“Tuning in” to your child during play and learning : the science of interpersonal neural synchrony

• Main Author: Leong, Victoria
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Interpersonal Neural Synchrony; Early Learning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143179
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mothers are their baby's first, natural teachers. Even from birth, a mother will naturally begin to communicate with her newborn using social cues such as gaze, smiling and touch. These social cues tell the infant that her mother intends to communicate, and is “tuned in” and fully engaged. Infa...