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Explaining Family Effects on Early Child Development: Results Based on European Birth Cohort Studies

Sun, April 11, 10:40am to 12:10pm EDT (10:40am to 12:10pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Early Education and Child Development Paper and Symposium Sessions

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The interdisciplinary session analyzes the effects of social inequality and explanatory family variables - which can be conceptualized as risk or as protective factors - on early child development. With a focus on preschool age, the symposium shows developmental pathways and how social inequality impacts on and unfolds in early child development. The four papers draw on data of longitudinal large-scale birth cohort studies from France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The analyses focus on different domains of child development such as language, mathematical competencies, and social behavior. All results are discussed with respect to interventions as well as political implications.

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