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The quality of a home environment influences the development of cognitive, social, and emotional skills, especially in young children. In a secondary analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of 8550 children followed from birth in 2001 to kindergarten entry, investigators evaluated the association between home activities and social and emotional health (SEH).
Information on family routines was collected by maternal interviews when children were ages 2 and 4 months, 4 years, and at kindergarten entry. Family routines were defined as family dinners ≥5 days/week; reading, storytelling, or singing ≥3 times/week; and playing at least a few times weekly. At kindergarten entry, mothers rated their children's SEH on two standardized …