Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender,
IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal …

The ability of young children to manage their emotions and behaviours is an important
prerequisite for social adjustment and school readiness. With an increase in early‐onset …

Good language is vital to the academic, health, well-being and economic outcomes of
individuals and societies. However, investment in child language research has been scant …

Background An association between children's early language development and their
emotional and behavioural functioning is reported in the literature. The nature of the …

In the UK, the behaviour of some young people is currently an issue of concern, addressed
by several government initiatives (Home Office, 2003). Another focus of government policy is …

Considerable evidence supports the association between language learning difficulties and
behaviour in young children and this is likely to be particularly true of children raised in …

Background A wealth of evidence supports the important role high‐quality parent–child
interactions play in children's early language acquisition. However, the impact on later …

Abstract Language disorder (LD) and social-emotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties are
common childhood problems that often co-occur. While there is clear evidence of these …

Background: Language impairment is often associated with behaviour problems. However,
detailed relations between different types of language impairment and specific behaviour …

Language and communicative competence provide critical tools for learning, engaging in
social relationships, and behaviour and emotion regulation from infancy onward. This report …