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We know a lot \u2013 but not everything \u2013 about how best to care for young children. For example, how do things like subtle variations in stress in families affect the quality and consequences of early care? We are also still learning about the effects of certain types of care \u2013 such as skin-to-skin contact and different sleeping arrangements \u2013 on long-term child development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We study the causes and consequences of early care behaviors. For example, our research has shown that certain types of care, like room sharing and breastfeeding, can have positive effects on the development of children\u2019s emotion regulation. In addition, we study how early care affects biological development, such as the development of the brain, hormones, and stress regulation systems. Finally, we investigate whether experimentally changing care, e.g. increasing skin-to-skin contact between young infants and their mothers, positively affects child development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Beijers, R., Cassidy, J., Lustermans, H. & de Weerth, C. (2019) Parent-Infant Room-sharing during the First Months of Life: Longitudinal Links with Behavior during Middle Childhood. <\/a>Child Development<\/em>, 90(4):1350-1367. doi: 10.1111\/cdev.13146.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hechler, C., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2019) Prenatal Predictors of Postnatal Quality of Caregiving Behaviour in Mothers and Fathers<\/a>. Parenting: Science and Practice<\/em>, 19, 101-119.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albers, E.M., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Sweep, F.C.G.J., de Weerth, C. (2016) Cortisol Levels of Infants in Center Care Across the First Year of Life: Links with Quality of Care and Infant Temperament<\/a>. Stress<\/em>, 19(1):8-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n