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ERIC Number: EJ1413872
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1707
Family Experiences, Parenting Behaviors, and Infants' and Toddlers' Social-Emotional Skills
Cara L. Kelly; Gerilyn Slicker; Jason T. Hustedt
Early Childhood Education Journal, v52 n3 p603-615 2024
Supportive early relationships are critical to young children's development. Previous research has focused primarily on aspects of specific parenting practices that impact infants' and toddlers' development. However, additional research is needed for a more nuanced understanding of the relationships among family experiences, parenting behaviors, and infants' and toddlers' social-emotional outcomes. To further explore these relationships among families experiencing economic risk, we conducted a secondary data analysis using a low-income Early Head Start sample. Our sample (n = 153) consisted of mother-child dyads who were racially and ethnically diverse (46% Hispanic; 27% Black, non-Hispanic; 14% White; approximately 10% identified as another race/ethnicity). About half (51%) of the children in our sample were male and children were, on average, 21 months old. Our results suggest that certain family experiences, including parenting stress and income, were negatively associated with the social-emotional outcomes of infants and toddlers. Parent education was positively associated with parenting behaviors. Additionally, maternal sensitivity was positively associated with infants' and toddlers' social-emotional competence. However, parent engagement and parent sensitivity did not mediate the relationship between family experiences and infants' and toddlers' social-emotional development.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90YR0055