We present a developmental model that describes normal peer relations and highlights
processes that underlie the emergence of problems with peers in childhood. We propose …

The Still-Face Paradigm (SFP) designed by Tronick, Als, Adamson, Wise, and Brazelton
(Tronick, E., Als, H., Adamson, L., Wise, S., & Brazelton, TB (1978). Infants response to …

Le mot émotion est sur toutes les lèvres et dans tous les médias. Le spectacle de l'émotion
suscite un intérêt insatiable. Celui qui vit une émotion s' empresse d'en parler. Son …

How do we talk about feelings to children who are cut off from feeling? How do we raise
hope and a sense of safety in despairing and terrified children without offering false hope …

With increased public awareness of the early signs and recent American Academy of
Pediatrics recommendations that all 18-and 24-month-olds be screened for autism spectrum …

When faced by a suddenly unresponsive social partner, young infants typically react by
sobering and gazing away. This still-face reaction has intrigued researchers for several …

In contemporary research, emotions are predominantly defined as arising when an
individual attends to a situation and sees it as relevant to his or her goals (see Gross & …

Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? Why do we care so much about how
others see us, about our reputation? What are the origins of such afflictions? Philippe …

In this lively book, Philippe Rochat makes a case for an ecological approach to human
development. Looking at the ecological niche infants occupy, he describes how infants …

Joint attention may be a core deficit in autism which underlies the abnormal development of
later emerging social-communication behaviors. Given this theory, researchers have …