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Summary
A longitudinal, observational study of children at 24 and 36 months old evaluated the effect of parent-child interactions, and father-child interactions in particular, on children's cognitive and language development. Results suggest that positive parent-child interactions significantly influence child development, and that fathers have both direct and indirect influences on child outcomes.
Citation
Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Shannon, J. D., Cabrera, N. J., Lamb, M. E. (2004). Fathers and Mothers at Play with their 2- and 3-Year-Olds: Contributions to Language and Cognitive Development. Child Development, 75, 1806-1820. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00818.x