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Strutt, Charlie; Khattab, Ghada; Willoughby, Joe – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: The current literature suggests a link between dummy (or pacifier) use and a number of both positive and detrimental consequences. Positive consequences include soothing effect and protection from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), while negative ones include increased risk of otitis media and dental malformation. However, there is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Speech Communication, Speech Acts
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Wass, Samuel V.; Smith, Celia G.; Stubbs, Louise; Clackson, Kaili; Mirza, Farhan U. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Over the last 2 centuries there has been a rapid increase in the proportion of children who grow up in cities. However, relatively little work has explored in detail the physiological and cognitive pathways through which city life may affect early development. To assess this, we observed a cohort of infants growing up in diverse settings across…
Descriptors: Physiology, Stress Variables, Infants, Urban Areas