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ERIC Number: EJ931705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Transition from Crawling to Walking and Infants' Actions with Objects and People
Karasik, Lana B.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Adolph, Karen E.
Child Development, v82 n4 p1199-1209 Jul-Aug 2011
Associations between infants' transition to walking and object activities were examined. Fifty infants were observed longitudinally during home observations. At 11 months, all infants were crawlers; at 13 months, half became walkers. Over age, infants increased their total time with objects and frequency of sharing objects with mothers. Bidirectional influences between locomotion and object actions were found. Walking was associated with new forms of object behaviors: Walkers accessed distant objects, carried objects, and approached mothers to share objects; crawlers preferred objects close at hand and shared objects while remaining stationary. Earlier object activities predicted walking status: Crawlers who accessed distant objects, carried objects, and shared objects over distances at 11 months were more likely to walk by 13 months.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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