Moontanman Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120718192607.htm Child's Behavior Linked to Father-Infant Interactions, Study Shows ScienceDaily (July 18, 2012) — Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at the age of three months have fewer behavioural problems at the age of twelve months, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study suggests that interventions aimed at improving parent-child interaction in the early postnatal period may be beneficial to the child's behaviour later in life. Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at the age of three months have fewer behavioural problems at the age of twelve months, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. (Credit: © detailblick / Fotolia) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at the age of three months have fewer behavioural problems at the age of twelve months, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. (Credit: © detailblick / Fotolia) my friend's baby, one year old, loves to shriek when parents cant satisfy her need, and also scream very loud when she refuses her mom to hold her (her dad stays with and takes care of her most of time since she was born). can we say this one year old baby whose father is more positively engaged with her at the age of three months has fewer behavioural problems ? Is shriek/screaming behavior for only one year old baby normal ?? does it show the baby is most likely a short-tempered girl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbica Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at the age of three months have fewer behavioural problems at the age of twelve months, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study suggests that interventions aimed at improving parent-child interaction in the early postnatal period may be beneficial to the child's behaviour later in life. Study here (for those who have access): http://onlinelibrary...12.02583.x/full I'll highlight a few things, for those who can't access the whole article: "In the seat setting, the infant was placed in an infant seat with the parent sitting facing them. For the second setting, the infant was placed on a floor mat on their back with the parent positioned face to face with their infant. For both interactions fathers were instructed to play with the infant in any way they chose without the use of toys or objects, for 3 min." (NB: statistically significant correlations with 12-month-old behaviour were only found in the 'floor' setting) "Father–infant interactions were assessed using the Global Rating Scales (GRS)..., a video-based assessment of the quality of parent-infant interaction. They were developed to assess differences between mothers with and without postnatal depression.... ...Parental behaviour is rated on four dimensions: sensitivity, intrusiveness, remoteness and behaviour relevant to depression (e.g. sad or tense). The videotaped interactions were scored by a trained researcher who had not been involved in the family visit." "We selected maternal sensitivity as the key dimension to control for mother-infant interaction, as it is the domain of mother-infant interaction most consistently and strongly associated with adverse child outcome... This was measured by the sensitivity scale of the GRS during mother-infant interactions." (NB: not the entire GRS) "Infant temperament was measured on the inert-fretful infant scale of the GRS during mother-infant interactions. This scale runs from −2 (withdrawn) to +2 (fretful) and rates the infants' attention to his environment, level of activity and affective state." What I take away from this study is a suggestion that 'more remote' interactions with a parent tend to increase 'behavioural problems' at 12 months. Their analysis suggests that paternal engagement, yes, may play a role, but I'd point out that their analysis does not in fact exclude or account for maternal engagement, or the interaction between the parents (although they do talk about this in their Discussion). Further aspects I'd like to see explored: Are GRS scores (total or separate dimensions) from the father and the mother correlated with each other? How strongly related is each parent's GRS score to the risk of early behavioural problems? Are GRS scores (total or separate dimensions) from two parents who share direct caretaking responsibilities equally or unequally (regardless of which parent is the 'primary caregiver') correlated with each other? And again, how strongly related is each to the risk of early behavioural problems? Can one engaged parent with the infant compensate for a 'disengaged' partner? (e.g. as a function of time spent with each parent, or of the 'engaged' parent putting extra effort into being 'maximally engaged'?) my friend's baby, one year old, loves to shriek when parents cant satisfy her need, and also scream very loud when she refuses her mom to hold her (her dad stays with and takes care of her most of time since she was born). can we say this one year old baby whose father is more positively engaged with her at the age of three months has fewer behavioural problems ? Is shriek/screaming behavior for only one year old baby normal ?? does it show the baby is most likely a short-tempered girl ? 1. Shriek/screaming alone is not indicative of a behavioural problem. 2. The study does not exclude a contribution of the behaviour of the mother (or "second parent" more generally). It does not demonstrate a specific effect of 'paternal behaviour'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Study here (for those who have access): http://onlinelibrary...12.02583.x/full 1. Shriek/screaming alone is not indicative of a behavioural problem. 2. The study does not exclude a contribution of the behaviour of the mother (or "second parent" more generally). It does not demonstrate a specific effect of 'paternal behaviour'. what is the definition of early behavioural problems for baby ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbica Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 what is the definition of early behavioural problems for baby ? Depends on what context you're talking about. The most basic definition of 'behavioural problems' includes any actions that occur much more frequently or much less frequently, or with much greater intensity or much less intensity, than is considered 'normal' for a child's age. In this case, the study in the OP used the "inert-fretful infant scale of the GRS" for infants, which "rates the infants’ attention to his environment, level of activity and affective state." For scoring at 12 months, they used the "Child Behavior CheckList (CBCL)" as their measuring stick. It described a child's exhibition of different behaviours; included behaviours are classified as oppositional, aggressive, or overactive. (They used the CBCL "for ages 1½–5 years", though, so there's a bit of additional concern over using a scale that is unverified for the age they were studying.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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