caregiver-infant attachment

Question 1

what is reciprocity?

Answer 1

For example, when the baby smiles, it will often make the mother smile back and vice versa. These kinds of reciprocal interactions strengthen the emotional connection between infant and caregiver.

Question 2

what is interactional synchrony?

Answer 2

These kinds of interactions are rhythmic and co-ordinated, with both infant and caregiver ‘taking turns’ in a similar way to how adults take turns to speak in conversations.

Question 3

how do mothers interact with babies?

Answer 3

respond to the signals that babies give them.