Maternal behaviors promoting language acquisition in slow-to-talk toddlers: Prospective community-based study

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 274-281

  Levickis, Penny ^a,b,c   Reilly, Sheena ^a,c   Girolametto, Luigi ^d   Ukoumunne, Obioha C ^e   Wake, Melissa ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

language development; longitudinal; maternal responsiveness; mother child interaction; toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84900426887     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000056     Document Type: Article

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