Meredith L. Rowe|Kathryn A. Leech
A parent intervention with a growth mindset approach improves children's early gesture and vocabulary development
Harvard University|Harvard University
abstract socioeconomic disparities childrens early vocabulary skills traced back disparities gesture use age one due part quantity quality communication children exposed parents parents mindsets intelligence contribute interactions children implemented parent gesture intervention growth mindset component 47 parents 10montholds determine whether approach would increase parents use pointing gesture infants use pointing child vocabulary growth intervention effect parent gesture child age 12months parents received intervention increased pointing parents control condition importantly intervention also significant effect child gesture use parents main effect intervention child vocabulary effect intervention pointing stronger parents endorsed fixed mindsets baseline added benefit increased vocabulary growth 1018 months children parents endorsed fixed mindsets incorporating growth mindset approaches parenting interventions encouraged