Social-Emotional Development:
--Parent’s income, education, and emotional risks (such a depression) all have a short term impact on a child’s understanding of emotion.
--Mothers with lower household income and lower levels of education were more likely to be more negative in their play and interactions with their children.
--A mother’s level of education, household income, and depressive symptoms have direct, lasting effects on her child’s social competence in early childhood.
--When a child is having a hard time at home they have a more difficulty following rules at school, which puts them at a disadvantage compared to their peers.
--A mother’s education level was the strongest and most direct predictor of children’s emotional understanding.
--Mothers who completed higher levels of education had children who were better able to identify emotions.
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