Focus on maternal behavior in infant intervention.

Abstract
A six-stage maternal behavior progression is outlined, and its use as a schema for the assessment of parental behavior in parent-infant interaction is described. This approach focuses on parent-infant interaction, rather than the teaching of infant skills, as a basis for enhancing cognitive and affective development of the child. Use of the schema is illustrated in two cases from an intervention program for high-risk infants.
Funding Information
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1-HD-3-2776; HD-04612)
  • UCLA

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