title: [Formula: see text]Associations among parent-child relationships and cognitive and language outcomes in a clinical sample of preschool children.
abstract: To examine associations among parent-child relationship characteristics and child cognitive and language outcomes.
  
  
  
  Preschool children (n = 72) with early neurological insult completed assessments of cognitive and language functioning and participated in a parent-child semi-structured interaction.
  
  
  
  Quality of the parent-child relationship accounted for a significant amount of unique variance (12%) in predicting children's overall cognitive and language functioning. Impact of neurological insult was a significant predictor.
  
  
  
  Caregiver-child interactions that are harmonious and reciprocal as evidenced by affective and/or verbal exchanges support children's cognitive and language development. Observations of interactions can guide providers in facilitating child- and family-centered interventions.
authors.affiliation: a Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare , St. Paul , MN , USA.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leiser
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurology , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heffelfinger
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychology , Marquette University , Milwaukee , WI , USA.
authors.forename: Astrida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaugars
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007804:Language Development; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D014705:Verbal Behavior
keywords: Family functioning; children; neuropsychology; parents