Consistency and variability in multimodal parent-child social interaction: An at-home study using head-mounted eye trackers.

ABSTRACT: Real-time attention coordination in parent-toddler dyads is often studied in tightly controlled laboratory settings. These studies have demonstrated the importance of joint attention in scaffolding the development of attention and the types of dyadic behaviors that support early language learning. Little is known about how often these behaviors occur in toddlers' everyday lives. We brought wireless head-mounted eye trackers to families' homes to study the moment-to-moment patterns of toddlers' and parents' visual attention and manual activity in daily routines. Our sample consisted of English- and Spanish-speaking families who all reported being middle- or upper middle-class. Toddlers were 2 to 3 years old. Consistent with the findings from previous laboratory studies, we found variability

SUBMITTER: Schroer SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11916910 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature