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Han, Myae; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Hustedt, Jason T.; Drain, Deborah; Eubanks, Rubie; Joe, Christina; Lawson, Imani; Pic, Annette – American Journal of Play, 2023
The authors examine the relationships between home play and learning--measured by reading and teaching practices at home--among low-income families, including those with mental health issues. Based on a large database from the Family Map Inventory, a screening tool for home visiting programs, the authors' findings revealed that play-related…
Descriptors: Play, Family Environment, Low Income Groups, Parent Child Relationship
Barr, Rachel; McClure, Elisabeth; Parlakian, Rebecca – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
This article is adapted from "Screen Sense: What the Research Says About the Impact of Media on Children Under 3 Years Old" (Barr, McClure, & Parlakian, 2018) and related resources, published online at zerotothree.org/screensense. The authors focus on two growing areas of research: how media use influences parent-child relationships…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Books, Electronic Publishing, Videoconferencing
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Owen, Margaret Tresch; Mulvihill, Beverly A. – Family Relations, 1994
Evaluated Parents as Teachers (PAT), parent education and support program. Assessed outcomes for parents, and for children at ages one, two, and three years. PAT homes (n=59) were more responsive and stimulating for children, and PAT parents perceived greater support from their communities than did comparison parents, but children's abilities were…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Parent Education, Parents, Parents as Teachers
Pfannenstiel, Judy C.; Seltzer, Dianne A. – 1985
Reported is an evaluation of a program providing information and services to first-time parents and their children from the third trimester of pregnancy until the children were three years of age. Interventions were designed to provide educational guidance to parents, to make parenting less stressful and more pleasurable, and to help parents…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, High Risk Persons, Infants
Morisset, Colleen E. – 1997
This study examined the feasibility of a parent-toddler reading program offered as a community-based intervention in one urban and one rural community with widespread poverty and low educational attainment. Fifty-eight families including 61 children, most of whom were 2 or 3 years of age, participated. During the intervention, parents learned an…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Community Education, Community Programs
Pfannenstiel, Judy C.; Seltzer, Dianne A. – 1985
Organized in 1981 by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the "New Parents as Teachers" (NPAT) program was initiated to demonstrate the value of early, high quality parent education. More specifically, the NPAT program provides age-appropriate information on children's development; helps parents increase their…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education