You will notice many of these studies are very old. That is because often they were the first groundbreaking studies and have since been proven over and over again. I feel the first studies are the most important, and they are the ones from which I drew my conclusions many years ago, so I do not list here every study that has been done on these subjects since then. In addition, in a book such as this one, footnotes are distracting. Therefore, the studies I refer to in the text are listed by chapter (but not specifically by page or line) and in alphabetical order, to make it easier for you to look them up yourself. Following are each chapter’s references as well as books, video, and music I recommend to parents; not every chapter has recommended books.
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———. The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. Boston: Little, Brown, 2003.
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Condon, W., and L. W. Sander. “Neonate movement is synchronized with adult speech: Interactional participation and language acquisition.” Science 183 (June 1974).
Day, S. “Mother-infant activities as providers of sensory stimulation.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 36:9 (December 1982).
DeCasper, A., et al. “Of human bonding: Newborns prefer their mother’s voices.” Science 208 (June 6, 1980).
Fantz, R. “Maturation of pattern vision in young infants.” Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 55 (1962).
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Ferreira, A. “Emotional factors in the prenatal environment.” Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 141 (1965).
Field, T., S. Schnaberg, F. Scaridi, C. Bauer, N. Vega-Lahr, R. Garcia, J. Nystrom, and C. Kuhn. “Tactile/kinesthetic stimulation effects on preterm neonates.” Pediatrics 77 (May 1986).
———. “Touch for socioemotional and physical well-being: A review.” Developmental Review 30:4 (2011): 367–83.
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Goleman, D. “The experience of touch: Research points to a critical role.” New York Times, February 2, 1988.
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———. Beyond the Relaxation Response. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1985.
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Karen, R. Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
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See Chapter 5.
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