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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 1d

- @rachelralbert.bsky.social et al. (2025): Infants’ directed & mature vocalisations predict ⬆️ educator convos in ECE classrooms. Group size did not predict convo length ➡️ educators skillfully maintain multi-turn convos w/ multiple infants #DevPsySky #PsySciSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Beyond the Dyad: Infant Vocal Cues Organize Conversational‐Turn Taking in Infant‐Toddler Classrooms

Conversations with caregivers scaffold infant language development. The importance of conversational turn-taking is widely demonstrated in dyadic interactions, particularly in home environments. Less...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 6d

New on the Baby Blog - A funny thing happened in the infant lab: What humour can teach us about how infants think by Gina Mireault infantstudies.org/a-funny-thin... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #Laughter

Text: Latest from the Baby Blog - A funny thing happened in the infant lab: What humor can teach us about how infants think by Gina Mireault against an image background of three infants giggling together on the left corner and a toddler drawing a picture of a globe on the right

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 7d

Zhang & Yu (2025) eye-tracking study: 12mos selectively focus on only a few objects at naming moments while viewing cluttered scenes; gaze highly constrained by visual saliency of scenes➡️highlights perception’s role in early word learning #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Selective Attention in Early Word Learning: An Eye‐Tracking Study on Viewing Naturalistic Egocentric Scenes

To learn a word from an everyday context, infants need to be able to link the heard word with the correct object perceived. A prevailing view of the early learning environment is that infants' world ....

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 15d

- @annamzhou.bsky.social, @drkoraly.bsky.social, Lobue & @kabuss.bsky.social (2025): The Infant Behavior Questionnaire’s 3-factor structure varies across sociodemographic groups, highlighting the need for alternative approaches in diverse samples #PsySciSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire Factor Structure Varies With Sample Characteristics

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) has been widely used to assess infant temperament traits, though there is limited empirical support for the recommended three-factor structure. The present stu...

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Sarah Kucker @skucker.bsky.social · 17d

While this research is important and this blog post a good read (imo), the real hero here is the funding that supported the work in the first place. Props to @infantstudies.bsky.social for helping to highlight the work!

International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 22d

New on the Baby Blog - Language learning in a digital world: How screen time impacts children’s language development by Sarah Kucker @skucker.bsky.social infantstudies.org/language-lea... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #LanguageLearning

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 20d

Roberti, @stefaniehoehl.bsky.social (2025): By 10 months, infants link emotions to actions: seeing happiness prepares them for positive rather than negative actions, showing early brain sensitivity to social cues #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #Emotions #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 22d

New on the Baby Blog - Language learning in a digital world: How screen time impacts children’s language development by Sarah Kucker @skucker.bsky.social infantstudies.org/language-lea... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #LanguageLearning

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 27d

Quezada-Ugalde et al (2025) studied early childhood devt & family adaptation during COVID in Latin Am: quant results showed devt delays esp fine motor skills, qual findings showed coping strategies parents used to navigate new challenges #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Early Childhood Development and Family Adaptation During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in daily life. This mixed-methods study aimed to connect the developmental levels of children aged 1–3 years in 2020–2021 who grew up during the p...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 28d

Ossmy & Serinos (2025) reviewed embodied cogn during infant play and argue that the next step must be testing causality which is essential for the future of early education, policy, and intervention programmes #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nyström et al. (2025) systematic review of automated eye tracking w/ <2yo children: WEIRD popns, broad research topics (mtds, language, attention) & specific topics (autism, faces) dominate field, leaving many research areas understudied #DevPsySky #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Automated Infant Eye Tracking: A Systematic Historical Review

Automated eye tracking has emerged as a powerful method in psychology, and has special benefits when studying infant populations. The field has developed much during the last decades, and while there...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Sep 2

New on the Baby Blog - Making pilots public and improving developmental science by @agataboch.bsky.social and @mbneff.bsky.social #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #infantstudies infantstudies.org/making-pilot...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 28

Gerbrand, Wengman & Forssman (2025) found that eye-tracking, especially the preferential looking paradigm, can offer an objective complement to parental reports for predicting children’s early vocabulary development. #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #EyeTracking #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Gazing Into Language Development: Exploring Individual Variability in Early Word Recognition in Infancy Through Eye‐Tracking

Previous research suggests that early word recognition is an important foundation for subsequent vocabulary development. However, the optimal method for assessing this ability in infancy remains uncl...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 26

Murillo et al. (2025): From 9-12mos, caregivers use tactile cues w/ speech to support joint attention & lexical development. Object-mediated touch is often combined w/ speech, potentially enhancing word-referent mapping & lexical development #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Tactile Cues and Object Use in Multimodal Communicative Behaviors: Parent‐Infant Interactions From 9 to 12 months of Age

This study explores how physical contact is used in parent-infant dyads from 9 to 12 months of age, focusing on the role of touch and the use of objects in supporting language development. Thirty-fiv...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 21

👶 How do babies’ temperament and what mums say during playtime affect babies’ emotional wellbeing?
🧠 Latest research from @fran-doyle.bsky.social's team dives into answering this question. Tiny interactions, big impact! #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Tempering Temperament: Exploring the Influence of Maternal Mind‐Mindedness on Infant Temperament in Shaping Socioemotional Wellbeing

Although several studies independently explore temperament and parenting, research on connections between temperament and mind-mindedness are largely absent. This study examined relationships between...

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bergelsonlab @bergelsonlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

lil blogpost ab a cool paper led by the amazing @erinecampbell.bsky.social thnx to NSF. also features a coda ab the very active threat to science funding we’re facing (cc @standupforscience.bsky.social) & a ht to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social’s good work. thnx @infantstudies.bsky.social!

International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 19

New on the Baby Blog - From the mouths of babes: Saying the (im)perceptible by Elika Bergelson @bergelsonlab.bsky.social #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #infantstudies infantstudies.org/from-the-mou...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 19

New on the Baby Blog - From the mouths of babes: Saying the (im)perceptible by Elika Bergelson @bergelsonlab.bsky.social #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #infantstudies infantstudies.org/from-the-mou...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 14

Su et al. (2025) analysed daylong home recordings: both neurotypical & autistic infants make more speech-like sounds when spoken to in parentese➡️ parentese supports early lang growth by encouraging infants to vocalize & interact #DevPsySky #Autism #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Parentese Elicits Infant Speech‐Like Vocalizations in Typically Developing and Autistic Infants

Caregivers across many cultures modify their speech when interacting with infants or young children. This type of speech, commonly known as “parentese”, is characterized by greater pitch variations, ...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ní Choisdealbha, @gertwestermann.bsky.social & Reid (2025) studied action-related ERPs to see if 9-11mo infants encode the means of doing an action similarly to how they encode action goals. Effects were found for mid-latency semantic & social ERP components #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Neural Representations of Grasp Congruence During the Emergence of Precision Grasping

Grasping is a fundamental skill that enables people to interface with and explore objects around them. The emergence of precision (thumb-to-forefinger) grasping during infancy represents a developmen...

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Anna Zhou @annamzhou.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our new paper is out in @infantstudies.bsky.social!

We examined the IBQ-R's factor structure + measurement invariance. Findings suggest the standard model may need adjustment for use across populations.

w/ @drkoraly.bsky.social, Vanessa LoBue, & @kabuss.bsky.social

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire Factor Structure Varies With Sample Characteristics

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) has been widely used to assess infant temperament traits, though there is limited empirical support for the recommended three-factor structure. The present stu....

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Aug 7

A new paper w/ @kabuss.bsky.social & Vanessa LoBue, and led by @joscelinrocha.com & Brendan Ostlund now in Infancy @infantstudies.bsky.social

When the World Pivots: Changes in Infant Negative Affect Trajectories Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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When the World Pivots: Changes in Infant Negative Affect Trajectories Following the Onset of the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Research on the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on infant emotional development has produced mixed results, often limited by methodological constraints, such as not having access to data prior to and afte....

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Aug 6

daSilva & Bertenthal (2025): At 4-6mos, more vocal bids during a still-face episode were linked to higher RSA and greater physiological synchrony with mothers. This highlights early links between social engagement and physiological regulation #infancypapers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Jul 31

Lazarus et al. (2025): A simple act with a lasting impact: Holding babies skin-to-skin in the NICU helped support their development and reduced differences linked to family income. Early touch can be a powerful way to promote equity from the very start #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Jul 30

Meet the members of #ICIS, Connecting w/ our Community series #9: Emeritus Prof Marilyn Vihman shares her retirement writing plans, her research discoveries about early child speech & her advice on taking linguistics AND psychology. Full video: youtu.be/423GBdfjuew #infantstudies

ICIS Interview with Dr. Marilyn Vihman.

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Jul 24

Silletti et al. (2025) reveal, for the first time, distinct maternal
mind-mindedness profiles across Europe (Italy, Germany & the Netherlands), challenging simplistic West-East views, and calls for culturally tailored caregiver support #PsychSciSky #DevPsychSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Evidence of Cross‐Cultural Differences in Maternal Mind‐Mindedness

Cross-cultural research on maternal mind-mindedness- the proclivity to view the child as a mental agent-can enhance our understanding of caregiving determinants and children's social-cognitive variat...

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · Jul 22

(2/2) Boyne, @camilaalviar.bsky.social & @miriamlense.bsky.social (2025): Parents’ singing and other musical behaviors – but not parents’ beliefs in the importance of music – are associated with child language skills over the first 1.5 years of life #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Parental Social and Musical Characteristics, the Home Music Environment, and Child Language Development in Infancy

Parents use music, especially singing, to interact with their young children, supporting parent-child bonding and social communication. Little is known about the parental attributes that support musi...

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