Understanding Father-Child Joint Play Experience Using a Convergent Mixed-Methods Design

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The current findings help fill the gap in research linking fathers' own playfulness and supportiveness during joint play and their child's playfulness with fathers' perceptions of this experience. What This Article Adds: Understanding fathers' perceptions and behaviors can further enhance service delivery to children and families through interprofessional work to benefit parent-child relationships as well as child development.PMID:35943846 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2022.046573

Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 9, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Amiya Waldman-Levi Amber Cope Laurette Olson Source Type: research