care giver interactions

Question 1

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success of attachment depends how meaningful interactions are between child and caregiver

Answer 1

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create meaningful interaction through reciprocity (taking turns) and interactional synchrony (simultaneous limitation)

Question 2

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Meltzoff and Moore filmed a baby response to gestures. baby’s mirror facial expressions or gestures more than chance would predict. baby begin to engage with interactional synchrony as young as two weeks old

Answer 2

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interactions; synchrony may be where a caregiver laughs at the giggle of a baby being tickled

Question 3

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reciprocity makes for meaningful interactions. example- caregiver responds to babies smile by saying something and babies respond by making sounds of pleasure

Answer 3

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Isabella and collegues extended research on interactional synchrony. assessed the degree of synchrony and attachment quality between mothers and babies. found that high levels of interactional synchrony were associated with better attachment

Question 4

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P: strength , practical value
E: Crotwell (2013) delivered 10 minute parent child interactional therapy, aimed to increase interactional synchrony
E: benefited society, showed low income mothers and pre school children benefitted
L: lead interventions to improve attachments

Answer 4

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P: limitation, socially sensitive
E: children are disadvantaged, from mothers returning to work to soon and not having opportunities to be close to their newborn
L: can add pressure to mothers

Question 5

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P: limitation, practical value
E: Janine Ostenbrook et al 2016, more comprehensive
E: no evidence of interactional synchrony
L: questions research of Melzoff and Moore 1977