by Mireille Babineau, Katherine Jung, Myah Meleca, Shelby Suhan, Anicole Tan and Yi Lin (Elaine) Wang Although a large body of literature extensively studies language acquisition and factors that contribute to language development from infancy and...
Infancy Research Around the World
Supporting bilingual families around the world
by Laia Fibla, Jessica E. Kosie, Ruth Kircher, Casey Lew-Williams, and Krista Byers-Heinlein Baby Sophia hears Spanish from her mother and Catalan from her father. Baby Andreas hears English from his mother, German from his father, and French at daycare....
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Developmental Science: The need for a just beginning to support development
by Rachel Barr This month, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS) is featuring a special issue highlighting the work of some of our ICIS members, each of which has provided a brief review on an important issue regarding infant development and...
How do neighborhoods shape infants’ understanding of the social world?
by Hyesung Grace Hwang We, as developmental psychologists, know neighborhoods are important in shaping child development. Bronfenbrenner’s (1989) ecological model includes neighborhoods as a vital part of the environment or ecological systems that influence a child’s...
Infancy Research Around the World: Singapore
by Victoria Leong and Arya Bhomick As an international society, ICIS is committed to representing research from around the globe. “Infancy Research Around the World” is an ICIS Blog series that highlights the important work of our international society members....