, Agustina; Abadi, Andrea; López, Pablo; Torrente, Fernando; Musich, Francisco – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, children have presented with increased psychiatric symptoms. Little research has been done regarding early childhood mental health, particularly those from vulnerable socioeconomic contexts who are exposed to adversity. We aimed to assess mental health and the impacts of the pandemic on this population. A survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Screening Tests, Child Behavior