ERIC Number: EJ1397660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-755X
EISSN: EISSN-1467-7687
Family Play, Reading, and Other Stimulation and Early Childhood Development in Five Low-and-Middle-Income Countries
Cuartas, Jorge; McCoy, Dana; Sánchez, Juliana; Behrman, Jere; Cappa, Claudia; Donati, Georgina; Heymann, Jody; Lu, Chunling; Raikes, Abbie; Rao, Nirmala; Richter, Linda; Stein, Alan; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
Developmental Science, v26 n6 e13404 2023
This paper used longitudinal data from five studies conducted in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda to examine the links between family stimulation and early childhood development outcomes (N = 4904; M[subscript age] = 51.5; 49% girls). Results from random-effects and more conservative child-fixed effects models indicate that across these studies, family stimulation, measured by caregivers' engagement in nine activities (e.g., reading, playing, singing), predicted increments in children's early numeracy, literacy, social-emotional, motor, and executive function skills (standardized associations ranged from 0.05 to 0.11 SD). Study-specific models showed variability in the estimates, with null associations in two out of the five studies. These findings indicate the need for additional research on culturally specific ways in which caregivers may support early development and highlight the importance of promoting family stimulation to catalyze positive developmental trajectories in global contexts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Child Development, Family Environment, Stimulation, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Family Involvement, Play, Reading, Low Income
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Rwanda
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