The Toddler Transition Project (TTP) seeks to understand the perspectives and psychological resources that mothers produce when their child transitions to a new childcare setting.  Through a series of interactions between mother and child, maternal sensitivity was coded for in relation to their child’s emotional displays. Maternal physiological responses to attachment-related stimuli were also measured.  Through further understanding of maternal perspectives and psychological resources through the transition to childcare, the PIs of this project can foster parent-caregiver partnerships and child development for those families most in need. 

Collaborators:
Dr.Glenn Roismann (University of Minnesota)
Dr. Jennifer Hardesty (HDFS, Illinois)

Graduate Students:
Ashley Groh
Helen Emery
Rebecca Swartz
Xi Chen

Funded by:
Family Resiliency Center (UIUC) Seed Grant
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture