A Developmental Perspective of Children’s Family Drawings As a Function of Age, Gender, and Language Development

Children’s conceptualization of “family” varies by age and gender. Four- and 5-year-olds’ family drawings (N = 120) were analyzed. Children’s conceptual vocabulary was also measured. Findings show that by age four, children’s gender knowledge plays a role in their family conceptualizations. These conceptualizations are related to children’s developing conceptual vocabularies.