Kate E. Williams|Margaret S. Barrett|Graham Welch|Vicky Abad|Mary C. Broughton
Associations between early shared music activities in the home and later child outcomes: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Queensland University of Technology|University of Queensland|University of Queensland|University College London|University of Queensland|University of Queensland
benefits early shared book reading parents children long established yet cannot said early shared music activities home study investigated parentchild home music activities sample 3031 australian children participating growing australia longitudinal study australian children lsac study frequency shared home music activities reported parents children 23 years range social emotional cognitive outcomes measured parent teacher report direct testing two years later children 45 years old series regression analyses controlling set important sociodemographic variables found frequency shared home music activities small significant partial association measures childrens vocabulary numeracy attentional emotional regulation prosocial skills included book reading shared home music activities models found frequency shared home music activities maintained small partial associations measures prosocial skills attentional regulation numeracy findings suggest may role parentchild home music activities supporting childrens development