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Registration is now OPEN for the XXV ICIS 2026! At ICIS 2026 in Panama City, we will explore “Infancy in Context,” highlighting how cultural, social, environmental, and methodological contexts shape early development. Register now! infantstudies.org/registration/

ICIS and FIT’NG are back-to-back in Panama City this year — attend both in one trip! FIT’NG 2026 is now accepting oral, poster, and symposium proposals in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging. Deadline: 23:59 PST on Feb 25 fitng.org/2026-conferenc…

Berger et al. (2025) studied parents' value systems on infant sleep: value profiles depended on parent gender & linked w/ cognitions about infant sleep & parents' interactions w/ infants, but not quality of infants' sleep #EarlyYears #Sleep #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

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Di Prete et al. (2025) studied complementary feeding (parent-led vs. baby-led weaning) & maternal comm in 12mos. Both methods foster similar communicative envts, tho parent-led weaning involves more maternal instructional talk @ProgettoSpoon #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

Tu et al. (2025) studied 9mo infants in Sweden & Zimbabwe via eye-tracking: attention allocation is different in these cultures in infancy, but each culture has a unique dynamic attentional style that includes holistic & analytic components #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

Micheletti et al. (2025): new research using home observations & wearable sensors shows that when moms hold their crying babies, both moms & babies show vagal withdrawal. Physical touch, not vocalizing, may be key for regulation in the wild #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

Meristo et al. (2025): preschool attendance (but not parents' mental state lang & having siblings) showed ⬆️sensitivity to unfair outcomes => early social interactions w/ peers in preschools impt in devt of toddlers' fairness expectations #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

Dinzinger et al. (2025) show how maternal smartphone use affects mother–infant interaction, behavior, and autonomic arousal. Even short periods of phone use disturb interactions and lead to infant distress. #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

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Bang et al. (2025): Caregivers talk the most to their toddlers in more activities than just books & play! Daylong recordings reveal ind diffs in child-directed speech across daily activities in English- & Spanish-speaking families in the US #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

Beyer, Sonne, Kingo, & Krøjgaard (2025): Deferred imitation present at 6 months with different objects but performance increases from 6 to 12 months → extends prior work on early emergence and development of deferred imitation in infancy #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

.@camiscaff, Coffey & @CristiaAlex (2025) meta-analysis (N=8,200, 15-46mo): correlation btwn SES & children's word comprehension increased w/ child age; touch-based measures had smaller effects than both looking- and pointing-based measures #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

LAST DAY for submitting your abstracts for #ICIS2026 (Fri 12 December 2025). The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies

Chen (2025) found notable diffs in self-regulation, adaptive functioning, social comm & interaction domains btwn US and Taiwanese infants on ASQ:SE-2, showing importance of culturally sensitive adaptation when used in international contexts #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

This is the last week for submitting your abstracts for #ICIS2026 (due Fri 12 December 2025). The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies

Chai & Ko (2025) analysed devtal changes in linguistic properties of Korean CDS of 35 children (6-30mo): findings suggest that shifts in CDS structure systematically shape the learnability of linguistic units during early language devt #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

ICIS Membership renewal for 2026 and 2027 is now OPEN! Renew or join today! infantstudies.org/membership/

Stevelt et al. (2025) analysed mother-infant interactions in a collectivist caregiving community in The Gambia using the Demba Yaal Interaction Scale, providing a potential framework for dev'g contextually tailored ax of caregiving practices #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.7…

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 12 December 2025! The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies