Caregiver-infant interactions.

Caregiver-infant interactions.

1. Attachment

   • Emotional bond between two people. Two way process that endures over time. Leads to certain behaviours.

2. Interactional synchrony

   • Mirroring what the other is doing. Often facial and body movements. Also imitating emotions. Synchrony.

3. Reciprocity

   • Responding to the action of another with a similar action.
   • Jaffe et al. demonstrates infants coordinate their actions with caregivers in a kind of conversation. Move in rhythm since birth. Often seen as conversation.
   • Brazelton suggest basic rhythm is an important precursor to later communications. Regularity of infants signals allows caregiver to anticipate behaviour and respond. Lays foundations for attachment.