Posts Tagged ‘Infant Development’
The Future of Research on the Effect of the Pandemic on Mothers and Babies
I have been thinking about the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and infants as a high stress trauma lasting for a prolonged period of time. Early trauma has always been known to affect infants and mothers but primarily when they are separated. This is not the case here. The effect on children of 9-11 was…
Read MoreYour Baby’s Third Month: Repetition and Novelty
What Do the Researchers Have to Say about Your Three-Month-Old? When you hold yo ur three-month-old in your supportive arms, you may be so delighted that you begin to talk in motherese, the simplified and repetitive type of speech that uses exaggerated, generally somewhat high-pitched intonation and rhythm. By this age, your baby may respond…
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