For nearly half a century, psychologists, psychiatrists, ethologists, and myriad other students
of human behavior and family life have summoned these terms to convey the special …

Abstract Bidirectionality. Coaction. Coherence. Concordance. Contingency. Coordination.
Coregulation. Covariation. Harmony. Intersubjectivity. Matching. Mirroring. Mutuality …

Parent and child interactions are often described as intricate patterns of sensitive mutual
understandings and unfolding synchronous transactions (Bornstein, 2006, 2009; Bugental & …

Parenting practices are consensually believed to contribute to the course and outcome of
child development. For example, parental practices such as involvement, devotion …