Getting to Know You - Lessons in Early Relational Health from Infants and Caregivers

Utilizing narrative storytelling, this user-friendly guide describes the principles of early relational health with direct application to day-to-day work with infants and parents. Practitioners on the front lines often feel great pressure to know -what to do- in a wide range of challenging situations. Drawing on both developmental science and extensive clinical experience, Dr. Gold provides evidence that the exact opposite-a stance of not-knowing-helps us find our way into another person-s experience, offering the greatest opportunity for connection, growth, and healing. Gold presents a model of -listening in- with an intentional suspension of expectations and a willingness to be surprised. The paradigm of listening in functions as a kind of superpower to enhance teacher-student, professional-parent, and parent-infant relationships. This resource will be important reading for a broad variety of practitioners working with infants including early childhood educators, home visitors, pedia