Nurturing Children and Families

Barry M. Lester, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Lester founded and serves as Director of the Center for the Study of Children at Risk at Brown Alpert Medical School and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.  Dr. Lester has been a member of NIH study sections and of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse at NIDA. He is past president of the International Association for Infant Mental Health and the author of more than 200 scientific publications and 16 books.Child psychiatrist Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D., is Director of Special Initiatives at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. He is co-author with T. B. Brazelton of nine books and a weekly New York Times syndicate column.

“This classic collection will enrich every infant mental health professional’s understanding of the legacy of T. Berry Brazelton and his influence on the infant and family field.”  (Perspectives, Spring 2013)

• Notes on Contributors ix Preface xxivJoshua D. Sparrow and Barry M. LesterAcknowledgments xxxAbout T. Berry Brazelton xxxiiA Tribute to T. Berry Brazelton xxxvGeoffrey CanadaPart I A Scientific Revolution in Behavioral and Developmental Research 1Section I Changing Paradigms 31 Transforming the Research Landscape 3Barry M. Lester2 Aligning Systems of Care with the Relational Imperative of Development: Building Community through Collaborative Consultation 15Joshua D. SparrowSection II Advances in Understanding Fetal and Newborn Behavior 293 Before Infant Assessment: Fetal Neurobehavior 29Amy L. Salisbury4 The Development of the NBAS: A Turning Point in Understanding the Newborn 42J. Kevin Nugent5 Keys to Developing Early Parent–Child Relationships 53Kathryn E. Barnard6 Prenatal Depression Effects on Neurobehavioral Dysregulation 64Tiffany FieldSection III Self-Regulatory and Relational Processes 737 A New Look at Parent–Infant Interaction: Infant Arousal Dynamics 73Daniel N. Stern8 Infants and Mothers: Self- and Mutual Regulation and Meaning Making 83Ed TronickSection IV Regression and Reorganization in Relational Models of Development 959 Patterns of Instability and Change: Observations on Regression Periods in Typically Developing Infants 95Mikael Heimann10 The Four Whys of Age-Linked Regression Periods in Infancy 107Frans X. PlooijSection V Relational and Contextual Developmental Models 12111 An Ethical Framework for Educating Children with Special Needs and All Children 121Stanley I. Greenspan12 Protective Environments in Africa and Elsewhere 132Robert A. LeVineSection VI Neuroscience Perspectives on Relational and Developmental Models 14113 A Neurobiological Perspective on the Work of Berry Brazelton 141Allan N. Schore14 Hidden Regulators Within the Mother–Infant Interaction 154Myron Hofer15 Temperaments as Sets of Preparedness 164Jerome KaganPart II From Theory to Practice: Innovations in Clinical Intervention 175Section I Preventive Interventions: Home Visitation 17716 Touchpoints in a Nurse Home Visiting Program 177Kristie Brandt and J. Michael Murphy17 The Nurse–Family Partnership 192David L. OldsSection II Early Interventions: The Care of Infants Born Preterm 20518 Advances in the Understanding and Care of the Preterm Infant 205Heidelise Als19 Fueling Development by Enhancing Infant–Caregiver Relationships: Transformation in the Developmental Therapies 219Rosemarie BigsbySection III Infant Mental Health and the Treatment of Early Trauma 23120 Infant Mental Health 231Charles H. Zeanah and Paula Doyle Zeanah21 Ghosts and Angels in the Nursery: Conflict and Hope in Raising Babies 242Alicia F. Lieberman and William W. Harris22 Understanding and Helping Traumatized Infants and Families 254Joy D. Osofsky and Howard J. Osofsky23 Child Maltreatment: The Research Imperative and the Exportation of Results to Clinical Contexts 264Dante Cicchetti and Sheree L. TothPart III Translational Science: Implications for Professional Development, Systems of Care, and Policy 275Section I Changing Practice and Improving Care through Professional Development 27724 Developing the Infant Mental Health Workforce: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strengths for Translating Research to Professional Development and Practice 277Libby Zimmerman25 The Touchpoints Approach for Early Childhood Care and Education Providers 288Jayne Singer and John Hornstein26 Early Innovations in Behavioral/Developmental Pediatric Fellowship Training: A Fresh Approach to Medical Professional Development 300Constance H. KeeferSection II Innovating Change in Service Delivery, Systems of Care, and Policy 30927 The Birth of Child Life: Creating a Child-Friendly, Developmental Hospital Environment 309Myra D. Fox28 Improving Healthcare Service Delivery Systems and Outcomes with Relationship-based Nursing Practices 321Ann C. Stadtler, Julie C. Novak, and Joshua D. Sparrow29 Translating the Science of Early Childhood Development into Policy and Practice 332Daniel Pedersen and Jack P. Shonkoff30 Placing Relationships at the Core of Early Care and Education Programs 341Francine Jacobs, Mallary I. Swartz, Jessica Dym Bartlett, and M. Ann EasterbrooksSection III Changing Ways of Being 35331 Respect and Healing 353Sara Lawrence-LightfootIndex 363