METRO BABY PROJECT

New York University Psychology DepartmentDr. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda

Eden Lipke (HCS 2009)Farzana Ahmed (HCS 2009)

Lorena Nicol (HCS 2008)

Metro baby projectOur research activities

OVERVIEW of TALK

Metro baby project

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.

GOALTo understand the influence of…

Started in 2004 Mothers and their newborns were

recruited from Bellevue Hospital, Harlem Hospital, and Allen Pavillion

Initial sample: 324 familiesAfrican AmericanDominicanMexican

BACKGROUND

TIMELINEAge Setting Protocol1 month Phone Mother interview6 months14 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

Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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

Our researchactivities:

Phone interview

Daily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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

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.

9-10 a.m.

10-11 a.m.

11-12 p.m.

DAILY ROUTINES DIARY

Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diary

CodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

CODING Daily routine diary is coded Each event is identified as an “episode,”

such as: Breast feed Diaper change Holding Hand games Bath

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:

CODING SHEET The times for each episode were computed

and written onto a code sheet

SAMPLE CODING SHEET

Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCoding

Data entry into SPSSFuture plans

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

Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingSPSS

Future plans

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

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. 389-393. 6 Aug 2009.

Chuang, Susan S, and Robert P. Moreno. On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America. 1st ed. Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.

Bremner, Gavin, and Alan Fogel. Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, March 5, 2004.

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

THANK YOU!

Questions?