Strange Situation
Ainsworth contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across US and international replication attempts.
School Readiness research draws on developmental psychology, paediatrics, education, and public health — fields that do not always agree on effect sizes.
Findings below cite named researchers and years; percentages in evidence bars are editorial summaries of meta-analytic ranges, not precise predictions for one child.
Landmark findings
Parenting styles
Baumrind contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across US and international replication attempts.
Cognitive stages
Piaget contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across Switzerland and international replication attempts.
Prepared environment
Montessori contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across Italy and international replication attempts.
Psychosocial stages
Erikson contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across Germany/US and international replication attempts.
Zone of proximal development
Vygotsky contributed to understanding executive function and social entry to school — cited across Soviet Union and international replication attempts.
How it works
Stress physiology
School Readiness interacts with cortisol and oxytocin pathways during caregiver-child interaction.
Executive function
Prefrontal development shapes how children respond to limits and models around this topic.
Social learning
Children imitate caregiver behaviour — consistency matters as much as explicit instruction.
Cultural scripting
Community norms amplify or dampen conflict around this theme in daily family life.
Where the evidence is strongest
Cohort association38
Intervention trials52
Cross-cultural replication67
Risk when absent81
Measurement limits94
Cohort association
Longitudinal studies link quality executive function and social entry to school with better adjustment — effect sizes modest.
Intervention trials
Programmes teaching related skills show measurable gains in randomised trials in some populations.
Cross-cultural replication
Patterns appear in multiple countries though expression differs by kinship structure.
Risk when absent
Neglect or harsh alternatives correlate with poorer outcomes in meta-analyses — causality complex.
Measurement limits
Self-report and WEIRD samples bias some literatures — global gaps noted in reviews.
Open debates
Universal versus cultural
Some argue executive function and social entry to school principles are universal; anthropologists emphasise legitimate variation.
Intensity and timing
How much and how early remains contested — readiness and temperament moderate advice.
Commercial influence
Product marketing often oversells tools tied to this topic beyond what trials support.
Strongest claims on school readiness rest on replicated cohort and experimental work; single headlines rarely change clinical consensus overnight.
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Sommeil
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Preuves 91 🍽️Alimentation
Allaitement, diversification et conflits à table — nutrition et relation se rencontrent aux repas.
Preuves 93 📱Temps d'écran
Écrans, apps et algorithmes — le temps d'écran est une tension quotidienne des foyers modernes.
Preuves 82 🚧Conflits de discipline
Règles, conséquences et émotions — les conflits de discipline testent la relation au quotidien.
Preuves 79 👯Rivalité fraternelle
Jalousie, compétition et partage — la relation fraternelle est souvent le lien entre pairs le plus long.
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