Available online
Description
This programme is an exploration of the development of the bond between a mother and her baby using special filming technique it analyses sequencer of what is known as pre-speech. This is a recentl...y discovered phenomenon, where babies, even of a few days old, take part in adult type conversations with their mothers, known as "pre speech". The programme is based on recent research at Edinburgh University by Dr. Colwyn Trewarthen and contains an interview with Dr. Hugh Jolly, consultant paediatrician at West London Hospital, Hammersmith and author of the British "Dr. Spock". However, the filming for this programme revealed a degree of interaction not previously described. As a result of this, the film material has been analysed by a time-sampling method and this analysis is to be the subject of a future research paper in the psychological press.
This programme is an exploration of the development of the bond between a mother and her baby using special filming technique it analyses sequencer of what is known as pre-speech. This is a recentl...y discovered phenomenon, where babies, even of a few days old, take part in adult type conversations with their mothers, known as "pre speech". The programme is based on recent research at Edinburgh University by Dr. Colwyn Trewarthen and contains an interview with Dr. Hugh Jolly, consultant paediatrician at West London Hospital, Hammersmith and author of the British "Dr. Spock". However, the filming for this programme revealed a degree of interaction not previously described. As a result of this, the film material has been analysed by a time-sampling method and this analysis is to be the subject of a future research paper in the psychological press.
| Module code and title: | E201, Personality and learning |
|---|---|
| Item code: | E201; 05 |
| First transmission date: | 03-04-1976 |
| Published: | 1976 |
| Rights Statement: | |
| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:23:45 |
| + Show more... | |
| Producer: | Edward Milner |
| Contributors: | Hugh Jolly; John Oates; Colwyn Trewarthen |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Bonding; Mother and baby; Pre-speech; West London Hospital |
| Footage description: | The programme opens with film of a new born baby, over which some of the past misconceptions of psychologists about the abilities of babies are read. Over various shots of babies at home and in hospital, Oates describes the brain activity of babies during sleep and waking time. Film of a mother breast feeding, over which Oates comments on the interaction between mother and child. Three mothers give their views on this interaction, after which Oates interviews Hugh Jolly, the consultant paediatrician at Charing Cross Hospital. Jolly explains the importance of bonding between mother and baby. Film of a mother bathing her new baby in hospital. In interview Jolly comments further on the need for a good relationship between mother and child. Film of a mother changing her baby, after which Jolly comments on the need of the mother to make the baby comfortable. A number of mothers take part in an experiment with their children. Each mother talks to her baby in front of a large mirror, which enables the baby's attempts to communicate to be recorded. One such 'conversation' is analysed in detail and replayed in slow motion, with Dates explaining the baby's behaviour in detail. Further instances of "this experiment are shown so that pre speech can be observed in the babies. Jolly and Oates discuss the differences in babies of the same age, and comment on some past misconceptions about babies' behaviour. The programme concludes with a mother talking to her baby. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/72054 |
| Production number: | 00525_6099 |
| Videofinder number: | 548 |
| Available to public: | no |
