title: [Early interaction is a prerequisite for favorable psychic development].
abstract: Empirical studies on the parent-baby interaction have greatly influenced our insight into the child's psychological development. Initial stages of the research attempted to reveal features in the mother's action that would predict the child's favorable development. Since then, also fathers and the child's development in a more broad sense have been studied. The most prominent progress has taken place in microanalytical methods for these interactions. The research has increased our knowledge of the baby's interactive capabilities and the significance of successful interactive events for the child's development, laying the basis for various interventions related to parenthood.
authors.affiliation: Kliininen laitos, Lasten ja nuorten klinikka, PL 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto.
authors.forename: Anu-Katriina
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pesonen
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010287:Parent-Child Relations