46 mothers and their babies aged between 3-6 months took part in our observational experiment to explore how mothers and babies interact with each other after the mother has used her smartphone. We asked each mother to play with her baby for 2 minutes, and then to take a phone …
450 participants took part in our cross-sectional survey to understand the links between infant development, maternal mental health, smartphone use, and mother-infant responsiveness. The results of the survey have now been analysed, and a summary of results is reported here: **If anything in this blog post has affected you, contact …
Within our lives there are things that we experience that can either be seen as risk factors or protective factors. When a mother and her baby are first developing their relationship, they will live through a number of experiences which are often referred to as risk and protective factors. These …
Every baby has their own personality. It seems that from birth, each baby will have their own opinions and preferences about certain activities and if they don’t want to do something you might have a real fight on your hands! Certainly from around 3 months old, most babies will realise …
It is likely that you have often been told that relationships are important for an infant’s development. The work of John Bowlby (1968) regarding attachment theory is well known and often talked about. Attachment theory suggests that the early relationship that an infant develops with their primary caregiver will set …
Before I started my PhD, I worked in early years settings, both in the UK and Hong Kong and have spent my whole adult life working with and for families in these settings. Even though the curriculum can look very different in these countries, one thing remains the same – …
