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Parental Perceived Stress and Its Consequences on Early Social-Emotional Child Development during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Dillmann, Julia; Sensoy, Özlem; Schwarzer, Gudrun – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
In 2020, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and the resulting highly infectious disease COVID-19 led to restrictions based on the principal of social distancing to curb the spread of the virus among the population and to prevent an overload of health system capacities. These restrictions changed the daily lives of young children and parents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Parents, Social Emotional Learning
Ethnoreligious Identities in Home--School--Society Relational Spaces: The Case of Turkish Immigrant Parents in Germany
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Hande Erdem-Möbius; Özen Odag; Yvonne Anders – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2024
Applying a socio-spatial perspective, this study examines the ethnoreligious identities of Turkish immigrant parents in Germany within home--school--society relational spaces. A total of 22 qualitative interviews with parents of children aged 3-6 years or 8-12 years were conducted and analyzed using content analysis. The findings show that parents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Immigrants, Young Children
Parent and Teacher Assessments of Social-Emotional Competence in Three-Year-Old Children: Does Sibling Status Matter?
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Schönmoser, Carina; Karwath, Claudia; Gnambs, Timo – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
Valid information on early social-emotional competence is essential to diagnose, treat, and prevent behavioral problems in children and adolescents. Particularly in young children, social-emotional competence is frequently measured using parent and teacher ratings that frequently exhibit low agreement. Therefore, the present study on n = 532…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Siblings, Self Management
Relations between Playing Activities and Fine Motor Development
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Suggate, Sebastian; Stoeger, Heidrun; Pufke, Eva – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Children's fine motor skills (FMS) are being increasingly recognized as an important aspect of preschool development; yet, we know very little about the experiences that foster their development. We utilized a parent-administered children's fine and gross motor activities questionnaire (MAQ) to investigate links with FMS. We recruited a sample of…
Descriptors: Play, Psychomotor Skills, Parents, Questionnaires
A Developmental Psychology Perspective in Germany: Co-Construction of Transitions between Family and Education System by the Child, Parents and Pedagogues
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Griebel, Wilfried; Niesel, Renate – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
In Germany, there exists a traditional gap between kindergarten and primary school. Transition research has led to a new understanding of the need for cooperation between different educational institutions and the family at this time. This article emphasises that educational transitions affect not only the child but also the parents, who actively…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Schools, Foreign Countries, Developmental Psychology
Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Child Care: A Cross-National Comparison.
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Cryer, Debby; Tietze, Wolfgang; Wessels, Holger – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
This study compared how parents in Germany and the United States perceive the quality of early childhood education services received by their children. In both countries, parents indicated high importance for the aspects measured in the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Parents assigned substantially higher quality scores to their…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment