PATTERNS AND CORRELATES OF CAREGIVER SATISFACTION WITH YOUNG CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN HOME ACTIVITIES Young children's participation in home activities is an important indicator of their health and well-being and also facilitates development in social, physical, and emotional skills. Prior studies have shown that young children with disabilities and delays experience participation restrictions. Some young children with disabilities and delays qualify for services to improve their participation in activities. Therefore, service providers, such as occupational therapists, can benefit from context-specific information on trends and correlates of caregiver concern (i.e., dissatisfaction) with children's participation. This detailed information can help to direct familycentered care towards improved participation. The Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM) is a caregiver questionnaire that assesses context-specific information about areas of caregiver concern (i.e., dissatisfaction) with young children's participation in specific activities, as well as perceived environmental supports and barriers for participation in a specific setting. A recent study leveraging YC-PEM data showed that discrepancies in daycare/preschool participation between young children with and without disabilities, including caregiver desire for change (i.e., dissatisfaction), can be detected in the early childhood period. This study further leverages the YC-PEM to examine disparities in caregiver satisfaction with young children's participation in the home. The home is a significant context given that it is where young children spend a majority of their time and where early childhood interventions often occur. Towards this end, the purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to characterize common areas of caregiver dissatisfaction with young children's home participation, 2) to examine common type(s) of caregiver change ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my hardworking and dedicated parents for always supporting and encouraging me and raising me in a way that gave me the ability to achieve my dreams and be the person I am today. I am also extremely grateful for my three beautiful, smart, and loving sisters, Jennifer, Andrea, and Michelle, who keep life interesting and are my best friends and confidants. I would also like to thank Thomas Moran for always reminding me of what I am capable of and for handling all my stress in a loving way. I would also like to thank all of my friends in the OT program for their support throughout my thesis process, and especially for listening to my dilemmas and giving me advice when I needed it. I also want to acknowledge my past and present Children's Participation and Environment Research Lab (CPERL) team members Kristen, Tanya, Jiang, Cara, and Ryan for their constructive feedback on my thesis and for making the lab environment a great place to work.