This paper presents a comparison of mothers limiting and true questions to
developmentally delayed and nondelayed children, ages 2½·3 years and 4½·5 years.
Mothers asked 4-year-old nondelayed children significantly more true questions than
mothers asked 2-year-old nondelayed and 2- and 4-year-old delayed children. There was
a significant interaction effect for mother's limiting questions. The trend was for
mothers to decrease their limiting questions as the nondelayed children advanced in
age, but to increase their limiting questions as the delayed children advanced in
age.
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