Parenting Influences on Executive Function in Early Childhood: A Review

Tracey Fay‐Stammbach; David J Hawes; Pamela Meredith

doi:10.1111/cdep.12095

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Parenting Influences on Executive Function in Early Childhood: A Review

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Parenting Influences on Executive Function in Early Childhood: A Review

Tracey Fay‐Stammbach, David J Hawes and Pamela Meredith

Child Development Perspectives, Vol.8(4), pp.258-264

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12095

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cognitive control

early childhood

executive function

inhibitory control

parenting

Developmental processes critical to the emergence of executive function (EF) play out across early childhood—a period of rapid change and neural plasticity. The emergence of self‐regulatory capacities is highly embedded in the many contexts or ecologies nested within a child's broader environment, among which the parent–child relationship assumes primary importance. However, only recently have early childhood researchers begun to investigate the contributions of parenting variables to EF. In this article, we review this emerging evidence as it pertains to (a) the parenting behaviors associated with EF, (b) the risk and protective factors that moderate these associations, and (c) the mechanisms through which parenting apparently operates on emerging EF. We also discuss directions for research on transactional parent–child dynamics, experimental tests of causation, and differential susceptibility to environmental influences.

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Title: Parenting Influences on Executive Function in Early Childhood: A Review
Authors: Tracey Fay‐Stammbach (Author) - University of Sydney
David J Hawes (Author) - University of Sydney
Pamela Meredith (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Child Development Perspectives, Vol.8(4), pp.258-264; 7
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12095
ISSN: 1750-8606
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Occupational Therapy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99568106802621
Output Type: Journal article

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