Infants, Toddlers and Caregivers is an ideal introduction to care and education in the first three years of life, featuring a respectful approach inspired by field pioneers Magda Gerber and Dr. Emmi Pikler. The text provides practical information based on theoretical and research foundations that students can implement in a variety of infant and toddler settings. At a time in early childhood education when school readiness and technological devices and screens for the very young are hot topics, this text focuses on the value of free play, the development of self-reliance, and the importance of responsive, respectful interactions.
"Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers is [a] resource for infant and toddler care. It provides a theoretical foundation and practical information for carings for infants and toddlers."--Back cover.
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers: A Curriculum of Respectful, Responsive Care and Education
The authors of this book recognized that more specific curriculum was needed, and worked together to address these new and challenging issues in early care and education.
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Understanding the development of infants, toddlers, and twos equips caregivers with the tools and best practices needed to guide, teach, and care for them.
The authors of this book recognized that more specific curriculum was needed, and worked together to address these new and challenging issues in early care and education.
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers
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 book provides more than eighty activities and experiences to optimize very young children's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, as well as strategies that support responsive caregiving.
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers is an ideal introduction to care and education in the first three years of life, featuring a respectful, cohesive approach inspired by Magda Gerber and Dr. Emmi Pikler, pioneers in what Gerber called ...