Preschool children experience difficulties in emotional
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Preschool children experience difficulties in emotional regulation. The neural mechanisms of emotional cognition, expression, and control are developing rapidly in preschool children. Preschool children often show intense emotional response
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- Longitudinal Exposure Patterns of Parent–Child Interaction Frequency and Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties and Neurodevelopmental Delays in Preschool Children: A Three-Wave Observational Study (2026) · Behavioral Sciences · doi
Parent–child interaction frequency may vary during the transition into kindergarten and across activity content, but whether persistent or repeated low-frequency interaction is associated with preschool children’s emotional-behavioral and neurodevelopmental outcomes remains unclear.
generalabstractKeywords: interaction frequency parent child vary transition kindergarten across activity content whether persistent repeated associated preschool - Psychopathology from childhood to adolescence in children with and without Mild Intellectual Disability (MID): a comparison across three MID operationalizations (2026) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi
There is a lack of research on the developmental trajectories of behavioral and emotional problems in children with MID. The current study aims to address this gap by examining the developmental trajectories of behavioral and emotional problems in children with MID compared to matched controls.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there lack research developmental trajectories behavioral emotional problems - Effects of traditional culture picture book intervention on emotional regulation ability and neuropsychology of preschool children (2026) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi
Preschool children experience difficulties in emotional regulation. The neural mechanisms of emotional cognition, expression, and control are developing rapidly in preschool children. Preschool children often show intense emotional responses and limited regulation strategies.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: preschool children experience difficulties emotional regulation neural mechanisms
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