Building Early Social and Emotional Relationships with Infants and Toddlers : Integrating Research and Practice

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the process of building healthy early social and emotional relationships with infants from a developmental perspective. The book synthesizes current research on the contextual influences of attachment, family relationships, and caregiving practices on social-emotional development. Chapters examine the processes of socioemotional development—particularly in relationships with parents, other family members, and peers—and identify areas for promoting healthy attachments and resilience, improving caregiving skills, and intervening in traumatic and stressful situations. Chapters also present empirically-supported intervention and prevention programs focused on building early relationships from birth through three years of age. The book concludes with future directions for supporting infant mental health and its vital importance as a component of research, clinical and educational practice, and child and family policy. Topics featured in this book include: * The effect of prenatal and neonatal attachment on social and emotional development. * The impact of primary relationships and early experiences in toddlerhood. * Toddler autonomy and peer awareness in the context of families and child care. * Supporting early social and emotional relationships through The Legacy for ChildrenTM Intervention. * How to build early relationship programming across various cultures. __Building Early Social and Emotional Relationships with Infants and Toddlers__ is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians and professionals, and graduate students in the fields of infant mental health, developmental psychology, pediatrics, public health, family studies, and early childhood education. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Integrating Research and Theory on Early Relationships to Guide Intervention and Prevention (Amanda Sheffield Morris, Amy Treat, Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Tessa Chesher, Amy C. Williamson, Julia Mendez)....Pages 1-25 Laying the Groundwork for Social and Emotional Development: Prenatal Attachment, Childbirth Experiences, and Neonatal Attachment (Tiffany N. Spierling, Lucia Ciciolla, Stacy Tiemeyer, Karina M. Shreffler)....Pages 27-57 Building the Foundation in Early Infancy, 1–6 Months (Tracy Moran Vozar, Anna R. Breuer, Amie Lofton, Sherry S. Heller, Amber Evenson)....Pages 59-79 Deepening Connections in Later Infancy: 6 to 12 Months (Amy C. Williamson, Laura Hubbs-Tait, Janna Colaizzi, Amy Huffer)....Pages 81-101 The Impact of Primary Relationships and Early Experiences in Toddlerhood: 12 to 18 Months (Ann M. Mastergeorge, Katherine W. Paschall)....Pages 103-132 Middle Toddlerhood: Autonomy and Peer Awareness in the Context of Families and Child Care (Christine N. Lippard, Karen M. La Paro)....Pages 133-156 Terrific Twos: Promoting Toddlers’ Competencies in the Context of Important Relationships (Holly E. Brophy-Herb, Erika London Bocknek, Hailey Hyunjin Choi, Neda Senehi, Sarah N. Douglas)....Pages 157-181 Supporting Early Social and Emotional Relationships Through a Public Health Parenting Program: The Legacy for ChildrenTM Intervention (Lara R. Robinson, Sophie A. Hartwig, D. Camille Smith, Akilah H. Lee, Lauren W. Forbes, Ruth Perou et al.)....Pages 183-211 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (Amanda H. Costello, Caroline K. P. Roben, Mary Dozier)....Pages 213-235 The Circle of Security Intervention: Building Early Attachment Security (Glade L. Topham)....Pages 237-258 Enhancing Early Care Provider’s Capacity for Building Early Relationships with Families and Their Children: Touchpoints-Informed Practice (Catherine Ayoub, Elisa Vele-Tabaddor)....Pages 259-275 Tulsa Children’s Project: Applying Evidence-Based Interventions in Early Childhood Settings (Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Ruth Slocum, Jerry D. Root, Cara Bosler, Amanda Sheffield Morris)....Pages 277-303 Building Early Relationship Programming Across Cultures (Lana O. Beasley, Dolores S. Bigfoot, Hannah K. Curren)....Pages 305-323 Promoting Early Relationships in Infancy and Early Parenthood: Integrating Social and Emotional Policy, Practice, and Research (Deborah Weatherston, Katherine L. Rosenblum)....Pages 325-341 Back Matter ....Pages 343-351