The aim of our study was to explore young children's social and learning environments in
contexts that are different from the predominant Western lifestyle. We expected different …

This report presents the findings of two studies that examined the degrees of parental
warmth and control and their associations with children's social and intellectual skills in two …

Caregiver-infant interactions in Western middle class often take place in dyadic play
settings, engaged in infant-initiated object stimulation, and surrounded by a positive …

In the past decade there has been a dramatic increase of immigrants moving towards
industrialized Western countries due to a complex combination of social, economic, and …

In this chapter, I take an ecocultural approach, which emphasizes that every cultural
community provides developmental pathways for children within a culturally and …

“You can't play” is heard frequently at an urban University preschool in Costa Rica but rarely
heard at a Costa Rican rural preschool. Rules of inclusion differed in these preschools and …

Children's early socialization shapes their development and well-being. To date, research
examining the socialization of preschool-aged Latine children remains limited, and primarily …

Children's transition to primary school is affected by numerous factors. Many teachers,
expect that children will have the academic and socioemotional competencies to negotiate …

This chapter discusses the socio-cultural context of English-speaking Caribbean children's
transition from preschool to primary school. Early childhood education in English-speaking …

Objectives: We investigate how Mexican-heritage mothers' socialization beliefs and
strategies contribute to their preschool children's school readiness. While Latinx children …