Contributions to the Development of Social Competence in Preschoolers
Parent-child interactions provide an early framework for the development of many critical skills and competencies in a child's life, and as such, the child's interactions within the family are important to study and understand.
However, much of what we know to date of parent-child interactions focuses on the mother's relationship with her child or infant. We know considerably less about the father-child relationship and its impact on child development. The aim of this study is to find out how both fathers and mothers contribute to their child's development.
Families will spend approximately 1 hour the Children's Social and Emotional Development Lab at Simon Fraser University.
Parents will be asked to spend some time playing with their child, and some time filling out questionnaires. Your child will also complete two computer games involving faces of various expressions. Your child's teacher or daycare worker will also be asked to fill out a questionnaire with your permission.
You will receive a $25.00 honorarium for your involvement in our study, and your child will receive a small toy and a certificate. Your child's teacher will receive a $5.00 gift certificate.
Younger siblings can come to the appointments if alternative child care arrangements can not be easily made….Come on out, dads! We need to know more about the important things you contribute to your child's development!
We are actively recruiting families for this study with an eldest child who is three or four years old. These children also need to be in daycare or preschool at least two times a week.
This form does not bind you to participation. One of our lab members will contact you to arrange time, confirm interest and answer any questions you may have.