Extending the Dance in Infant and Toddler Caregiving: Enhancing Attachment and Relationships

by Helen Raikes, Carolyn P. Edwards

Secure attachment between child and parent is one of the most important factors in early learning and development—and for children in infant-toddler programs, teachers are a critical third partner in this relationship dance. That's why child care administrators and educators need this warm and practical program guide. An in-depth blueprint for promoting attachment and relationships in early childhood settings, this book helps professional caregivers and educators develop sensitive, nurturing relationships with young children. In the process, they'll strengthen parent–child attachment and the supportive relationships among the adults who nurture the children. With the clear and detailed model in Extending the Dance , readers will To help them establish and maintain a relationship-based early childhood program, administrators and teachers will get concrete guidance on every step of the process, plus inspiration and ideas from successful programs in the United States and around the world. With this innovative program guide, early childhood educators will be full participants in the dance of early attachment—and promote the healthy emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development of the young children they care for.

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 12, 2009

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extending the Dance in Infant & Toddler Caregiving: Enhancing Attachment & Relationships is a guide for early child care professional that provide care and developmentally appropriate environments for infants and toddlers. The relationship between caregiver and our smallest children needs to be nurturing, caring and they need to be cooperative and communicative with the parents of the child. This is a guide to help establish relationships that have the maximum benefit to the children. It is an excellent reference for child development professionals.

[sparklemaia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was... fine. Most of the information was pretty standard -- anyone who has worked with infants and toddlers will probably not find a whole lot of new territory covered here. It is a good basic framework for anyone new to this age group, though. The only thing I really actively disliked about this book was the dance metaphor; it was super heavy handed and made me want to gag, so I basically skipped the beginning and ending paragraph of every chapter to avoid it.

[Amber]

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