For decades, language barriers have hindered researchers’ ability to assess child-caregiver relationships in refugee populations—an important component in designing and implementing interventions that promote the healthy development of displaced children. But a recent study led by Yale’s Qusai Khraisha validates a novel observational tool that allows researchers to accurately measure the quality of interactions between young children and their caregivers even if they do not understand the language being spoken.
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