International Congress of Infant Studies
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The International Congress of Infant Studies is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the promotion of research on the development of infants
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(1/3) Welcome, new followers, to the official International Congress of Infant Studies Bluesky account. Here, we share research findings from the Infancy journal and blog posts written by esteemed researchers from all over the world. #AcademicSky #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #infancypapers
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December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Bang, @vmarchman.bsky.social 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 Eng- & Spanish-speaking families in the US #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Time to Talk: Variability in Caregiver‐Child Verbal Engagement During Everyday Activities Sampled From Daylong Recordings
Children learn language through interactions with others. To document variation in how caregivers engage verbally with their 2-year-old children, we sampled six 10-min segments of dense child-directe...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bang, @vmarchman.bsky.social 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 Eng- & Spanish-speaking families in the US #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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 #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Deferred Imitation: A 9‐Month Revolution or an Emerging Ability at 6 Months?
The ability to engage in deferred imitation is by many scholars considered as one of several social-cognitive abilities that emerge during what has been coined the “9-month revolution”. Meanwhile, ev....
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December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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 #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Scaff, Coffey & Cristia (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 #EarlyYears #WordLearning #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
A Meta‐Analysis of the Correlation Between Socioeconomic Status and Direct Measures of Young Children's Word Comprehension
What can we learn from the empirical body of literature on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and children's word comprehension? To answer this question, a systematic review was carri....
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Scaff, Coffey & Cristia (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 #EarlyYears #WordLearning #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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 #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Cross‐Cultural Applicability and Psychometric Properties of an Infant Social‐Emotional Screening Instrument
In this study, the psychometric properties of the 6-month age interval of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2) in its English and traditional Chinese versio....
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December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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 #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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...
Input Properties Shape Word Segmentation Performance Across Child Development: A Computational Modeling Study
This study investigates how the linguistic properties of child-directed speech (CDS) change across child development and how these changes affect segmentation performance in computational models. We ...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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...
ICIS Membership renewal for 2026 and 2027 is now OPEN! Renew or join today!
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December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
ICIS Membership renewal for 2026 and 2027 is now OPEN! Renew or join today!
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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 #EarlyYears doi.org/10.1111/infa...
A Contextual Approach to Characterizing Caregiver Responsiveness in a Rural Area of The Gambia
Interactions with caregivers play a crucial role in early development. While most of the world's children live in Majority World countries, research on caregiving predominantly uses measures develope...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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 #EarlyYears doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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International Congress on Infant Studies (ICIS) abstract deadline has now been extended to Friday December 12th!
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research, connect with leading scholars, and experience the unique setting of Panama City. ☀️ 🇵🇦 @infantstudies.bsky.social
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research, connect with leading scholars, and experience the unique setting of Panama City. ☀️ 🇵🇦 @infantstudies.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
International Congress on Infant Studies (ICIS) abstract deadline has now been extended to Friday December 12th!
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research, connect with leading scholars, and experience the unique setting of Panama City. ☀️ 🇵🇦 @infantstudies.bsky.social
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research, connect with leading scholars, and experience the unique setting of Panama City. ☀️ 🇵🇦 @infantstudies.bsky.social
LAST WEEK TO APPLY! #infantstudies Founding Generation Summer Fellowship student applications close on November 25! The program pairs promising students with researchers from around the world who conduct cutting-edge science.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
LAST WEEK TO APPLY! #infantstudies Founding Generation Summer Fellowship student applications close on November 25! The program pairs promising students with researchers from around the world who conduct cutting-edge science.
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#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Students get to work over an intensive 8-week period on an exciting research project. Financial support (up to US $4,000) is available. Apply by November 25: infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Students get to work over an intensive 8-week period on an exciting research project. Financial support (up to US $4,000) is available. Apply by November 25: infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
New on the Baby Blog - Could a toddler lose their keys? Proactive interference says yes by @ckoolh.bsky.social, Zane Mourad and @zsuzsakaldy.bsky.social infantstudies.org/title-could-... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #memory
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New on the Baby Blog - Could a toddler lose their keys? Proactive interference says yes by @ckoolh.bsky.social, Zane Mourad and @zsuzsakaldy.bsky.social infantstudies.org/title-could-... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #memory
Meet the members of #ICIS, Connecting w/ our Community series #10: Prof Ana M. Carmiol shares her work on maternal book reading and child vocabulary development, advises all to stay curious and looks forward to welcoming you to #ICIS026! Full video: youtu.be/_LtochdpRRY #infantstudies
ICIS Interview with Dr. Ana M. Carmiol.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Meet the members of #ICIS, Connecting w/ our Community series #10: Prof Ana M. Carmiol shares her work on maternal book reading and child vocabulary development, advises all to stay curious and looks forward to welcoming you to #ICIS026! Full video: youtu.be/_LtochdpRRY #infantstudies
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My lab is accepting students for the ICIS summer fellowship program. Send your interested undergrads my way!
#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Over 25 international faculty are proposing exciting projects. Visit the website for more information and apply by November 25.
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My lab is accepting students for the ICIS summer fellowship program. Send your interested undergrads my way!
#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Over 25 international faculty are proposing exciting projects. Visit the website for more information and apply by November 25.
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Over 25 international faculty are proposing exciting projects. Visit the website for more information and apply by November 25.
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 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
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 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
Hermesch et al. (2025) find that naps can boost infants’ memory for live & video content. Results highlight sleep’s role in early memory, but also show that learning from digital sources poses greater challenges to infants than learning from social interactions doi.org/10.1111/infa... #infancypapers
Sleep and Selective Memory Consolidation in Infants: Exploring the Impact of Learning Contexts
Post-encoding sleep facilitates memory consolidation from early infancy. Learning from digital content might also benefit from post-encoding sleep. However, infants find it more difficult to learn an...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hermesch et al. (2025) find that naps can boost infants’ memory for live & video content. Results highlight sleep’s role in early memory, but also show that learning from digital sources poses greater challenges to infants than learning from social interactions doi.org/10.1111/infa... #infancypapers
#infantstudies Founding Generation Summer Fellowship now open for student applications! The program pairs promising students with researchers from around the world who conduct cutting-edge science. Apply by November 25.
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#infantstudies Founding Generation Summer Fellowship now open for student applications! The program pairs promising students with researchers from around the world who conduct cutting-edge science. Apply by November 25.
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 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
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 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
- @joscelinrocha.com, Ostlund et al. (2025) assessed infants pre-/post-pandemic onset. Negative affect ⬆️ as expected pre-pandemic but ⬇️ afterward. Yet contextual risk (maternal anxiety, neighborhood disadvantage) still predicted ⬆️ neg affect #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
- @joscelinrocha.com, Ostlund et al. (2025) assessed infants pre-/post-pandemic onset. Negative affect ⬆️ as expected pre-pandemic but ⬇️ afterward. Yet contextual risk (maternal anxiety, neighborhood disadvantage) still predicted ⬆️ neg affect #EarlyYears #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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And this year, ICIS 👶🧠 will be followed by the annual meeting of the FIT'NG society @fitngin.bsky.social 🥳 I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Panama 🌴☀️ #FTNG2026
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 December 2025! The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. Click here for submission guidelines: infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And this year, ICIS 👶🧠 will be followed by the annual meeting of the FIT'NG society @fitngin.bsky.social 🥳 I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Panama 🌴☀️ #FTNG2026
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 December 2025! The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. Click here for submission guidelines: infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Abstract Submissions for #ICIS2026 is now open till 1 December 2025! The XXV Biennial Congress will be held on July 6-9 2026 in Panama City, at the RIU Hotel Riu Plaza Panama. Click here for submission guidelines: infantstudies.org/abstracts/ #infantstudies
New on the Baby Blog - Why Dad’s Voice Matters for Premature Brains – and Why Public Support for Research Does, Too by Efthymios Papatzikis infantstudies.org/why-dads-voi... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #Parenting #Research #Dads #science
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New on the Baby Blog - Why Dad’s Voice Matters for Premature Brains – and Why Public Support for Research Does, Too by Efthymios Papatzikis infantstudies.org/why-dads-voi... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #Parenting #Research #Dads #science
Passionate about fostering the next wave of infant researchers? Be a mentor for the ICIS Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Share your insights, support young minds, and leave a lasting impact. LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!
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October 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Passionate about fostering the next wave of infant researchers? Be a mentor for the ICIS Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Share your insights, support young minds, and leave a lasting impact. LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!
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Attention ICIS members! Here's your chance to guide and inspire emerging talents in infant studies. Join us as a mentor for the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship. Together, let's build a brighter future for #InfantResearch. Sign up now.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attention ICIS members! Here's your chance to guide and inspire emerging talents in infant studies. Join us as a mentor for the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship. Together, let's build a brighter future for #InfantResearch. Sign up now.
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