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ERIC Number: ED641773
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 121
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-7621-1425-7
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Caregiver Responses to an Intervention Focusing on Interoceptive Awareness in their Infants and Toddlers
Jeanette Luedders Jones
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Fielding Graduate University
There has been limited research on interventions with young children encompassing "interoceptive awareness," the awareness and perception of sensations from inside the body. The information in this phenomenological study examines how participants experienced a bidirectional, reflective, online intervention program on interoceptive awareness and how it affected caregiver-child relationships. Upon program completion, nine caregivers of infants and toddlers participated in interviews to gain an understanding of their experience, what strategies they gained from their participation, and what effects the program had on the caregiver-child relationship. Participants interpreted their program experiences through topics such as connecting their bodily sensations to feelings, decision making, intuition, perspective-taking, and empathy. They expressed their understanding of the content through a learn, implement, practice, reflect sequence similar to Deming's integrated learning cycle of plan, do, study, act (Deming, 2021). Positive interactions, attunement, awareness of interactions with others, and the ability to watch for cues materialized in the participants' stories. Following participation in the intervention, caregivers verbalized how their feelings about their relationships had improved. Furthermore, an outcome arose encompassing how group dynamics, individual learning differences, and the influence of technology contributed to their absorption of the presented information. The knowledge gained from this study warrants further research on interoception awareness interventions for young children as it supports the tremendous benefit to the caregiver-child relationship and the appreciation for how caregivers learn and implement information. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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