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This finding looks at the relationship between quality of parenting and children's behavioral and cognitive development.

At age four-and-a-half, children whose mothers were sensitive, stimulating, and supportive in their interactions at home and in semi-structured play sessions were more likely to exhibited higher pre-academic skills, better language skills, more social skills, and fewer behavior problems than peers who experienced lower-quality parenting.

Sample or Data Description
The study used a nationally representative sample of 1,364 children born in 1991 in ten U.S. cities (Little Rock, AR; Irvine, CA; Lawrence, KS; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Charlottesville, VA; Morganton, NC; Seattle, WA; and Madison, WI).

Source
"Early Child Care and Children’s Development Prior to School Entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care"
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
American Educational Research Journal Vol. 39, Number 1. , 2002. Page(s) 133-164.

FindingID: 7155