Socializing children through language / edited by Pamela Davis-Kean, Sandra Tang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis-Kean, Pamela E. (Pamela Ellen), 1965-

Tang, Sandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialization.

Language in families.

Physical Description:

xii,187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2016]

Summary:

Using psychological theory as a basis, Socializing Children through Language examines naturally occurring conversations between mothers and children in the context of achievement, self-regulation, food consumption, and television watching to illustrate how families of different socioeconomic means interact and discuss a variety of topics in the home. Specifically, the chapters in this book draw on enhanced audio recordings of over 40 families across a range of education and income levels to investigate how mothers' language relates to child behaviors over time. The unique pairing of this digital observer data with empirical data on achievement tests, regulation tasks, and parenting information on the home environment collected one year later presents an altogether revolutionary way to understand and think about how family socialization works across socioeconomic levels. Key Features, Focuses on mother-child talk about desires, thoughts, and emotions, Studies the relationship between math talk and children's math knowledge and achievement, Emphasizes the management language used by mothers to guide the behavior of their children, Explores children's media environment in the home, the conversations that occur during digital technology use, and whether it relates to children's outcomes, Considers food-related discussions in families prior to and during mealtimes, including how parents and children express food likes and dislikes, hunger, mealtime routines and expectations, and explanations about nutritional values Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Power of Parental Talk / P.E. Davis-Kean Davis-Kean, P.E., S.W. Bindman Bindman, S.W., M.I. Susperreguy Susperreguy, M.I., S. Tang Tang, S. 1

Digital Observers: A New Method for Studying Parenting in the Home 2

A Day in the Life of Families Study 2

Summary 14

References 15

2 "You Really Need to Go to Bed": How Mothers Use Language to Guide and Control Children's Behavior During Morning and Bedtime Routines / S.W. Bindman Bindman, S.W. 17

The Importance of Daily Routines for Children's Development 18

The Current Study 21

Method 22

Analysis 24

Results 27

Summary and Future Directions 37

References 38

Appendix 42

3 Mother-Child Conversations About Thoughts, Desires, and Emotions: Relations to Children's Understanding of the Mind / C.E. Smith Smith, C.E., I. Wu Wu, I. 49

Theory of Mind Development in Childhood 51

Parent-Child Discourse and Theory of Mind Development 53

The Present Study 54

Future Directions 72

References 74

Appendix 77

4 Math Talk Between Children and Mothers and Its Connection to Math-Related Practices in the Home Setting / M.I. Susperreguy Susperreguy, M.I. 81

Importance of Math Talk for Children's Math Skills 81

Parent Beliefs About Home Numeracy 83

Parent-Child Math-Related Practices 83

Math Talk Between Parents and Preschoolers 86

Methods to Study Home Numeracy 87

Methods 89

Results 93

Future Directions 101

References 103

Appendix 107

5 Parenting of Preschool Children's Media Use in the Home / N.E. Waters Waters, N.E., S.E. Domoff Domoff, S.E., S. Tang Tang, S. 111

The Importance of Parent-Child Conversations Around Media Use 111

Background 112

Method 117

Results 124

Discussion 137

Future Directions 138

References 139

Appendix 143

6 Food Talk in Families / A.L. Miller Miller, A.L., A. Ellis Ellis, A., S.E. Domoff Domoff, S.E. 147

The Importance of Food Talk in Families 147

Methods 152

Results 156

Future Directions 164

Acknowledgment 166

References 166

Appendix 170

7 Conclusion: The Value of Parent Talk / S. Tang Tang, S. 177

A Brief Summary of Our Findings 178

Socializing Cognitive Skills 178

Socializing Health and Behavioral Skills 179

Limitations of the Data 180

Future Directions 181

References 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780128036242

0128036249

OCLC:

950450082