Relations between Positive Parenting Behavior during Play and Child Language Development at Early Ages
Magda Rivero1, Rosa Vilaseca1, María-José Cantero2
1Department of Cognition, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 29, 2023
Summary
Positive parenting behaviors, like responsiveness and encouragement, significantly boost early child language development. This study highlights the importance of parental interactions for linguistic milestones in young children.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Linguistics
- Parenting Studies
Background:
- Parental behavior is linked to child language development.
- Early parent-child interactions during play are crucial for linguistic skills.
- Research needs more data on specific positive parenting behaviors and their impact.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between positive parenting behaviors and child language development.
- To analyze data from mothers and fathers in Spain concerning parent-child interactions.
- To assess how specific parenting behaviors predict receptive and expressive language.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Spanish version of the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) to assess positive parenting.
- Employed the Bayley-III scales to measure child language development in 90 children (15-31 months).
- Conducted bivariate and regression analyses, controlling for sociodemographic variables.
Main Results:
- Maternal responsive, encouraging, and teaching behaviors positively correlated with child language scores.
- Paternal encouraging and teaching behaviors showed positive relations with child language.
- Maternal and paternal encouraging behaviors predicted 18% of receptive language variability; maternal responsive and teaching behaviors predicted 16% of expressive and total language variability.
Conclusions:
- Positive parental behaviors, including responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching, are vital for enhancing early child language development.
- Findings support the relevance of specific parental interaction styles in fostering linguistic skills.
- This study provides empirical evidence on the role of mothers and fathers in supporting children's language acquisition.
Keywords:
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