For our babies : ending the invisible neglect of America's infants /
by J. Ronald Lally ; foreword by T. Berry Brazelton & Joshua Sparrow.
- xvii, 169 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-152) and index.
Recognizing the Importance of Support for Babies and their Families -- A Society Changes; Its Thinking and Policies Don't Commonly Held Theories of Child Rearing The Changing American Family A Look at Families with Babies Today The Needs of the Changed Family How the New Brain Research Changes Everything! The Brains Need for a "Social Womb" How Did Scientists Learn About the Infant Brain? Making Crucial Information About Infancy Available to the General Public Discovering Critical and Sensitive Periods in Brain Development Given What We Know, We Must Respond Understanding Babies1 Needs -- Supporting Growth During Preconception and Pregnancy The Development of the Brain While in the Womb Needed Attention to Preconception Health Needed Attention to Prenatal Development During Pregnancy Necessary Supports During Preconception Necessary Supports During Pregnancy What a Newborn Needs from Birth to 9 Months: The Bonding Period The Social Womb, Part 1: The Time of Bonding Supports Necessary to Sustain Development During the First 9 Months of Life How U.S. Policies Negatively Impact Babies What the Infant Needs from 7 to 18 Months: The Exploration Stage The Social Womb, Part 2: The Time of Exploration What Babies Need to Get from Relationships Supports Necessary to Sustain Development from 7 to 18 Months The Low Quality of Child Care in the United States Babies at Risk What the Toddler Needs from 15 to 36 Months: The Stage of Self-Definition The Social Womb, Part 3: A Time of Identity Building Supports Necessary to Sustain Development Between 15 and 36 Months Recommended Supports and Services for Babies and Their Families Preconception Pregnancy The First 9 Months From 7 to 18 Months From 15 to 36 Months Supporting Babies' Healthy Development Why it Makes Sense to Help Families Meet the Needs of Their Babies -- Economic Benefits of Investment in U.S. Babies Preconception Health Services Pregnancy Services Well-Baby Care Services Guaranteed Health-Care Coverage for Families with Children Under Age 3 Paid Leave and Quality Infant/Toddler Care A Final Message Part I 1 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 8 -- 11 -- 2 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 18 -- 20 -- 22 -- Part II 3 27 -- 28 -- 29 -- 34 -- 37 -- 38 -- 4 41 -- 43 -- 46 -- 52 -- 5 56 -- 57 -- 59 -- 62 -- 63 -- 67 -- 6 69 -- 70 -- 76 -- 7 78 -- 79 -- 80 -- 81 -- 83 -- 84 -- 85 -- Part III 8 89 -- 90 -- 91 -- 93 -- 94 -- 95 -- 9 103.
The author combines information about what babies need during the first two years of their growth with a discussion of political policies that restrict our ability to provide them with what they need.
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Child care workers--United States. Infants--Care--United States. Child care--United States. Day care centers--United States. Child care. Child care workers. Day care centers. Infants--Care. Infant Welfare. Infant Care. Child Day Care Centers. Public Policy.