In the Living Room and Across the Screen: Intergenerational Play Between Infants and Grandparents.

ABSTRACT: In-person co-play between infants and adults develops rapidly during infancy, but little research has examined how families play together over video chat. Research demonstrates that video chat may support family connections, especially with grandparents and other family members separated by physical location. However, video chat interactions also place significant socio-cognitive demands on infants that may impact the frequency and variety of family play. The present study examines predictors of intergenerational virtual play compared to in-person play. We conducted an OSF pre-registered secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal study of 47 infant-parent-grandparent triads who recorded up to three naturalistic Zoom video chats and a session when they met in person. All instances of at

SUBMITTER: Neely LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12790811 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature