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Compassionate with Babies
June 7, 2010
The health of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable.
-Richard Louv, Journalist and Author
-Richard Louv, Journalist and Author
With this observation, Janet Gonzalez-Mena launches her article, "Compassionate Roots Begin with Babies," in Exchange (May/June 2010). In the article she provides these caregiver tips...
- Predictability helps build trust and gives the baby a sense of security.
- Caregivers at the Pikler Institute slow down and wait for some kind of sign that the child has heard and understands what will happen next before they proceed.
- The optimal time for relationship-building is during caregiving activities: those essential activities of daily living that meet infants’ physical needs.
- Caregiving becomes the curriculum when done with careful, focused attention in partnership with the child.
- Magda Gerber always met aggression in infants and toddlers with gentleness.
- Rewarding the victim of aggression with a great deal of attention can result in the child seeking further opportunities to become a victim.
- The toddler who causes pain needs reassurance that the adult will be there to stop her next time if she can’t stop herself.
Being with Babies: Understanding and Responding to the Infants in Your Care is a great resource for both beginning and experienced caregivers. Each chapter describes an issue that caregivers face daily, offers scenarios that illustrate the challenge, suggests solutions caregivers can use to address the issue, and concludes with a review of key points. Being with Babies teaches caregivers how to handle everyday challenges while learning about developmental stages. This hands-on resource is perfect for caregivers of children 6 weeks to 18 months old, as well as for staff development and resource libraries. Chapters include information on:- Developing relationships with babies
- Using observation to understand babies
- Communicating with babies
- Selecting appropriate toys
- Setting up safe and effective learning environments for babies
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Displaying All 2 CommentsMax Lanka
Mawanella, Sbaragamuva, Sri Lanka
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ABC\'s of Families
Greenwich, CT, United States
The fact that giving attention to the victim of aggression increases their likelihood of remaining a victim is an excellent observation. It really makes sense. Babies are learning roles and ways of dealing with the people in their environment from the get go, that is, even as early as pre-birth.
Communicating with them and relating with them after an aggressive act, without the infant or pre-schooler "interpreting" the response as attention is the art of caregiving.
Sharon Shisler, MA, RN
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse
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