Abstract
At birth, infants show a sophisticated behavioral repertoire that serves their need to share the subjective experience of others. These dispositions have their antecedents in a “motor intentionality” that emerges during the intrauterine period. We will describe the trajectories of intersubjectivity across the first 2 years of life and illustrate how the interactions with psycho-biologically attuned parents affect the maturation of infants’ brains. This knowledge may guide clinical interventions aimed at supporting parent-infant relationships.
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Ammaniti, M., Trentini, C. (2024). The Paths of Intersubjectivity During Infancy. In: Osofsky, J.D., Fitzgerald, H.E., Keren, M., Puura, K. (eds) WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48627-2_14
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