English: maternal responsiveness

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Definition

Responsiveness defines the prompt, contingent, and appropriate reactions parents display to their children in the context of everyday exchanges. Maternal responsiveness occupies a theoretically central position in developmental science and possesses meaningful predictive validity over diverse domains of children’s development, yet basic psychometric features of maternal responsiveness are still poorly understood.

Context

Yn aml, caiff effaith ansawdd y 'siarad' a 'rhyngweithio' ei disgrifio fel 'ymatebolrwydd y fam'. Ystyr ymatebolrwydd y fam yw rhianta sy'n symbylus, yn ddigwyddiadol ac yn addas at anghenion y plentyn.