Caregiver - infant interactions

• Caregiver—infant interactions

  Babies have frequent and important interactions with their caregiver

  Reciprocity = mothers respond when baby is alert, from 3 months becomes more intense

  Interactional synchrony = same actions simultaneously, interactions coordinated from 2 weeks, quality of attachment linked to synchrony, Isabella
• Caregiver infant evaluation

  +filmed observations, capture fine detail and babies not aware of being observed

  -hard to know meaning of small movements

  -observation of behaviour does not tell us about its importance in development