Caregiver Infant Interactions Flashcards
1
Q
What are interactions
A
Babies have frequent and important interactions with their caregivers
2
Q
What is reciprocity
A
Mothers respond to infant alertness
. From 3 months close attention between mother/infant
3
Q
What is international synchrony
A
Interactions become co-ordinated
4
Q
Evaluation
A
Hard to know whats happening = observe simple gesture and expression and assume infant interactions
Controlled observations = capture fine detail of interactions
Purpose of synchrony and reciprocity = just observations, purpose not entirely understood
