title: Influences on adolescent mother-infant interactions.
abstract: This study investigated the short-term effects of teaching parenting skills to adolescent mothers participating in a specialized school curriculum. It tested the hypothesis that students who are involved in a specialized curriculum will have more positive interactions with their child during feeding and periods of teaching, and will provide a more positive home environment for their child's development. Findings indicated that mothers involved in the specialized curriculum interacted more effectively during time spent teaching their infant than did mothers involved in the traditional school curriculum. The parenting curriculum also influenced teenage mothers to talk with their child during interactions at home, to structure play periods, and to more consciously encourage child development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, School of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Causby
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support