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This finding looks at factors that influence three-year-olds’ social interaction with peers.

Caregivers’ reports of children’s sociability at 36 months – that is, whether the three-year-olds were helpful to others, followed rules, played with other children, and shared toys – were associated with the children’s cognitive and language competence. Children with higher cognitive and language skills tended to exhibit more positive sociability, according to caregivers’ observations. The size effect of this factor, however, was modest.

Sample or Data Description
Data came from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care. The analytical sub-sample consisted of 612 toddlers aged 36 months.

Source
"Child Care and Children’s Peer Interaction at 24 and 36 Months"
NICHD, Early Child Care Research Network
Child Development Vol. 72, Number 5. , 2001. Page(s) 1478-1500.

FindingID: 8539