Maternal input and theory of mind development in infancy and early childhood

当父母和他们的孩子说话时，他们通过他们说的话和他们说话的方式来影响他们的发展。在之前arc资助的工作的基础上，这个项目将研究父母如何以及在多大程度上与孩子谈论精神状态，以及调查这种父母谈话对孩子对他人思想和情感的社会认知理解的影响。研究结果有望为正常发育中生物学和社会化的复杂相互作用提供重要的见解，也将为未来的干预措施奠定基础，帮助那些有社会问题风险的儿童。

When parents talk to their children, they influence their development both by what they say and how they say it. Building on previous ARC-funded work, this project will examine how and to what extent parents converse about mental states with their children, as well as investigating the influence of such parental talk on the child's socio-cognitive understanding of others' minds and emotions. Results promise to supply important insights into the complex interaction of biology and socialisation in normal development, and will also serve as a foundation for future interventions to help children who are at risk for social problems.