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Two's Company, Three Makes a Difference: An Examination of Mothers' and Fathers' Speech to Their Young Children.
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Stoneman, Zolinda; Brody, Gene H. – Child Development, 1981
Examines how conversations between parents and their 2-year-old children change as a function of the number of family members interacting. Results indicate that parental speech to their young children is influenced by the gender of their offspring and the number of family members interacting in the situation. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Fathers, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns, Mothers
The Effects of Family Constellation and Child Gender on Parental Use of Evaluative Feedback.
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Bell, Colleen S.; And Others – Child Development, 1981
Mothers and fathers of 43 middle-class families were observed interacting separately during a paper-folding task with either their only or middle child in order to assess parental use of evaluation and task-facilitative behaviors with preschoolers. Results indicate that parent behaviors vary with parent gender, child gender, and family…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Family Structure, Feedback, Interaction Process Analysis