Being with babies : understanding and responding to the infants in your care / Beverly Kovach, Denise Da Ros-Voseles.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.

Challenge: caring for infants in a child-care setting -- Authentic caregiving -- Believing that babies are capable -- Trial and error: the way capable babies learn -- Primary caregiving -- Three Rs: respectful, responsive, and reciprocal caregiving -- Stop and look: the key to observation -- Giving time: the art of slowing down -- Cues are clues -- What do babies need? -- Baby is the curriculum -- Caregiver, an important part of the curriculum -- PR for infants: supporting predictable routines -- Valuing and respecting babies -- Communicating with babies -- Babies communicate by crying -- How infants interact with each other -- Quality time with infants -- Providing just enough help to babies -- Babies learn by struggling -- Discovering and exploring: the value of play -- Diapering is a two-way street -- Eating: food for thought -- Rest stop -- Learn to move, move to learn -- Speak to not at: supporting babies' language development -- Objects: not too many and not too few -- Room environment: the place and the space -- Watch those interruptions! -- Reflect instead of praise -- To touch or not to touch: there is no question -- Quality care -- Working together with families -- Questions frequently asked by families -- Nurturing the caregiver -- Building team spirit -- Appendix: Developmental chart -- Sample floor plan -- Daily observation form -- --

Letter from Beverly -- Letter from Denise -- Introduction -- 1. A Challenge: Caring for Infants in a Child-Care Setting -- 2. Authentic Caregiving -- 3. Believing That Babies Are Capable -- 4. Trial and Error: The Way Capable Babies Learn -- 5. Primary Caregiving -- 6. The Three Rs: Respectful, Responsive, and Reciprocal Caregiving -- 7. Stop and Look: The Key to Observation -- 8. Giving Time: The Art of Slowing Down -- 9. Cues Are Clues -- 10. What Do Babies Need? -- 11. The Baby Is the Curriculum -- 12. The Caregiver, an Important Part of the Curriculum -- 13. PR for Infants: Supporting Predictable Routines -- 14. Valuing and Respecting Babies -- 15. Communicating with Babies -- 16. Babies Communicate by Crying -- 17. How Infants Interact with Each Other -- 18. Quality Time with Infants -- 19. Providing Just Enough Help to Babies -- 20. Babies Learn by Struggling -- 21. Discovering and Exploring: The Value of Play -- 22. Diapering Is a Two-Way Street -- 23. Eating: Food for Thought -- 24. Rest Stop -- 25. Learn to Move, Move to Learn -- 26. Speak to Not at: Supporting Babies' Language Development -- 27. Objects: Not too Many and Not too Few -- 28. The Room Environment: The Place and the Space -- 29. Watch Those Interruptions! -- 30. Reflect Instead of Praise -- 31. To Touch or Not to Touch: There Is No Question -- 32. Quality Care -- 33. Working Together with Families -- 34. Questions Frequently Asked by Families -- 35. Nurturing the Caregiver -- 36. Building Team Spirit -- Reflections - Caregiving: A Journey.

Offers beginning and experienced caregivers an overview of the issues they may face on a day-to-day basis while caring for infants and offers effective solutions for each issue.

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