The impact of pretend play on children's development: a review of the evidence.

AS Lillard, MD Lerner, EJ Hopkins, RA Dore… - Psychological …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Pretend play has been claimed to be crucial to children's healthy development. Here we
examine evidence for this position versus 2 alternatives: Pretend play is 1 of many routes to …

Systematic review and meta-analysis: the science of early-life precursors and interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

E Shephard, PF Zuccolo, I Idrees, PBG Godoy… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate which early neurocognitive and behavioral precursors are associated
with the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and whether these …

Parent characteristics, economic stress and neighborhood context as predictors of parent involvement in preschool children's education

C Waanders, JL Mendez, JT Downer - Journal of School Psychology, 2007 - Elsevier
This study examines factors related to three dimensions of parent involvement in preschool:
school-based involvement, home-based involvement, and the parent–teacher relationship …

How can parents get involved in preschool? Barriers and engagement in education by ethnic minority parents of children attending Head Start.

JL Mendez - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
An intervention was developed to promote parent involvement with ethnic minority families
of children attending Head Start preschool programs. Two hundred eighty-eight …

Family economic status and parental involvement: Influences of parental expectation and perceived barriers

Y Wang, C Deng, X Yang - School Psychology International, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Parental involvement in children's education is a critical factor associated with children's
socio-emotional and educational outcomes. However, low parental involvement occurs …

Pretend play, social competence and involvement in children aged 5–7 years: The concurrent validity of the Child‐Initiated Pretend Play Assessment

N Uren, K Stagnitti - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between
pretend play, social competence and involvement in school‐based activities in children …

Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children

LM Fogle, JL Mendez - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006 - Elsevier
A rating scale measuring parent beliefs about play was developed and validated with a
sample of 224 African American mothers of children attending Head Start. Principal …

Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess

G Veiga, W De Leng, R Cachucho… - Infant and Child …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Social interactions at the playground have been represented as a rich learning opportunity
to hone and master social skills at preschool years. Specifically, all forms of social play …

Assessing preschool children's pretend play: Preliminary validation of the Affect in Play Scale-Preschool version

AS Kaugars, SW Russ - Early Education and Development, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Research Findings: A description of the development and preliminary validation of the Affect
in Play Scale-Preschool version (APS-P) is presented by demonstrating associations among …

Does executive function affect children's peer relationships more than emotion understanding? A Longitudinal study based on latent growth model

X Wang, T Feng - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2024 - Elsevier
Many researchers argue that emotion understanding and executive function can help
people establish and maintain positive peer relationships, but the existing empirical …