Child-rearing practices and children's communicative interactions in a village in Botswana

Increasingly, research is indicating the need to consider language development in the particular cultural, socio-economic and child-rearing context in which it is occurring. The observations in this paper, conducted over a period of nine months while the first author lived with a family in a village...

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Published in:Early years (London, England) England), 2005-07, Vol.25 (2), p.183-191
Main Authors: Geiger, Martha, Alant, Erna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Botswana
Child Development
Child Rearing
Child-rearing practices
Children
Communication interaction
Foreign Countries
Interpersonal Communication
Language Acquisition
Mothers
Multicultural
Oral tradition
Parent Child Relationship
Rural Areas
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Summary:Increasingly, research is indicating the need to consider language development in the particular cultural, socio-economic and child-rearing context in which it is occurring. The observations in this paper, conducted over a period of nine months while the first author lived with a family in a village in Botswana, highlight the need for a more thorough understanding of the 'local' child-rearing practices and the nature of typically developing children's communicative interactions. Mothers' orientation towards interacting with their babies, as well as the interaction style with their young children, is described. Implications for further research are discussed.
ISSN:0957-5146
1472-4421
DOI:10.1080/09575140500128079