Explain This, Explore That: A Study of Parent–Child Interaction in a Children's Museum

Parents visiting a gear exhibit at a children's museum were instructed to encourage their children (N = 65; ages 4–6) to explain, explore, or engage as usual. Instructions led to different patterns of play at the exhibit: Encouragement to explain led to greater discussion of gear mechanisms, wh...

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Published in:	Child development 2019-09, Vol.90 (5), p.e598-e617
Main Authors:	Willard, Aiyana K., Busch, Justin T.A., Cullum, Katherine A., Letourneau, Susan M., Sobel, David M., Callanan, Maureen, Legare, Cristine H.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Child Child Behavior Child Behavior - psychology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Empirical Exhibits Exploration Exploratory Behavior E‐only Female Humans Intervention Male Museum exhibits Museums Parent Child Relationship Parent-Child Relations Parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Play and Playthings Predictor Variables Questioning Techniques Young Children
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