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Early Connections Last a Lifetime: Four Programs Focused on Supporting Prenatal Attachment
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Parlakian, Rebecca; Kinser, Kathy – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
This article reviews the research base on the development of prenatal attachment and profiles four programs that foster this essential prenatal relationship: CenteringPregnancy®, the Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting program (PREPP), Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP), and Moms2B.
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Program Effectiveness, Pregnancy, Metacognition
Toddlers' Differential Susceptibility to the Effects of Coparenting on Social-Emotional Adjustment
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Altenburger, Lauren E.; Lang, Sarah N.; Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah J.; Kamp Dush, Claire M.; Johnson, Susan – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
The paper reports on a study which tested whether infants high in negative affectivity are differentially susceptible to observed coparenting behavior in relation to their subsequent social-emotional development. Data came from a longitudinal study of 182 US dual-earner, primiparous couples and their infant children. At nine-months postpartum,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, At Risk Persons, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles
Dyadic Interaction: Greater than the Sum of its Parts?
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Moore, Ginger A.; Powers, Christopher J.; Bass, Anneliese J.; Cohn, Jeffrey F.; Propper, Cathi B.; Allen, Nicholas B.; Lewinsohn, Peter M. – Infancy, 2013
The study of dyadic interaction plays a major role in infancy research. To advance conceptually informed measurement of dyadic interaction and integration across studies, we examined factor structure of individual parents' and infants' measures and dyadic measures from face-to-face interactions in two samples of 6-month-old infants and…
Descriptors: Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
Infant Affect and Affect Regulation during the Still-Face Paradigm with Mothers and Fathers: The Role of Infant Characteristics and Parental Sensitivity.
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Braungart-Rieker, Julia; Garwood, Molly Murphy; Powers, Bruce P.; Notaro, Paul C. – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Examined parents' and 4-month-old infants' behavior during face-to-face interactions. Results indicated that mothers and fathers were equally sensitive to their infants, and that infants' affect and regulatory behaviors were stable across mother-infant and father-infant situations in the still-face model. (BC)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Fathers, Infant Behavior, Mothers
When Infants Look to Their Parents: I. Infants' Social Referencing of Mothers Compared to Fathers.
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Hirshberg, Laurence M.; Svejda, Marilyn – Child Development, 1990
Measures of positive and negative affect and affect ability; of look, approach, and proximity behavior; and of overall response pattern were obtained from 66 infants of 12 months. These measures and other results suggested that both parents are significant sources of emotional guidance for infants in conditions of uncertainty. (RH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Fathers, Infant Behavior
The Family in Early Infancy: Social Interactional and Attitudinal Analyses.
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Parke, Ross D.; Sawin, Douglas B. – 1977
This short term longitudinal study of parent-infant interactions over 4 months beginning at birth examines interrelations among patterns of interactive behavior, characteristics of the parents and infants, and parental attitudes, knowledge and feelings in relation to their infants. Forty sets of mothers and fathers were observed interacting with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Family Characteristics, Family (Sociological Unit), Fathers
Learning About the World: From One Month to Three Months.
Cooper, Grace C. – 1974
Information about infants from 1 to 3 months old is presented in a self-instructional format. This illustrated booklet is part of a related curriculum on parenting and child development for school-age mothers. Topics discussed are: (1) Infant care, (2) infant behavior (e.g., thumbsucking, crying), (3) the mother's relationships with the father of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Care, Child Development, Contraception