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A call to action: more parent-child interaction research within daily routines!

Martina Curtin1,2, Evelien Dirks3,4, Amy Szarkowski5

  • 1Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
|December 16, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Parent-child interaction (PCI) supports child development. Research on PCI in daily routines for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children aged 0-3 is limited, necessitating more studies.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Audiology
  • Early Childhood Education

Background:

  • Parent-child interaction (PCI) is crucial for child development.
  • Existing research often focuses on play or book reading, neglecting daily routines.
  • Hearing parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children highlighted the need for support during daily routines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and synthesize existing literature on PCI in daily routines for DHH children aged 0-3.
  • To identify research gaps and provide a call to action for future studies in this area.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review.
  • Search for academic papers assessing PCI in daily routine activities (care, hygiene, nutrition) at home.
  • Focus on DHH children aged 0-3 years.

Main Results:

  • Severely limited results were found, indicating a significant research gap.
  • The review identified a lack of studies examining PCI within the daily routines of DHH infants and toddlers.
  • This scarcity highlights the need for focused research in this specific context.

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need for more research on parent-child interaction during daily routines for DHH children aged 0-3.
  • A 4-point call to action was proposed: examine PCI in daily routines, use video capture, recruit diverse participants, and report explicitly.
  • Future research should prioritize understanding and supporting PCI in everyday activities for DHH children's developmental outcomes.

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