investigating the effect of joint reading of the stories in the book ‘’talk to me’’ in mother-child dyads on the child’s empathy and emotional regulation of mother

Objective: studies show that joint parent-child activities have far-reaching effects on a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social development. research also reports the significant impact of mother-child relationships on mother-child interactions. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of joint reading in mother-child dyads on the child’s empathy and emotional regulation of the mother.methods: in the present study, which was conducted as quasi-experimental with the control group, 20 mother-child pairs from alborz elementary school in sanandaj, by quota sampling,  were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. data collection instruments included a persian version of emque-ca for children and an emotional self-regulation questionnaire by hoffman and kashdan for mothers. the mother-child pairs in the intervention group read ten stories for 10 weeks, lasting thirty to forty-five minutes each with the mother and child. data were analyzed using the ancova and mancova methods.results: in the intervention group, mean empathy (27.60) and mean tolerance style (21.28) increased, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.001).conclusion: the results show that joint reading affects the child’s empathy and the mother’s emotion regulation. reading the story helps the child gain a better understanding of the events and improves mother-child interactions.