Full Description
This book examines the relationship-promoting approach to child care. The authors use the metaphor of the dance to explain the give and take interactions between caregivers and children that help promote emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. Throughout the book, programs from the United States and around the world are examined to highlight features that work. ""Extending the Dance"" gives early childhood professionals the tools they need to develop an environment that encourages development and attachment.
Contents
The Importance of the Dance; Dancing with Babies; Extending the Dance to Secondary Caregivers; Learning the Steps: Applications of Relationship-Based Approaches to Infant-Toddler Caregiving; Encircling Child Care in the Dance; Partnerships that Last; Smooth Rhythms; A Good Partner; Getting Off on the Right Foot; Now, Really Dance; Dancing with Your Peers; The One Who Brought You; A Beautiful Ballroom; Everybody Dance; Concluding Remarks.
