Direct caregiver intervention in infant peer social encounters.
The extent and nature of direct caregiver intervention in peer social encounters among 12 infants were studied in a day care setting. Interventions were common, with almost half of them solicited by the infants; they tended to concentrate on problematic exchanges and to ignore positive ones; and they appeared to be aimed at fairness and the shaping of acceptable peer behavior. Implications for models of peer social development, for the interdependency of infant-peer and infant-caregiver systems, and for day care are discussed.
Russon
A E
AE
Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University, Toronto.
Waite
B E
BE
Rochester
M J
MJ
D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012951:Socialization; D014705:Verbal Behavior