Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.
The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including …

Research emanating from the field of developmental science indicates that initial risk factors
for alcohol use and disorder can be evident in early childhood. One dominant …

The features, processes, and effects of children's experiences with their peers exist on
multiple levels of social complexity and intersect with many other developmental domains …

Experiences with peers constitute an important developmental context for children wherein
they acquire a wide range of behaviors, skills, and attitudes that influence their adaptation …

This chapter first traces peer experiences and relationships from their building blocks in
infancy and early childhood through their advances in adolescence. It then discusses the …

This study demonstrated separate linkages between 2 features of positive parenting—
responsiveness to distress and warmth—and different aspects of children's socio‐emotional …

Peer interactions and executive function play central roles in the development of healthy
children, as peer problems have been indicative of lower cognitive competencies such as …

Young children's relationships with teachers predict social and academic success. This
study examines contributions of child temperament (shyness, effortful control) and gender to …

Shyness is a temperamental trait characterized by a fear of novel social situations and self-
consciousness in situations of perceived social evaluation. From early childhood to …

Much of children's knowledge is derived not from their direct experiences with the
environment but rather from the input of others. However, until recently, the focus in studies …