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== Introduction == | |||
During the 1-2 month period of infant development, perceptual-motor behaviour shifts from spontaneous movements to intentional movements. As infants stay awake longer periods of time they are able to explore and connect with their social and physical environment. During this period of development you can expect to see the following: | |||
* movements shift from writhing to fidgety | |||
* greater head control and movements allowing increased ability to visually reach and gather information | |||
* turning towards sounds and visual events within their environment | |||
* exploring their bodies, clothing and surrounding surfaces with their hands and feet | |||
* successful and intentional reaching | |||
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caregiver behavior called infant directed speech – otherwise known as motherese or baby talk. | |||
When speaking to infants, adults typically alter the acoustic properties of their speech in a variety of ways compared with how they speak to other adults; for example, they use higher pitch, increased pitch range that is making the voice go up and down in tone, more pitch variability, and slower speech rate. | |||
Recent research by Tanya Broesch and Gregory Bryant has shown that these vocal changes hap | |||
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Revision as of 15:02, 17 May 2022
Introduction[edit | edit source]
During the 1-2 month period of infant development, perceptual-motor behaviour shifts from spontaneous movements to intentional movements. As infants stay awake longer periods of time they are able to explore and connect with their social and physical environment. During this period of development you can expect to see the following:
- movements shift from writhing to fidgety
- greater head control and movements allowing increased ability to visually reach and gather information
- turning towards sounds and visual events within their environment
- exploring their bodies, clothing and surrounding surfaces with their hands and feet
- successful and intentional reaching
Mother-ese[edit | edit source]
caregiver behavior called infant directed speech – otherwise known as motherese or baby talk.
When speaking to infants, adults typically alter the acoustic properties of their speech in a variety of ways compared with how they speak to other adults; for example, they use higher pitch, increased pitch range that is making the voice go up and down in tone, more pitch variability, and slower speech rate.
Recent research by Tanya Broesch and Gregory Bryant has shown that these vocal changes hap
