Author : Carolyn A. Sutter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781303540868
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (48 download)
Book Synopsis Parenting and School Readiness in Low-income Families by : Carolyn A. Sutter
Download or read book Parenting and School Readiness in Low-income Families written by Carolyn A. Sutter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research indicates that differences in parenting quality are associated with a child's school readiness abilities, especially in low-income families. However, the intricacies of this association are not fully understood. The current study examined two possible factors that might add to understanding of this association: 1) context-specific parenting practices, particularly during mealtime, based on the conceptual similarities between mealtime and the classroom as well as research suggesting mealtime is a key arena for socialization, and 2) children's self-regulation as a possible mediator between parenting variables and school readiness. In a sample of 35 Head Start parent-child pairs, authoritarian (high in control, low in child centeredness) parenting practices used during mealtime were predictive of school readiness abilities, but only via a negative association with children's self-regulation. These findings suggest context (particularly mealtime) and child characteristics are relevant to the question of how parenting and school readiness are related.