Parental Style of Interaction in the Formation of Early Childhood Self-Regulation Skills

Abstract

The article surveys the main approaches to the definition of self-regulation, the milestones in the formation of self-regulation, methods of its assessment, characteristics of parental behavior affecting the self-regulation of the child. The results of the longitudinal study of 74 normotypic children are presented. According to the obtained data, both temperament and parental behavior play an important role in the formation of self-regulation skills in early childhood. Moreover, the same style of parental interaction at one age stage can act as a factor that contributes to the development of self–regulation, at another — it can reduce it.