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Mother-Child Conflict in the Toddler Years: Lessons in Emotion, Morality, and Relationships.
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Laible, Deborah J.; Thompson, Ross A. – Child Development, 2002
This 6-month prospective study examined how differences in the frequency and nature of early mother-toddler conflict at 30 months related to individual differences in children's socioemotional development at 36 months. Findings indicated that mothers' use of justification, resolution, and mitigation in conflict at 30 months during laboratory tasks…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Experience, Longitudinal Studies
Security of Attachment and Preschool Friendships.
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Park, Kathryn A.; Waters, Everett – Child Development, 1989
Found that secure-secure dyads were more harmonious, less controlling, and more responsive than secure-insecure dyads. There were no differences between secure-secure and secure-insecure dyads on measures of coordinated play, cohesiveness, self-disclosure, or play tempo. (RH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Conflict Resolution, Friendship, Mothers
Contemporaneous and Longitudinal Associations of Sibling Conflict with Family Relationship Assessments and Family Discussions about Sibling Problems.
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Brody, Gene H.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Examined the relationship between sibling conflict and marital satisfaction, spousal conflict, family emotional climate, and family problem-solving processes that involve siblings. Results indicated that equal treatment by parents, family harmony in family discussions of sibling problems, and parent perceptions of family cohesiveness were…
Descriptors: Children, Conflict Resolution, Family Communication, Family Environment
Japanese Mothers' Views of Young Children's Areas of Personal Discretion
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Yamada, Hiroyuki – Child Development, 2004
Sixty-four Japanese mothers of 3- to 6-year-olds were interviewed concerning their conceptions of children's areas of personal control. Mothers granted children choices regarding recreational activities, clothes, and friends to foster autonomy and competence, but they set limits around daily routines, recreational activities, and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Gender Differences, Mothers, Foreign Countries