Keep trying!: Parental language predicts infants' persistence.

ABSTRACT: Infants' persistence in the face of challenges predicts their learning across domains. In older children, linguistic input is an important predictor of persistence: when children are praised for their efforts, as opposed to fixed traits, they try harder on future endeavors. Yet, little is known about the impact of linguistic input as individual differences in persistence are first emerging, during infancy. Based on a preliminary investigation of the CHILDES database, which revealed that language surrounding persistence is an early-emerging feature of children's language environment, we conducted an observational study to test how linguistic input in the form of praise and persistence-focused language more broadly impacts infants' persistence. In Study 1, 18-month-olds and their caregivers

SUBMITTER: Lucca K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12582324 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature