TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kovach,Beverly
AU  - Da Ros-Voseles,Denise
TI  - Being with babies: understanding and responding to the infants in your care 
SN  - 0876590628
AV  - HQ778.5 .K682 2008
U1  - 649.1220284 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Silver Spring, Md.
PB  - Gryphon House
KW  - Infants
KW  - Care
KW  - Child care workers
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2007050963-b.html
ER  -