Science Nation: Baby Smiles Provide Clues to Healthy Development
For as long as parents and babies have been smiling, laughing, and cooing at each other, scientists still have a lot of questions about just how these interactions help infants develop. With support from the National Science Foundation, University of Miami psychology professor Daniel Messinger and his colleagues want to learn more about child development by studying how moms, dads, and babies respond to each other. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
Media Details
Runtime: 2 minutes 33 seconds
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family, Science
- Subtopic: Child Development, Parent and Child, Science Experiments
- Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
- Series: Science Nation
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