Foundations of Responsive Caregiving: Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
“Given the plasticity of the early developing brain, caregivers play a critical role in the child’s physical, intellectual, and emotional development. Needed is a resource that gives caregivers well-researched and practical examples on how to create an enriched environment for young children. This exceptional book, along with its companion volume,Activities for Responsive Caregiving, meets this need. It needs to be read by every early childhood educator, child care provider, and parent of children birth to two. Our children will be the beneficiaries.”—Patricia Wolfe, EdD, author ofBrain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practiceand coauthor ofBuilding the Reading Brain“Foundations of Responsive Caregivingis the long-awaited manual for the best practices in the daily care of very young children. Dr. Barbre shares her years of experience guiding caregivers of very young children.”— Diana B. Hiatt-Michael, EdD, professor emeritus at Pepperdine University