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Mother and Infant Activity and Interaction in France and in the United States: A Comparative Study.
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Bornstein, Marc H.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1991
This study focused on French and U.S. mother-infant dyads interacting in their homes. Infants' visual attention, tactual exploration, vocalization and mothers' mediated and unmediated stimulation and speech to infants were observed. Mothers and infants in the two cultures showed some similarities and some different emphases in their activities,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Infant Behavior
French and European American Child-Mother Play: Culture and Gender Considerations
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Suizzo, Marie-Anne; Bornstein, Marc H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
Research on French and European American mothers' childrearing practices, and potential effects of these differences on children's behavioral development, is scarce. This study compared 33 French and 39 European American 20-month-old children and their mothers on exploratory, symbolic, and social play and interaction. French children engaged in…
Descriptors: Play, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children
Parenting in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The United States, France, and Japan.
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Bornstein, Marc H.; And Others – 1991
In this study of prominent characteristics of parenting in the United States, France, and Japan, 72 mother-infant dyads were examined. The study focused on three prominent interactive domains of visual and vocal exchange between mother and baby (nurturing, social exchange, and didactic stimulation), examining their frequency of occurrence and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences