Do Helpful Mothers Help? Effects of Maternal Scaffolding and Infant Engagement on Cognitive Performance

Do Helpful Mothers Help? Effects of Maternal Scaffolding and Infant Engagement on Cognitive Performance

Infants are highly social and much early learning takes place in a social context during interactions with caregivers. Previous research shows that social scaffolding – responsive parenting and joint attention – can confer benefits for infants’ long-term development and learning. However, little pre...

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Main Authors: Kaili Clackson, Sam Wass, Stanimira Georgieva, Laura Brightman, Rebecca Nutbrown, Harriet Almond, Julia Bieluczyk, Giulia Carro, Brier Rigby Dames, Victoria Leong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
social interaction
maternal responsiveness
engagement
object search
scaffolding (teaching technique)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02661/full

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