TY - JOUR
AU - Stewart, Phyllis
AB - Toddler-age children's (11 to 30 months old) play with care-giving adults and with toys and peers was observed and rated in family day-care homes. Fifty-five children, their mothers, and family day-care home providers participated in this study. The quality of the family day-care homes was assessed with the Harms and Clifford Family Day Care Rating Scale ( FDCRS) and by measures of ratio and group size. Information on family stress, social support, child-rearing attitudes, and maternal role satisfaction was reported by mothers. More nurturing and supported families were associated with higher quality child care, whereas more restrictive and stressed families were associated with lower quality child care. More restrictive and stressed families were associated with more changes in child-care arrangements. Greater numbers of child-care changes also were associated with lower levels of competent play with objects and peers. When quality of care was controlled, both more nurturing and supported families and less restrictive and stressed families were associated with higher levels of competent play with adult caregivers, peers, and objects. When family characteristics were controlled, higher quality child care was associated with more competent play with adult caregivers and with peers and objects.
TI - Child's Play With Adults, Toys, and Peers: An Examination of Family and Child-Care Influences
JF - Developmental Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.23.3.423
DA - 1987-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/child-s-play-with-adults-toys-and-peers-an-examination-of-family-and-S5FTfGLBs2
SP - 423
EP - 430
VL - 23
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -