WAKEY: Assisting Parent-child communication for better morning routines

Meng Ying Chan, Yi Hsuan Lin, Long Fei Lin, Ting Wei Lin, Wei Che Hsu, Chia Yu Chang, Rui Liu, Ko Yu Chang, Min Hua Lin, Jane Yung Jen Hsu

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Abstract

Parent-child communication is an essential element in behavioral and character development in early childhood; however, parents may find it difficult to be aware of how they talk to their children. Through extensive field studies with experts and parents, we found that parents are more likely to experience communication conflict with preschool children (3-6 years old) on school mornings. In consultation with domain professionals and families, we designed WAKEY, a technology-based approach that helps parents use better communication strategies to teach preschool children to carry out their morning routines. Following the intervention with WAKEY, parents reported significantly reduced levels of frustration during morning routines and greater independent behavior by children. Furthermore, parents reported experiencing changes in their parenting attitudes and finding new insights into communication.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCSCW 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages2287-2299
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450343350
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 02 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2017 - Portland, United States
Duration: 25 02 201701 03 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW

Conference

Conference2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period25/02/1701/03/17

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 ACM.

Keywords

  • Agent-mediated
  • Assistive technology
  • Communication
  • Parents
  • Preschool children
  • Routines

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