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Doering, Elena; Schluter, Kevin; von Suchodoletz, Antje – Journal of Child Language, 2020
Previous research indicates that features of speech during mother-toddler interactions are dependent on the situational context. In this study, we explored language samples of 69 mother-toddler dyads collected during standardized toy play and book-reading situations across two countries, Germany and the United States (US). The results showed that…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers, Story Reading
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Hintermair, Manfred; Sarimski, Klaus; Lang, Markus – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2017
Social--emotional competences are an important developmental domain for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and early diagnosis of problems is needed to ensure that DHH children receive appropriate support in this domain. In order to explore the usefulness of an instrument, which was recently developed for very young children, two studies in…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Infants, Toddlers
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Köster, Moritz; Cavalcante, Lilia; Vera Cruz de Carvalho, Rafael; Dôgo Resende, Briseida; Kärtner, Joscha – Child Development, 2016
This cross-cultural study investigates how maternal task assignment relates to toddlers' requested behavior and helping between 18 and 30 months. One hundred seven mother-child dyads were assessed in three different cultural contexts (rural Brazil, urban Germany, and urban Brazil). Brazilian mothers showed assertive scaffolding (serious and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mothers, Toddlers, Helping Relationship
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Beetz, Andrea; Winkler, Nora; Julius, Henri; Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin; Kotrschal, Kurt – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2015
Early interventions aim at promoting a good mother-child relationship as basis for a good socio-emotional development, especially in high-risk populations, and at correcting already unfavorable patterns of interaction and are common today. Insecure attachment, both of the child and of the mother, has been identified as a risk factor for early…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Therapy, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers
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Driessen, Ricarda; Leyendecker, Birgit; Scholmerich, Axel; Harwood, Robin – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
We explored the everyday experiences of 18- to 36-month-old toddlers at two study sites and the influence of adaptation to the host culture on the everyday experiences of children from migrant families. First- and second-generation Puerto Rican families in Connecticut, USA, first- and second-generation Turkish families in Bochum, Germany, as well…
Descriptors: Mothers, Foreign Countries, Social Environment, Cultural Influences
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Friedlmeier, Wolfgang; Trommsdorff, Gisela – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Studied toddler's regulation of negative emotions in Japan and Germany by comparing the responses of 20 2-year-old girls from each country (in the presence of their mothers) to a playmate's distress. Found culture specific differences in the children's regulation patterns and the qualities of mother-child interactions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Emotional Response, Females
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Ahnert, Lieselotte; Rickert, Heike; Lamb, Michael E. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Described experiences of 84 German toddlers enrolled or not enrolled in child care. Found total amount of care per weekday did not differ by child-care status; child-care toddlers received lower care levels from center providers; their mothers engaged in more social interactions during nonworking hours than did mothers of home-only toddlers; and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis