War trauma and infant motor, cognitive, and socioemotional development: Maternal mental health and dyadic interaction as explanatory processes

Samir R. Qouta, Mervi Vänskä, Safwat Y. Diab, Raija-Leena Punamäki

Development is intensive and miraculous during the first years of life: an infant creates a unique dyadic interaction with the caregiver; learns apt ways of attention and coordination; improves in grasping objects, crawling, and walking; and develops sophisticated methods of communication, ultimately mastering language.

Key wordsTransgenerational Trauma

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