Preliminary findings from a follow-up study of 33 children, assessed for their socioemotional development from 18 months of age, are presented. At 77 months, they were evaluated again in a laboratory context, recording on video a situation of discussion of a conflict with the caregiver and then coding these videos using the CIB instrument. Conversation turns assessed with the LENA software at 18 and 30 months of age are associated with socioemotional cognition, emotion regulation, and emotional communication competencies assessed at 77 months of age. The association is stronger at 30 months than at 18 months, suggesting a possible mediation effect to be explored in future analyses. Implications for professional intervention and public policies for children are discussed.
