What is it about?
Babies respond quickly to stimulation and new experiences. This paper examined whether early experiences have a lasting effect on future behavior. Results show that helping 3-month-olds to successfully reach for an object facilitates object exploration and attention at 15 months of age.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that parent-guided and motor-focused engagement of young infants may facilitate development in the months to come. This finding may have applications in infants at risk for developmental delays or disorders.
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This page is a summary of: Motor training at 3 months affects object exploration 12 months later, Developmental Science, December 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12370.
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