Click to edit Master subtitle style 9/1/09 METRO BABY PROJECT New York University Psychology Department Dr. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda Eden Lipke (HCS 2009) Farzana Ahmed (HCS 2009) Lorena Nicol (HCS 2008)

9/1/09  Metro baby project  Our research activities OVERVIEW of TALK

9/1/09 Metro baby project

9/1/09  families, schools, peers, work, and the media on development of young children  parents’ views and practices from the first days of infants’ lives  culture on infants’ early learning, development, and school readiness. GOAL To understand the influence of…

9/1/09  Started in 2004  Mothers and their newborns were recruited from Bellevue Hospital, Harlem Hospital, and Allen Pavillion  Initial sample: 324 families  African American  Dominican  Mexican BACKGROUND

9/1/09 TIMELINE AgeSettingProtocol 1 monthPhoneMother interview 6 months 14 months (age 1)Home Visit Mother interview Child assessment Mother-child interaction 24 months (age 2) 36 months (age 3) 52 months (Preschool) Lab Visit 5 years (Grade 1)Lab Visit 6 years (Grade 2)Lab Visit

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  Data entry into SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  Data entry into SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09  Data is collected via a phone interview:  Parenting beliefs (what parents think)  Parenting practices (what parents do)  Child characteristics (gender, temperament)  Child experiences  Parent experiences  Finances PHONE INTERVIEW

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  Data entry into SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09 DAILY ROUTINES  Mothers are interviewed for a detailed account of a typical day with her child  Mothers are asked to specify:  the events of the day  who was present  location  duration  who was involved

9/1/09 What was baby’s activity? Who was activity with? Where did this occur? Who else was there? 6-7 a.m. 7-8 a.m. 8-9 a.m a.m a.m p.m. DAILY ROUTINES DIARY

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  Data entry into SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09 CODING  Daily routine diary is coded  Each event is identified as an “episode,” such as:  Breast feed  Diaper change  Holding  Hand games  Bath

9/1/09 CODING, cont.  Caregiving  Play with toys  Play without toys  Reading books  Literacy activities  TV watching  Other media  Household chores  Child focused outings  Parent/other related outings  Family/community events  Organized activity  Informal child care  Visits  Major categories for episodes:

9/1/09 CODING SHEET  The times for each episode were computed and written onto a code sheet

9/1/09 SAMPLE CODING SHEET

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  Data entry into SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09  Statistical Package for the Social Sciences  Software used to analyze data collected from diaries  Focus: time distribution  Condenses wide range of information into statistics, trends Data entry into SPSS

9/1/09 Our research activities:  Phone interview  Daily routine diary  Coding  SPSS  Future plans

9/1/09  Complete SPSS data entry and checking  Identify trends in statistical results  Differences between cultures  Breakdown of time spent in different types of activities  Child network (who engages in activities)  Move on to code 6 month diaries FUTURE PLANS

9/1/09 BIBLIOGRAPHY  Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Shannon, J. D., Cabrera, N. J., & Lamb, M.E. (2004). “Fathers and Mothers at Play with their 2- and 3- Year-Olds: Contributions to Language and Cognitive Development”, Child Development.  Guillette, Elizabeth A. "Examining Childhood Development in Contaminated Urban Settings." Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol 108. June 2008, pg Aug  Chuang, Susan S, and Robert P. Moreno. On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America. 1st ed. Rowman & Littlefield,  Bremner, Gavin, and Alan Fogel. Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, March 5, 2004.

9/1/09 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  Professor Catherine Tamis-Lemonda  Ryann McNeil and Emily Ho (Co-mentors)  NYU staff and CRCDE  Dr. Sat Bhattacharya  Professor Ross  HCS staff  Our audience

9/1/09 THANK YOU!

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