著者

星 三和子 塩崎 美穂 勝間田 万喜 大川 理香

出版者

一般社団法人 日本保育学会

雑誌

保育学研究 (ISSN:13409808)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.47, no.2, pp.153-163, 2009-12-25 (Released:2017-08-04)

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This study examined the thoughts of daycare center practitioners regarding appropriate reaction to crying babies. Seventy-four daycare teachers participated in this research. First, they watched some videos of babies crying in a daycare situation. Afterwards, they were questioned about the practitioners' reactions in the video scenes. Their opinions were collected during a group discussion and analyzed. The results indicated some common beliefs: "Crying infants should be immediately calmed by adults and should include receptive behaviors such as taking the child in their arms and saying sympathetic words." "Demands communicated by crying should be accepted because crying helps establish an affective bond between baby and practitioner." In addition, historical examination of older beliefs suggested reconsideration of today's infant care.

著者

根ヶ山 光一 星 三和子 土谷 みち子 松永 静子 汐見 稔幸

出版者

一般社団法人 日本保育学会

雑誌

保育学研究 (ISSN:13409808)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.43, no.2, pp.179-186, 2005-12-25 (Released:2017-08-04)

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This study investigates conditions surrounding infants' crying at day nurseries, and aims to examine the quality of daycare. In the day nurseries, 570 babies were observed. For each subject, the state of each period of crying, as well as its cause and the adult's techniques used to calm the child, were recorded during one day by his/her nursery teacher. The results show: 1. As a whole, the frequency of crying was highest in the morning and then declined; 2. The causes of crying were interpreted by the adults as mostly physical, though social causes increased with age in months; 3. Crying interpreted as having a physical origin was nevertheless dealt with by applying social techniques like holding; 4. The duration and the strength of a baby's crying were related significantly to the length of professional experience of his/her practitioner.