In this review, we synthesize evidence to highlight cognitive appraisal as an important
developmental antecedent of individual differences in emotion differentiation and adept …

In this study we investigated how early childhood teachers' emotion socialization behaviors
contribute to children's social-emotional competence (SEC), as well as whether these …

Maternal care is considered a universal and even cross-species set of typical behaviors,
which are necessary to determine the social development of children. In humans, most …

ABSTRACT Aims/Background The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
has placed emphasis on improving early child development globally. This is supported …

Feeding involves communication between mothers and infants and requires precise
synchrony in a special triadic relationship with the food. It is deeply related to their …

To understand the role of experience in parenting beliefs about caring for infants, we
examined the parenting beliefs of pregnant women who were expecting their first child with …

Similarly to humans, rhesus macaques engage in mother-infant face-to-face interactions.
However, no previous studies have described the naturally occurring structure and …

Affective touch is a crucial component of caregiving in early life and constitutes a key factor
with a significant impact on infant later-life outcomes. The Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch …

Introduction The presence of a neurodevelopmental disability (ND) represents an adverse
condition for child's development and parent–child relationship, and it is reasonable to …

Infant facial attractiveness is an important facilitator for adult-infant caregiving behaviour.
Disruption to typical infant facial configurations can, however, attenuate their perceived …