Positive father involvement is critical to the healthy social, emotional, and academic
outcomes of children at all stages of development. The purpose of this integrative review …

The authors examined children's access to books in 153 four‐year‐olds from low‐income,
US ethnic‐minority families. Mothers reported on the number of books available to their …

Given the limitations of research that mainly uses quantitative measures, often based on
culturally-dominant middle-class notions of an “involved parent,” this study sought to gain an …

The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on preschool children's school readiness skills remains
understudied. This research investigates Head Start preschool children's early numeracy …

The transition to kindergarten is a critical milestone in children's lives, with implications for
academic and future life success. The demographic family/parental variables of residence …

In this article, the authors use Bourdieu's conceptualization of capital and data from two
longitudinal case studies to explore how financial challenges impacted learning …

We examined direct and indirect associations among preschool-age children's attachment-
related mental representations of mothers and peer relationships with their early school …

Family life has changed dramatically in the United States and other industrialized nations
during the past 50 years. Fewer adults marry; those who do frequently divorce. For every two …

The study was structured to determine the opinions of preschool teachers and preservice
teachers on the use of worksheets within the scope of literacy preparation practices and was …

El presente estudio describe las creencias y prácticas familiares en torno a la literacidad
inicial en hogares de contextos vulnerables. Participaron 79 familias de niños entre 1.5 y 5 …