More evidence that Fathers are essential - Kids Develop Better Language Skills When Dad Does The Bedtime Story

ThatNinaGAL · 2017-07-13T20:34:55+00:00

For fuck's sake. I think fathers are essential, but this study managed to clearly identify what the low-income fathers tended to do while reading that the low-income mothers tended not to do. Why not advise everybody reading to young children to link the pictures in the book to real-life experiences?

oatmeal_pie · 2017-07-13T19:17:11+00:00

Here is a link to the original study.

Abstract

It is well known that reading aloud affects children’s language and literacy development. Little is known though, about fathers reading to their children. This study examined paternal and maternal bookreading frequency among 430 low-income families and investigated whether paternal bookreading and maternal bookreading predicted children’s early language and cognitive development and emergent literacy skills. Results demonstrated that mothers read more frequently to their toddlers than fathers but approximately 55% of fathers reported reading at least weekly to their children. Paternal bookreading at 24 and 36 months significantly predicted children’s language and cognitive skills at age 36 months as well as their book knowledge at preK. Maternal bookreading was only a significant predictor of child cognitive skills at 36 months.

notacrackheadofficer · 2017-07-13T18:48:28+00:00

TV is poison for kids.

thrway_1000 · 2017-07-13T19:26:06+00:00

https://archive.is/ZSBdL

Title	More evidence that Fathers are essential - Kids Develop Better Language Skills When Dad Does The Bedtime Story
Author	booszhius
Upvotes	59
Comments	4
Date	July 13, 2017 3:53 PM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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