What Do Young Children Dream about?

Autor/inn/en	Honig, Alice Sterling; Nealis, Arlene L.
Titel	What Do Young Children Dream about?
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 182 (2012) 6, S.771-795 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2011.579797
Schlagwörter	Females; Social Studies; Caregivers; Young Children; Preschool Children; Early Childhood Education; Sleep; Human Body; Eye Movements; Preschool Teachers; Colorado; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Gemeinschaftskunde; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Frühe Kindheit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Schlaf; Menschlicher Körper; Augenbewegung; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin
Abstract	Young children's dreams can be a way for teachers and caregivers to share with children and an opportunity for children to describe and even draw dreams. In two different preschool settings, in two different geographical locales, 94 children, aged 3-5 years, shared 266 dreams with a trusted, familiar teacher. Dreams were coded anonymously. The number of words in a dream varied from 3 to 157. Younger preschoolers reported significantly shorter dreams. Three-year-olds, contrary to previous research, were able to report dreams. Over 80% of the preschoolers' dreams included specific actions, and over a third of the dreams included three or more actions. More than 36% of the dreamers encountered and struggled with a "monster" protagonist. Family members, human strangers, TV/movie characters, and friends were prevalent in the dreams of young children. Scenarios differed by gender. Girls dreamed more frequently of family members. Boys reported more fighting and chasing. Dream themes of boys, compared with girls, were twice as likely to include monsters, wild animals, pets, and curiosity. Power themes were four times more prevalent in boys' dreams. Girls were twice as likely as boys to report joyful dreams. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10