title: Lateral cradling preferences in children.
abstract: Lateral preferences for cradling a doll and for holding a package were investigated among children from 2- to 6-yr-old. Results showed a preference for holding a baby on the left side of the body in children as young as 3 yr. old. The data favour the hypothesis of an early emergence of this pattern of behavior in the human ontogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Depto de Psicologia Experimental, I. Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Souza-Godeli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012016:Reference Values