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Parent-Child Conversations about Refugee Newcomers Are Associated with Children's Refugee-Specific Prosociality
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Peplak, Joanna; Jambon, Marc; Bottoni, Alyssa; Malti, Tina – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
We examined Canadian host-society children's prosociality (i.e., emotions and behaviors that reflect care for the welfare of others) toward refugee newcomer peers and the role of parental socialization (i.e., frequency of parent-child conversations about refugee newcomers) in children's refugee-specific prosociality. The sample included 168…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prosocial Behavior, Refugees, Peer Relationship
Enrolment in the First Stage of Early Childhood Education and Students' Academic Performance: A Cross-Country Analysis
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Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo; Oscar David Marcenaro-Gutierrez – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2024
Parents have the option of enrolling their children in the first stage of early childhood education (from 0 to 3 years of age). However, not all parents decide to do so, waiting until the second stage of early childhood education to enrol them in the education system (from 3 to 5 years of age), or even until compulsory education when their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Enrollment Influences, Parent Role, Decision Making
Maternal and Paternal Teaching in a Naturalistic Home Environment
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Farhat, Fadwa; Howe, Nina; Della Porta, Sandra; Ross, Hildy – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
Maternal and paternal teaching sequences directed to their preschool children in a naturalistic home environment were investigated. The sample included 37 middle-class sibling dyads, aged four and six, and both their mothers and fathers during ongoing interactions in the home for six 90-minute sessions. Sequences of parent-child teaching were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Parents as Teachers, Family Environment, Parent Role
Links between Different Measures of Mother/Father Involvement and Child Social Adjustment
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Dubeau, Diane; Coutu, Sylvain; Lavigueur, Suzanne – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
The relative integration of fathers into the parental unit clearly poses numerous conceptual and methodological challenges despite the considerable progress that has been made in this area. Important social changes that have occurred over a relatively short period of time have resulted in a redefinition of parental roles which supports the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
Sibling Aggression: Sex Differences and Parents' Reactions
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Martin, Jacqueline L.; Ross, Hildy S. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2005
Thirty-nine families were observed extensively at home when children were 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 years of age and again 2 years later. The Social Relations Model is used to investigate children's sex differences in aggression and parents' prohibiting aggression during sibling conflict. In the first observation period, boys engaged in more severe and mild…
Descriptors: Siblings, Aggression, Females, Sibling Relationship
French as a Second Language (FSL) Program: A Guide for Parents.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
The guide is designed to give parents basic information about the French second language (FSL) program of Alberta (Canada) elementary and secondary schools, and to answer commonly-asked questions. Sections address these topics: the benefits of second language learning; choosing French as a second language; how the FSL program is structured; how…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Age Differences, College Admission, Curriculum Design