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Baby-Caregiver Dyadic Exchanges in Different Placement Settings: An Ethological Study
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Ducreux, Edwige; Puentes-Neuman, Guadalupe – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study used an ethological approach to explore the baby-caregiver dyadic exchanges (Attempted interactions, Triggers, Interactions) of nineteen infants during their first weeks in Residential Care (RC), or a Foster Family (FF) or an Infant-Mother Centre (IMC). Direct observations were conducted at feeding time. Observed behaviours were: baby…
Descriptors: Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Nonverbal Communication, Ethology
Criteria Used by Adults and Children to Categorize Subtypes of Play
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Turnbull, J.; Jenvey, V. B. – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
Play subtypes of Activity and Pretend have been proposed yet no empirical study has determined the criteria that identify and differentiate these two play subtypes. Children (n=98) and adults (n=38) were shown 10 video examples of human and other primate. Activity and Pretend play and asked to identify which of six criteria (positive affect,…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Criteria, Intimacy, Play
Avoidance Behavior, Attachment and Motivational Conflict.
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Richer, John – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
An ethological or behavioral approach views childhood emotional outbursts as conflict between avoidance and attachment behavior on the part of the child. The classification of the level of motivation may produce a more useful diagnosis than standard psychiatric categories of behavior. This approach can also be applied to children diagnosed as…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism