This document provides references for four journal articles related to friendships and social relationships of young children. The first article analyzes the longitudinal friendships of children with developmental delays. The second examines how setting affects friendship formation between children with and without disabilities. The third looks at how parent-child relationships link to children's relationships with peers. And the fourth studies how parent-child play interacts with children's social competence with peers.

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Guralnick, M. J., Neville, B., Hammond, M. A., & Connor, R. T. (2007). The friendships of young children with developmental delays: A longitudinal analysis.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 28(1), 64-79.
Buysse, Virginia; Goldman, Barbara Davis; & Skinner, Martie L. (2002). Setting effects on friendship
formation among young children with and without disabilities. Exceptional Children, 68(4), 503-517.
Clark, Karen E., & Ladd, Gary W. (2000). Connectedness and autonomy support in parent-child
relationships: Links to children’s socioemotional orientation and peer relationships. Developmental
Psychology, 36(4), 485-498.
MacDonald, Kevin, & Parke, Ross D. (1984). Bridging the gap: Parent-child play interaction and
peer interactive competence. Child Development, 55(4), 1265-1277.
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