Alyssa S. Meuwissen|Stephanie M. Carlson
Fathers matter: The role of father parenting in preschoolers’ executive function development
University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota
although previous work shown mothers parenting influences development child executive function ef important selfcontrol skills developed preschool years role fathers parenting thoroughly investigated observed fathers autonomy support control dyadic play 3yearold children n pairs 110 measured father child ef independently laboratory tasks found fathers controlling parenting significantly inversely related child ef composite beyond family income child verbal ability results consistent hypothesis fathers important development ef children suggest fathers included research parenting interventions