Antibias interventions only work when matched to developmental readiness

Evidence

Thus, antibias programs may have the desired effect only if the message is geared to the child’s developmental level, or a higher developmental level is primed with practice (Aboud, 2002). The real value of a cognitive or emotional stage theory is in combination with other theories, in that it helps to specify age-related constraints and readiness to attend to a certain socializer and to receive a specific message. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2012