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Lamont, Andrea; Van Horn, M. Lee – Social Development, 2013
Despite known risks associated with aberrant social skill development, there has been a relative dearth of literature on typical developmental changes in social skills over time. In this study, we examine systematic changes in social skills from kindergarten (typical age of 5-6 years) to third grade (typical age of 8-9 years), and focus on…
Descriptors: Social Development, Skill Development, Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Kerns, Kathryn A.; Tomich, Patricia L.; Kim, Patricia – Social Development, 2006
Two studies addressed the normative aspects of attachments to mothers and fathers in middle childhood. Using both cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons, we tested the hypothesis that children show no changes in perceptions of availability of attachment figures across the later middle childhood years, but do utilize attachment figures less…
Descriptors: Mothers, Social Adjustment, Elementary School Students, Parent Child Relationship