Do helpful mothers help? Effects of maternal scaffolding and infant engagement on cognitive performance

• Main Authors: Clackson, Kaili, Wass, Sam, Georgieva, Stanimira, Brightman, Laura, Nutbrown, Rebecca, Almond, Harriet, Bieluczyk, Julia, Carro, Giulia, Dames, Brier Rigby, Leong, Victoria
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Social Interaction; Maternal Responsiveness
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145646
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Infants are highly social and much early learning takes place in a social context during interactions with caregivers. Previous research shows that social scaffolding – responsive parenting and joint attention – can confer benefits for infants’ long-term development and learning. However, little pre...