Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
The study investigates the wide range of oppositional actions one to three-year-old children employ in response to staff in two Romanian and two Danish nurseries. The nurseries have similarly structured days, and most oppositional expressions occur during mealtime and on the playground. Generational structure is used as the analytic frame and illustrates how children adjust, undermine or transform adults’ requirements and rules, individually or in groups.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Hygum et al. (2024) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: