The world-renowned pediatrician, T. Berry Brazelton, and Bertrand G. Cramer, psychoanalyst and pioneer in infant psychiatry, have combined lifetimes of research and practice to write the definitive work on early parent/child relationships. Praised and welcomed by all those who work with new parents-pediatricians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers-the book will be a valuable resource for concerned and curious parents.
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Celebrated baby doctor Brazelton and psychiatrist/psychoanalyst Cramer describe how, during pregnancy and afterward, parents form attachments and interact with their children, usually positively but often negatively. The authors' combined knowledge about child development and the "ghosts" or "replayed battles" and "reincarnated relatives" from parents' earlier experiences is presented clearly along with informative lists such as the Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale and in-text physiological research references. Interaction basics are covered, including synchrony, contingency, and entrainment. Most interesting are the nine case studies, which deal with clinical assessment and intervention in parent-child relationships when the parents' fears, fantasies, and ideals collide with the infant's temperament. Recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 10/1/89.
- Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., founder of the Child Development Unit at Children's Hospital Boston, is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at Brown University. He is a famed advocate for children, and his many other internationally acclaimed books for parents include To Listen to a Child, Infants and Mothers, and, with Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., The Irreducible Needs of Children. Bertrand G. Cramer, M.D., is professor of psychiatry at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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This is a good book for both professionals and parents, who would like to know more about the science behind their baby's behavior. However, there is not dry statistics. Rather, the science is clearly explained with many "real life" examples. In the table of contents, each section is clearly labeled, so you can either read the whole book or go to relevant chapters. This is a very good book to start exploring attachment research and issues.Brazelton is a well know scientist who is a pioneer in early development research. His neonatal behavioral assessment scale (described in chpt. 8) is the professional gold standard used by many researchers, health professionals, and child-related agencies. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in infant research and early development.
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I think this book is fantastic. It is an easy read and the kind of book I could not put down. Some people have said in their reviews they think it is a bit out dated, but from a psychological perspective the theories and ideas put forth in the book are classic and still used today. I think it is a great book for students, but I am not so sure parents would find it helpful. The book is written from more of a clinical perspective that parents may not find very helpful and may even take offense or not fully understand certain things discussed in the book.
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This is a worthwhile book written in a readable style by an important expert (pediatrician and researcher) in the field of child development.
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Each woman's pregnancy reflects her whole life prior to conception. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
imaginary interactions, parental fantasies, infant psychiatry, meaning attribution, fetal activity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale by T Berry Brazelton on 4 pages
- The Child, The Family And The Outside World (Classics in Child Development) by D. W. Winnicott on page 84, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Babies And Their Mothers (Merloyd Lawrence) by D. W. Winnicott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Child Development by Lewis Lipsitt in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud on page 35, and Back Matter
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- Young, Poor, and Pregnant: The Psychology of Teenage Motherhood by Dr. Judith S. Musick on page 131, and Back Matter
- The Growth of the Mind: And the Endangered Origins of Intelligence by Stanley I. Greenspan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Pre-Object Relatedness: Early Attachment and the Psychoanalytic Situation by Ivri Kumin MD in Back Matter
- The Irreducible Needs Of Children: What Every Child Must Have To Grow, Learn, And Flourish by T. Berry Brazelton in Back Matter
- Parenting Representations: Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications (Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development) by Ofra Mayseless on page 348
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