Descriptor
Anglo Americans | 1 |
Cross Cultural Studies | 1 |
Cultural Differences | 1 |
Foreign Countries | 1 |
Mexicans | 1 |
Mother Attitudes | 1 |
Mothers | 1 |
Parent Child Relationship | 1 |
Pretend Play | 1 |
Toddlers | 1 |
Source
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly | 1 |
Author
Farver, JoAnn M. | 1 |
Howes, Carollee | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Mexico | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Farver, JoAnn M.; Howes, Carollee – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Observed and analyzed the play of 60 U.S. and Mexican toddlers and their mothers. Found cultural differences in children's pretend play, the mutual involvement of mothers and children in pretend play, the behaviors mothers used to structure play, and mothers' value of children's play. (MM)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries