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Parental Scaffolding

Parental Scaffolding is a theoretical construct within the study of parent-child interaction that refers to the contingent, responsive support provided by a parent to facilitate a child’s autonomous mastery of a developmental or cognitive task beyond their current level of competence.

164

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9.7K

Citations

400

Authors

192

Institutions

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2017–2026

50

Parents

Publications

164

Preschoolers' questions and parents' explanations: Causal thinking in everyday activity

Maureen A. Callanan, Lisa M. Oakes · Cognitive Development · 1992 · 366 citations

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Changes and challenges in 20 years of research into the development of executive functions

Claire Hughes · Infant and Child Development · 2011 · 340 citations · Full text

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The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function.

Stuart I. Hammond, Ulrich Müller, Jeremy I. M. Carpendale et al. · Developmental Psychology · 2011 · 329 citations

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Maternal Depression and Parenting: Implications for Children's Emergent Emotion Regulation and Behavioral Functioning

Casey Hoffman, Keith A. Crnic, Jason K. Baker · Parenting · 2006 · 300 citations

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How do families help or hinder the emergence of early executive function?

Claire Hughes, Rosie Ensor · New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development · 2009 · 294 citations

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Authors

400

  1. JI
    Jeremy I. M. Carpendale

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    4 publications · 646 citations

    4

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  2. CH
    Claire Hughes

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 850 citations

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  3. JO
    Jelena Obradović

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 273 citations

    4

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  4. MW
    Michael W. Pratt

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    4 publications · 416 citations

    4

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  5. RM
    Rachel M. Fenning

    California State University, Fullerton, United States

    3 publications · 348 citations

    3

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Institutions

192

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    473 citations

  3. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    501 citations

  4. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    446 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    744 citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    359 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    457 citations

  8. Aga Khan University

    Karachi, Pakistan

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    401 citations

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Venues

  1. Developmental Psychology

    8 publications · 937 citations

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  2. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 6 publications · 442 citations

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  3. Early Child Development and Care

    ECDC · 5 publications · 160 citations

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  4. Child Development

    4 publications · 258 citations

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  5. Infant and Child Development

    4 publications · 407 citations

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