Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

Positive Parent-Child Relationships

 

 

I have encountered and witnessed the positivity of relationships between children and parents on numerous occasions. Although I could share a story, I would rather share information on document I reviewed that discusses the benefits of  positive parent-child relationships. The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (NCPFCE) is an organization that has created a framework of research practices that focuses specifically on the outcomes of family engagement. The study, "Positive parent-child relationships" is one of the several studies performed and  is explained in the article, giving details of studies and interventions performed on families that have shown positive results. " Positive parent-child relationships provide the foundation for children’s learning. With parents’ sensitive, responsive, and predictable care, young children develop the skills they need to succeed in life. Early parent-child relationships have powerful effects on children’s emotional well-being" (Dawson & Ashman, 2000), Benefits such as increased child development and school readiness was predicted to be the ultimate result of parent-child relationships as well as attachment, which helps the child feel secure with the parent and more open to them. This act also causes benefits for the parents as well, being that children can be more manageable, which gives a positive vibe for both ends. There is some very good insights in this reading and I encourage you to consider reading.

 

(n.d.). Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center. Positive Parent-Child Relationships. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family/docs/parent-child-relationships.pdf

 

Dawson, G., & Ashman, S. B. (2000). On the origins of a vulnerability to depression:
The influence of the early social environment on the development of psychobiological
systems related to risk for affective disorder. In The Effects of Adversity on
Neurobehavioral Development: Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology (Vol. 31,
pp. 245-278). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.

 

 

 



Your Personal Research Journey

Research Simulation Topic

Hello Class!! Through the duration of this class, the topic of my research simulation will be: “How does changing demographics and diversity change teaching or instructional practice in the pre-school classroom?” I chose this particular topic because I have always been interested in multi-cultural education and diversity in the classroom and knowing that this topic is known to have a dramatic change on teaching and instruction, I decided to elaborate on this further. As an aspiring early childhood professional, I am sure that I will be faced with this same situation in the future. I found it quite challenging to find resources to reflect this topic, but I was able to retrieve articles that introduced some of the teaching styles and methods to include for the culturally diverse. I am currently doing fine for the moment for this process, but I am always willing to accept assistance. Therefore, I am open to take suggestions and any helpful tips that anyone has to offer for this process. The resources that I have chosen for my topic are listed below. Thank you and good luck to the rest of you all on your research topics

 

    Drake, D. D. (1993). Student Diversity: Implications for Classroom Teachers. Clearing House, 66(5), 264-266.

 

Kohnert, K., Dongsun, Y., Nett, K., Pui Fong, K., & Duran, L. (2005). Intervention with Linguistically Diverse Preschool Children: A Focus on Developing Home Language(s). Language, Speech & Hearing Services In Schools, 36(3), 251-263.

 Souto-Manning, M., & Mitchell, C. (2010). The Role of Action Research in Fostering Culturally-Responsive Practices in a Preschool Classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(4), 269-277. doi:10.1007/s10643-009-0345-9