Family & Relationships : Child Development

How does the infant–parent relationship influence infant development? What bearing does the relationship between infants and their caregivers have on clinical assessment and intervention? Clinical Skills in Infant Mental Health is written for a wide range of professionals including maternal and child health nurses, general practitioners, psychiatrists, child protection workers, community and mental health workers, early childhood educators anyone who needs to understand how parents, extended families and other significant people have a direct effect on infant development and well-being. The authors clearly explain the relevance of the pregnant woman and her family’s experience of pregnancy and birth, and the impact of a history of trauma, mental illness, addiction or other adverse circumstances on the quality of parenting and on feeding, sleeping, behavioural and emotional difficulties in babies and toddlers. The growing understanding of factors that influence infant psychological development make this book an essential reference for all health practitioners working with infants and families. more...

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Imagine infants free from painful diaper rash, new parenthood without thousands of dollars wasted in diapering costs, toilet training that is natural and non–coercive, and, most importantly, happier babies and parents. As Christine Gross–Loh reveals in this progressive, enlightening book, all this is possible and more. Infants are born with their own methods of communicating their need to ''go'' just as they communicate hunger or sleepiness. Sudden restlessness, squirming, arching of the back, and vocalization ... all infants display these common behaviors. But what parents may not realize is that these seemingly random actions have a purpose and meaning. Using the tenets of Elimination Communication (EC), Gross–Loh, a mother of two children who were diaper–free at eighteen and fifteen months, respectively, teaches parents how to identify and respond to their baby or toddler's natural cues. Unlike the extreme approach of some parenting books, The Diaper–Free Baby addresses three categories of parents: Full–Time, Part–Time, and Occasional EC'ers. Parents can practice EC as much or as little as fits their family and lifestyle–even busy or working parents and their babies can benefit from the book's techniques. more...

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Filled with Dr. Spock's insightful writings on the fruition of a child to college-aged adult, this first-time collection of essays provides parents with timely information. With Dr. Spock's The School Years , parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions. more...

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The classic guide to children's developmental progress. Over 120 illustrations clearly set out each stage of development in young children. This new edition has been revised and fully updated in line with the latest legislation and research. more...

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