Parent–Child Mealtime Conversations Stimulated with Decorated Tableware.
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| Title: | Parent–Child Mealtime Conversations Stimulated with Decorated Tableware. |
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| Authors: | Kucirkova, Natalia1,2 (AUTHOR) natalia.kucirkova@uis.no, Bubikova-Moan, Jarmila3 (AUTHOR) jarbumo@oslomet.no |
| Source: | Early Childhood Education Journal. Oct2025, Vol. 53 Issue 7, p2591-2601. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Parent-child relationships, *Qualitative research, *Discourse, *Families, Family meals, Communication patterns, Pottery |
| Abstract: | This explorative qualitative study investigated how families engage in mealtime conversations supported with decorated plates that were specially designed to promote family conversations. Our aim was to examine the main thematic and discursive patterns that naturally occurred in these conversations. Six Norwegian families of pre-school children aged 3–6 years were provided with five decorated plates and asked to audio-record their conversations during a meal. Transcripts of the audio-recordings were analysed with manifest content-related analysis, followed by an abductive analysis and a mapping of the main discourse types and interactional patterns. We demonstrate that the conversations displayed great thematic heterogeneity and represented a continuum of extended and non-extended talk, ranging from basic labelling and vocabulary recall to narration, explanation and argumentation. Variable engagement levels among the participants were also noted. We argue that decorated tableware can serve as a valuable tool for studying linguistic input and the nature of adult–child conversations during mealtimes at home and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This explorative qualitative study investigated how families engage in mealtime conversations supported with decorated plates that were specially designed to promote family conversations. Our aim was to examine the main thematic and discursive patterns that naturally occurred in these conversations. Six Norwegian families of pre-school children aged 3–6 years were provided with five decorated plates and asked to audio-record their conversations during a meal. Transcripts of the audio-recordings were analysed with manifest content-related analysis, followed by an abductive analysis and a mapping of the main discourse types and interactional patterns. We demonstrate that the conversations displayed great thematic heterogeneity and represented a continuum of extended and non-extended talk, ranging from basic labelling and vocabulary recall to narration, explanation and argumentation. Variable engagement levels among the participants were also noted. We argue that decorated tableware can serve as a valuable tool for studying linguistic input and the nature of adult–child conversations during mealtimes at home and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10823301 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-024-01771-0 |
