ERIC Number: EJ991718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 13
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Enhanced Handling and Positioning in Early Infancy Advances Development throughout the First Year
Lobo, Michele A.; Galloway, James C.
Child Development, v83 n4 p1290-1302 Jul-Aug 2012
Behaviors emerge, in part, from the interplay of infant abilities and caregiver-infant interactions. Cross-cultural and developmental studies suggest caregiver handling and positioning influence infant development. In this prospective, longitudinal study, the effects of 3 weeks of enhanced handling and positioning experiences provided to 14 infants versus control experiences provided to 14 infants at 2 months of age were assessed with follow-up through 15 months of age. Behaviors in prone were immediately advanced. Short-term advancements occurred in multiple behaviors, including prone, head control, reaching, and sitting behaviors. Longer term advancements, up to 12 months after the experience period, occurred in object transfer, crawling and walking behaviors. This suggests broad and long-lasting changes can arise via brief periods of change in caregiver-infant interactions. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Infants, Caregivers, Child Development, Longitudinal Studies, Toddlers, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Social Experience, Human Posture, Human Body, Comparative Analysis, Home Visits, Psychomotor Skills, Questionnaires, Developmental Stages
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Language: English
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