LECTURE THREE - PACIFIC FAMILIES AND CHILDREN'S SLEEP
LECTURE THREE - PACIFIC FAMILIES AND CHILDREN'S SLEEP
while recognising that secure attachment can develop through culturally different practices and relationships with multiple caregivers.
Lecture sentence: In Lecture Six, on culture and language socialisation, we examined Wei et al., who explored how caregiver communication can support children's development in families experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage.
Method: Researchers analysed seventy-one caregiver-preschooler conversations from low-income Bangladeshi families during familiar play and snack activities, coding communication and children's engagement.
Results: Conceptual scaffolding was associated with children's verbal cognitive abilities, while autonomy support was particularly associated with children's engagement.
Application: Recommend meaningful conversations, explanations and opportunities for children to participate, while avoiding the assumption that poverty equals poor parenting.
Lecture sentence: In Lecture Nine, on culture and adolescence, we discussed Reese et al., who examined how narrative identity relates to wellbeing among adolescents from different cultural backgrounds in New Zealand.
Method: Interviewed two hundred sixty-eight young people aged twelve to twenty-one from Maori, Chinese and European New Zealand backgrounds about their life experiences and assessed narrative coherence and wellbeing.
Application: Encourage storytelling, shared-event conversations and whanau knowledge as valuable learning resources.
LECTURE SEVEN - IS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORTHWHILE
LECTURE SEVEN - IS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORTHWHILE
Lecture sentence: In Lecture Seven, where we debated whether early childhood education is worthwhile, we examined Melhuish, who argued that high-quality preschool can provide important developmental and educational benefits.
Method: Reviewed international research on the educational and developmental outcomes of preschool attendance.
Results: High-quality preschool was associated with improvements in learning, school readiness and some longer-term outcomes, with potentially greater benefits for socioeconomically disadvantaged children.
Application: Consider high-quality early childhood education as a way to provide additional developmental opportunities and potentially reduce educational inequalities.