Alongside parents» cognitive support, global measures of the affective quality (e.g., warmth, positivity, responsiveness) of parent - child interactions appear positively related to: (i) preschool children's
early academic skills (as measured by tests of language ability and parent - rated school - readiness)(Leerkes et al., 2011); (ii) literacy, mathematics and teacher - rated academic competence in middle childhood (e.g., NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2008); and (iii) academic achievement in adolescence (Jimerson et al., 2
early academic skills (as measured by tests of language ability and parent - rated school - readiness)(Leerkes et al., 2011); (ii) literacy,
mathematics and teacher - rated academic competence in middle childhood (e.g., NICHD
Early Child Care Research Network, 2008); and (iii) academic achievement in adolescence (Jimerson et al., 2
Early Child Care Research Network, 2008); and (iii) academic achievement in
adolescence (Jimerson et al., 2000).