Human infancy and early childhood is both a time of heightened brain plasticity and
responsivity to the environment as well as a developmental period of dependency on …

This article is the sixth in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on Family-
Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and …

Sensory integration is increasingly acknowledged as being crucial for the development of
cognitive and social abilities. However, its developmental trajectory is still little understood …

During everyday interactions, mothers and infants achieve behavioral synchrony at multiple
levels. The ebb-and-flow of mother-infant physical proximity may be a central type of …

Therapeutic affective touch has been recognized as essential for survival, nurturing
supportive interpersonal interactions, accelerating recovery—including reducing …

Communication is commonly viewed as connecting people through conscious symbolic
processes. Infants have an immature communication toolbox, raising the question of how …

The caregiver's touch behavior during early infancy is linked to multiple developmental
outcomes. However, social touch remains a challenging construct to operationalize, and …

Caress-like is a crucial component of caregiving and a key factor in mother-infant
interactions. Mother's experience of touch during her own childhood (ie, tactile biography) …

Recent research suggests that early physical touch provided by caregivers may play a
critical role in cognitive and affective development. The discovery of the C-tactile fibers …

Caregiver touch is crucial for infants' healthy development, but its role in shaping infant
cognition has been relatively understudied. In particular, despite strong premises to …