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Peer reviewedTamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bornstein, Marc H. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
The relations among specific aspects of language (comprehension, production, semantics, and utterance length), relations between language and symbolic play, and maternal influences were evaluated in mother-toddler dyads when the children were 13 and 20 months of age. Found toddler language ability did not generally predict toddler play and that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Speech, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
Peer reviewedTamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bornstein, Marc H. – Child Development, 1989
Infants' habituation and mothers' encouragement of attention were assessed at 5 months. Toddlers' language comprehension, language production, and pretense play, and mothers' encouragement of attention, were assessed at 13 months. Examined the contributions of infant habituation and maternal stimulation to toddlers' cognitive abilities. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Peer reviewedBornstein, Marc H.; Haynes, O. Maurice; Pascual, Liliana; Painter, Kathleen M.; Galperin, Celia – Child Development, 1999
Compared exploratory, symbolic, and social play and interaction of Argentine and U.S. 20-month olds and their mothers. Found patterns of cultural similarity in sex differences and differences in the use of exploratory and symbolic play. Overall, Argentine and U.S. dyads used different modes of exploration, representation, and interaction,…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedBornstein, Marc H.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S. – Developmental Review, 1995
Reviews research on influences on children's symbolic play. Finds little support for the effects of child-adult symbolic play interactions on child solitary play. Discusses three theoretical perspectives that should support these effects: attachment, ethological, and scaffolding theories. Reconsiders the essence of specific variables affecting…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
