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High, Pamela – Zero to Three (J), 2012
Pamela High, MS, MD, co-director of the Infant Behavior, Cry and Sleep Clinic at the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, discusses the phenomena of infant crying and the impact it has on families. In most cases, infant crying will peak and resolve in the early months, but infant irritability can increase the risk of maternal…
Descriptors: Caring, Caregivers, Crying, Infants
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Crouch, Julie L.; Skowronski, John J.; Milner, Joel S.; Harris, Benjamin – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: Managing a crying infant is a challenge universally faced by new parents. This study examined whether parental interpretations, feelings, and behaviors following exposure to a 2-minute videotaped segment of a crying infant varied as a function of child physical abuse (CPA) risk and exposure to cues of hostility (i.e., hostile priming).…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Crying, Infants, Psychological Patterns
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Out, Dorothee; Pieper, Suzanne; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Zeskind, Philip Sanford; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To examine the underlying mechanisms of adults' intended caregiving responses to cry sounds in a behavioral genetic design and to investigate the role of cry pitch and perceived urgency in sensitive and harsh caregiving responses. Methods: The sample consisted of 184 adult twin pairs (18-69 years), including males and females, parents…
Descriptors: Research Design, Twins, Child Rearing, Crying