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Ducreux, Edwige; Puentes-Neuman, Guadalupe – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study used an ethological approach to explore the behavioural adaptation of nineteen infants during their first six weeks in Residential Care (RC), or a Foster Family (FF) or an Infant-Mother Centre (IMC). Direct observations were conducted once a week at bath time. Observed behaviours were: sleep-wake states, visual exploration, motor…
Descriptors: Infants, Foster Care, Mothers, Infant Behavior
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St James-Roberts, Ian; Plewis, Ian – Child Development, 1996
Used multilevel analyses to examined the amounts of time infants spent asleep, awake, content, feeding, fussing, and crying at 2, 6, 12, and 40 weeks of age. Found that day-to-day fluctuations accounted for between 44 and 53% of the variance in amounts of time sleeping, fussing, and crying. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Crying, Developmental Stages, Eating Habits
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Fisher, Jane; Rowe, Heather; Feekery, Colin – Clinical Psychologist, 2004
While infant behaviour is influenced by maternal care, infant crying and dysregulated sleep can reciprocally affect maternal mood. The temperament and behaviour of two 4-12-months-old infant cohorts admitted with their mothers to a residential parenting program were examined using behaviour charts and the Short Infant Temperament Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Crying, Infants, Psychological Patterns, Child Behavior