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METRO BABY PROJECT

New York University Psychology DepartmentDr. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda

Eden Lipke (HCS 2009)Farzana Ahmed (HCS 2009)Lorena Nicol (HCS 2008)

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Metro baby projectOur research activities

OVERVIEW of TALK

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Metro baby project

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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…

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Started in 2004 Mothers and their newborns were

recruited from Bellevue Hospital, Harlem Hospital, and Allen Pavillion

Initial sample: 324 familiesAfrican AmericanDominicanMexican

BACKGROUND

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TIMELINEAge Setting Protocol

1 month Phone Mother 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)

5 years (Grade 1)

6 years (Grade 2)

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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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

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interview

Daily routine diaryCodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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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

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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

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diary

CodingData entry into SPSSFuture plans

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

such as: Breast feed Diaper change Holding Hand games Bath

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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:

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CODING SHEET The times for each episode were computed

and written onto a code sheet

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SAMPLE CODING SHEET

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCoding

Data entry into SPSSFuture plans

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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

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Our researchactivities:

Phone interviewDaily routine diaryCodingSPSS

Future plans

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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

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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.

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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

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THANK YOU!

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