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Exploring young children's social-emotional adjustment: insights from peer interaction patterns Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-06-10 Selin Kılıç, Ebru Aydın
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Father marital satisfaction and child social adjustment: the chain mediating effects of family cohesion and the father–child relationship Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-06-09 Lin Song, Xiaoying Wang
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Family communication and everyday executive function in preschool children Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-06-05 Emma Cullen, Alan Carr, Maria Dinca, Rosie Rogers, Michelle Downes
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Direct and indirect pathways to kindergartners’ school adjustment: roles of children’s parent and friendship representations Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-06-04 İmray Nur, Yaşare Aktaş Arnas
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How children selectively trust moral testimony in helpful and harmful situations Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-31 Jing Zhang, Yutian Zhang, Qian Chen, Xingyan Li, Shuangzhu Zhou, Hongxing Xiong
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Maintenance of fairness in sharing: sociality mental modes weaken children's differential sharing behaviours between in-groups and out-groups Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-28 Wei Fan, Yihua Wu, Ying Li
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Adult–child pedagogical interactions in the home and in preschool: what commonalities can pre-schoolers experience in the context of cognitive development? Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-23 James Hall, Chloe Eddy, Chronoula Voutsina
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The effects of mother’s media literacy, verbal interaction, and children’s learning behaviours on Korean preschoolers’ digital literacy development Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-22 Young Kyung Moon, Bo Won Shin
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Early childhood development teachers’ coping strategies for managing learners with neurodevelopmental disorders in Zimbabwe’s mainstream classes Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-22 Marilyne Magaya, Joice Tafirenyika
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Teacher-child interaction quality in Head Start and children’s kindergarten skills: a person-centered approach Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-14 Dahyung Ryu, Ji Young Choi
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Exploring the association between mother's insecure adult attachment and negative parenting behaviour: the role of general and maternal mentalization Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-07 Hyemin Jin, JeeEun Karin Nam
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The effect of reading interactive e-books and printed books on children's early literacy and working memory performance* Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-05-06 Sema Büyüktaşkapu Soydan, Devlet Alakoç, Emine Karaçelik, Emine Songül Çelik
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‘Is it a boy or a girl who is embarrassed?’: preschool children's gendered justification of emotions Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-04-09 Melek Merve Yılmaz, Rabia Özen Uyar
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Emotion comprehension in pre-schoolers: the role of verbal working memory, linguistic skills, and theory of mind Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-04-08 Raffaele Dicataldo, Maja Roch, Emanuele Di Maria, Patrizia Granata, Irene Leo
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Integrating coding education into early STEM programme: the changing roles of children and integrative learning context Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-04-08 Xinyun Hu, Hui Li, Mingwei Gao
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How early childhood stress relates to parents’ involvement in children’s daily lives: a longitudinal study Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-04-04 Nahide Gungordu, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Jason A. DeCaro
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Parents’ implicit theories of intelligence and children’s responses to academic challenge Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-04-04 Eleanor D. Brown, Dawn K. Kriebel
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Examining the influence of maternal, paternal and joint parental depression on co-occupations at 2 months postpartum Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-29 Virginie Vagny, Giulia Muriago, Xavier Benarous, Marie-Noëlle Dufourg, Honor Scarlett, Judith van der Waerden
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Family functioning of pre-schoolers and its relationship with prosocial behaviour: latent profile analysis and network perspective Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-18 Yuntian Xie, Xia Yang, Shufei Shao, Xingxiu Tian
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Children's participation positions in various activities within Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institutions Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-17 Anne Holla Sivertsen, Kathrine Bjørgen
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Early child development and care matters more than ever: a global platform for supporting all children with the best start to life Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-07 Helen Skouteris
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Linking family functioning and child’s socioemotional behaviour: the role of coparenting Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-05 Ana Isabel Cunha, Marta Pereira Alves, Sofia O. Major
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The mediating role of psychological resilience in father–child relations and social skills in early childhood Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-05 Gamze Davet, Samet Ata
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Understanding the role of parental self-efficacy for supporting children’s early learning in the home mathematics environment Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-03-05 Laura A. Outhwaite, Natalie Marie Fischer, Anna S. Jusek, Jo Van Herwegen
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Can we guide parents to be playful? The effect of stimulated parental playfulness on children's emotional expression Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-24 M. Shorer, N. Ben-Ami, S. Ezra, A. Nahari, S. Cohen
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The association between children’s social-emotional well-being in early childhood education and care and social competence Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-18 Hà Phạm-Đào, Eija Sevón, Merja Koivula, Maaret Vuorenmaa, Eija Räikkönen
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Face-to-face vs. screen-based dialogic reading: a comparative study on language skills in preschool children Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-17 Meirav Hen, Neomi Deri, Niva Dolev
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The impact of COVID-related school disruption on kindergarten children’s development Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-14 Kerry Lee, Xiaozi Gao, Di Zhang, Yasmin Fong, Chun Wing Ng, Alfredo Bautista, Jin Sun, Catherine M. Capio, Sum Kwing Cheung, Carrey Siu, Dan Lin, Ho Cheong Lam, Mei Lee Ng, Yen Na Yum
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Parenting programmes targeting parents of children with disabilities: a scoping review on programmes' characteristics and co-parenting contents Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-14 Priscilla Souza, Mariana Costa, Catarina Silva Marques, Rejane Godinho, Rita Pinto, Ana Catarina Canário, Orlanda Cruz
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Children's development in the digital age: impact of technology, family, and pandemic on education and well-being Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Yan Li
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Parents’ and toddlers’ emotion regulation: the importance of emotion talk Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Sanne L. Peet, Hedwig J. A. van Bakel, Alithe L. van den Akker, Evelien Dirks
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Dancing With children or dancing for children? Measuring the effects of a dance intervention in children’s confidence and agency Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-23 Evgenia Theodotou
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The impact of Couple Relationship Education (CRE) on parents of young children’s couple functioning, family harmony, parenting and their children’s aggressive behaviour Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-22 Francesca Adler-Baeder, Julianne McGill, Cynthia A. Frosch, Menglin Wei, Melike Coskun
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Developing a social and emotional wellbeing intervention using the early childhood education and care environment: an Intervention Mapping approach Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-17 Andrea Tamblyn, Yihan Sun, Angela North, Nicci Godsman, Helen Skouteris, Claire Blewitt
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Overall development of infants discharged from NICU followed up at a public reference service in the first 18 months of life: a comparative study Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Karoline Baron de Lima Leme, Denise Castilho Cabrera Santos, Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
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A comprehensive three-level meta-analysis of the positive discipline programme: effectiveness and moderating variables Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-03 Yanni Yu, Jingwei Fang, Huan Chen
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Behavioral self-regulation development in at-risk families: the role of family resources Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-21 Patsawee Rodcharoen, Alex Neuhauser, Isabelle Kalkusch, Simone Schaub, Andrea Lanfranchi, Peter Klaver, Niamh Oeri
Children from disadvantaged families are at greater risk of developing regulation difficulties. Research suggests that family-level resources such as parental education or income are related to sel...
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Screen preference and extraversion: key factors in the link between mother phubbing and preschoolers’ problematic media use Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-17 Jinghui Zhang, Yuxuan Cao, Yan Li
Problematic media use among preschoolers is a growing concern. This study investigates the relationship between mother phubbing and problematic media use in preschoolers, examining the mediating ro...
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Promoting social competence and social inclusion in the preschool: a peer-based relational intervention Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Peter Kutnick, Jen Colwell
Reviews concerning the enhancement of preschool children’s social competencies reveal areas within which teacher approach, definitions of social competence and methods of study can be enhanced. In ...
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Exploring preservice ECE teachers’ TPACK through digital storytelling during the pandemic Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-07 Suzannie K. Y. Leung, Ruby O. W. Yip, Jenny Wanyi Li
In this study, nine preservice teachers' online teaching performances in their teaching practicum during COVID-19 were examined. Altogether, 42 online storytelling activities were recorded, and pre...
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‘Chairs of Conflict Resolution’: training young children to resolve conflicts in Greek kindergartens Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-04 Eleni Moschovaki, Sevasti Paida
The Chairs of Conflict Resolution (CoCR) is a process developed for training children to discuss their conflicts constructively so they experience win-win outcomes. The present study examines the d...
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The mediating role of preschoolers’ self-efficacy in the relationship between of parental involvement and school readiness Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-30 Li Xiangyu, Shi Xiaobo, Xu Liangyuan, Poudel Prem Prasad
This study investigated the impact of parental involvement on school readiness, focusing on the mediating role of preschoolers’ self-efficacy. The research utilized a cross-sectional survey design ...
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Informal learning through Tippo games during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of children in rural Kenya Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Harry Kipkemoi Bett
The COVID-19 pandemic had far-reaching effects on school-going children. With the indefinite closure of schools in many parts of the world, many children found themselves with limited avenues for p...
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How children make sense of fear of the dark: a qualitative study of Russian preschoolers Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Maria McCready, Mattilyn Wiseman, Jan Armstrong, David Witherington
Fear of darkness is prevalent in childhood, yet how children explain it remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate how preschoolers make sense of fear of darkness. Semi-structure...
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The relationship between mothers’ obsessive and compulsive behaviours regarding baby care and breastfeeding self-efficacy: the mediator role of postpartum depression Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Rukiye Duman, Hüsniye Dinç Kaya
The present study aims to examine the mediator role of postpartum depression in the relationship between mothers’ obsessive and compulsive behaviours regarding baby care and breastfeeding self-effi...
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Exploring the relationship between executive function and social competence of preschoolers: a moderated mediation model Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Mengyan Fang, Runke Huang, Zuofei Geng
Executive function (EF) is essential for developing social competence (SC) in early childhood. However, previous research has primarily taken a general perspective of SC and overlooked its componen...
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The socialization of social–emotional behaviour in early childhood classrooms: child outcomes moderated by socioeconomic risk Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Susanne A. Denham, David E. Ferrier
Early childhood educator's emotional socialization may contribute crucially to young children's social–emotional competence. Here, we examined the contributions of self-reported reactions to childr...
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The effects of the Quality Book Reading (NIKO) early intervention program on Turkish mothers of children with Down syndrome and their children Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Hacer Yigit, Özlem Diken, Uğur Onur Günden, Tuğçe Sinoğlu-Günden, İbrahim Halil Diken
The present study aimed to examine the effects of the Quality Book Reading (NIKO) Early Intervention Program on Turkish mothers of children with Down syndrome aged between 2 and 6 years and their c...
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Determination of pregnant women’s exposure to thirdhand smoke, beliefs and affecting factors: a cross-sectional study from Turkey Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Sibel Peksoy-Kaya, Gonca Karataş Baran, Kadriye Kiziltepe
This study was conducted to determine pregnant women’s exposure to third-hand smoke, beliefs and influencing factors. The study included 400 pregnant women in a tertiary care obstetrics and gynecol...
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Revealing the linkage between parental perspectives on outdoor activities and the health-related quality of life in young children Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Junqing Zhai, Yunqi Chen, Peiyao Tian, Daner Sun, Jin Sun
This study explores the relationship between parental attitudes toward outdoor activities and children’s health-related quality of life, focusing on the mediation of outdoor activity time and natur...
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Social experiences, life satisfaction, and social support of immigrant families with young children in a highly urban city Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Zeynep Isik-Ercan, Huan-Tang Lu, Nicole Megan Edwards, Madji Fall, Latifa Sebti
Grounding this study in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework, the authors used a survey that includes psychometrically sound measures, to investigate the social experiences of 54 immigrant familie...
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Maternal sensitivity, early interactions and infant attachment: a systematic review Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 María del Pilar Montealegre-Ramón, María Teresa Martínez-Fuentes, Julio Pérez-López, Purificación Sierra-García
The study aims to clarify the relation between maternal sensitivity and infant attachment security during the first two years of life. A systematic search has been carried out in six databases (Med...
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The relationship between preschool children’s electronic product use and problem behaviours: a moderated mediation model Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Caihong Zhang, Liting Xia, Aruna Wu
Electronic product use among preschool children is gradually widespread. To explore whether and how electronic product use causes problem behaviours in preschool children, this study analyses the r...
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Effects of social inhibition and group relations on altruistic behaviour of children under conditions of reputational threat Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Yongqiang Li, Qi Nie, Wen Liu, Xinyu Jiang, Weiwei Wang, Hanbo Che
. This study examines the relationship between reputational threat and altruistic behavior in children aged 6-11 and explores how social inhibition and group relationships affect this behavior. Stu...
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Temporal, contextual, and relational variability of maternal mind-mindedness and child communicative development in the second year of life Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Emiddia Longobardi, Pietro Spataro, Martina Calabrò, Matilde Brunetti, Mara Morelli, Fiorenzo Laghi
We report two studies that investigated the continuity and stability of maternal mind-mindedness (MM) across different times, contexts, and relationships, and also examined child communicative deve...
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Parent-child joint leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Chuanmei Dong, Thorsten Naab, Fang Yu
Parents’ active participation in children’s activities can enhance communication and interaction in the family context, contributing to a positive family climate and healthy child development. This...
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Differentiation of ‘multilingual children’ in early education through knowledge of family language practices Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Anne Kultti
In this study, the notion of ‘multilingual children’ is differentiated by problematizing overgeneralizations or homogenizing of children with potentially different experiences of language(s). The a...
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The relationship of family support and peer acceptance in children aged 4–6: the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Yaping Yue, Jin Guo, Yuwen Ma, Haojie Yuan, Meifang Li
To understand the relationship between family support, peer acceptance, and emotional regulation strategies, this study surveyed 595 four to six years old children and their parents from Henan Prov...
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Parenting styles and young children’s problem behaviours: the mediating role of electronic media usage Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Zhonglian Yan, Wenqi Lin, Jing Ren, Qinglin Ma, Yanling Qin
To explore the relationships among parenting styles, children’s electronic media usage (EMU) and children’s problem behaviours (CPB), 1,224 preschoolers aged 3–6 years old (52.0% boys; 30.9% aged 3...
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Early detection of mental disorders in child psychiatry: the accuracy of parental concerns Early Child Development and Care (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-26 Florence Valade, Marie-Julie Béliveau, Chantale Breault, Fannie Labelle
This study examines the reliability of parental concern (PC) as an indicator for mental disorders in preschool-aged children in a clinical setting, aiming to establish sensitivity and specificity, ...