This article reports on a study of the relationship between mother-child interactions and children's development for 18 children, aged 20–36 months with severe visual impairments and no other known handicapping condition. The study found that mother-responsive behaviors were positively related to the children's development, whereas mother-initiated behaviors were either negatively related or not related.
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