title: Teaching, caring, and altruistic behaviors in toddlers.
abstract: Peer-directed behaviors of toddlers were longitudinally recorded in a naturalistic preschool setting. An observer (O, the first author) recorded children's behaviors during play sessions with an IC recorder. One-year-old children (N=13) and children under the age of 12 months (N=8) were observed for 15 min, 6 times in a year. Their teaching, caring, and altruistic behaviors were analyzed in detail. Results indicated that peer-directed behaviors of one-year-olds increased dramatically. It is concluded that toddlers are sophisticated social being.
authors.affiliation: University of the Sacred Heart, 4-3-1, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8938, Japan. Electronic address: kawakami@u-sacred-heart.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kiyobumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Japan Women's University, 2-8-1, Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takai-Kawakami
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D013663:Teaching
keywords: Caring; Peer-directed behaviors; Toddlers