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Focus on the importance of families' and teachers' relationships In this comprehensive, applied text, readers see why the study of infants and toddlers is important, why a relationship-based model is important for infant-toddler professionals to use, and what infant and toddler development looks like from pre-birth through age 36 months. Included is information on the theories of infant-toddler development, the role of families and how to engage them in learning and development, and program planning using a relationship-based model. A major focus of the book is on the importance of families' and teachers' relationships and responsiveness in interactions with children. Research-based and yet highly accessible and motivating, the book offers a view of infants and toddlers that respects their capacities and brings compassion to their vulnerabilities, while providing a perspective and voice for teachers, family child care providers, and home visitors to bring to positive and powerful interactions with infants, toddlers, and their families.

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Author:   Donna Wittmer ,  Sandra Petersen
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.060kg
ISBN:  

9780134450094

ISBN 10:   0134450094
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   29 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. The Importance of the Infant and Toddler Years and a Relationship­-Based Approach 2. Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families 3. Understanding and Using Theories 4. The Power of Observation: Learning About Infants and Toddlers 5. Genetics and Prenatal Development 6. Emotional Development and Learning 7. Social Development and Learning with Peers 8. Cognitive Development and Learning 9. Language Development and Learning 10. Motor Development and Learning 11. Responsive Programs: Quality, Health, Safety, and Nutrition 12. Creating a Relationship­ Based Curriculum 13. Routines, Environments, and Opportunities: Day to Day the Relationship Way 14. Respect, Reflect, and Relate: The 3 R Approach to Guidance 15. Including Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in Infant and Toddler Programs 16. The Infant­/Toddler Professional

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Donna Wittmer has a PhD in Child, Family, and Community Studies from Syracuse University. She taught Behavioral Pediatrics at SUNY in Syracuse and developed a family ­centered Early Intervention program on the Onondaga Indian Nation. Beginning in 1990 she taught ECE/ECSE at the University of Colorado Denver for 17 years. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters for early childhood education journals and newsletters. She is the coauthor of Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning, 4th Edition, Endless Opportunities, and The Young Child. Sandra Petersen has a rich background in many facets of the early childhood field. Beginning with teaching preschool, then directing an on­site hospital child care centre, providing early intervention services, providing infant­ parent psychotherapy, directing Colorado's early childhood professional development system and teaching numerous college courses. She is co­author of three textbooks on infancy and early childhood, The Young Child: Prenatal through Age Eight, Endless Opportunities for Infant Toddler Curriculum: A Relationship-­Based Approach, and Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning: A Relationship­-Based Approach.

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