1st Edition

The Infant and Family in the Twenty-First Century

    360 Pages
    by Routledge

    360 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book addresses the most significant and recent issues of infant and child psychiatry, examining topics from clinical care and research perspectives as well as from the perspectives of policies and programs. The first book in the Mentor Series of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, it is written and edited by the foremost authorities in the field. Presented with clarity in a thorough and well-organized fashion to professionals caring for children across the world, this book refines the most significant current knowledge concerning infants to aid infants and families from the immediate care giving of a mother to the policy decisions concerning children by a government.

    Series Introduction
    Preface and Dedication
    Introduction

    PART I. THE FAMILY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

    Chapter 1. The Child in the Twenty-First Century, Joao Gomes-Pedro
    Chapter 2. Strengths and Stresses in Today's Families: Looking Toward the Future, T. Berry Brazelton
    Chapter 3. On Becoming a Family: Bonding and the Changing Patterns in Baby and Family Behavior, John H. Kennell
    Chapter 4. Preparing a World for the Infant in the Twenty-First Century: The Research Challenge, Urie Bronfenbrenner

    PART II. NEW DIRECTIONS IN INFANCY RESEARCH

    Chapter 5. Early Experience and Behavior in the Infant of the Twenty-First Century, Lewis P. Lipsitt
    Chapter 6. The Fetus, the Newborn and the Mother's Voice, William P. Fifer
    Chapter 7. The Cultural Context of Child Development: Implications for Research and Practice in the Twenty-First Century, J. Kevin Nugent

    PART III. THE ONTOGENY OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

    Chapter 8. Parent-Infant Speech Patterns, Hanus Papousek and Mechthild Papousek
    Chapter 9. The Ontogeny of the Baby's Interactions over the First Year, Hubert Montagner
    Chapter 10. Promoting Awareness of the Infant's Behavioral Patterns: Elements of Anticipatory Guidance for Parents, Kathryn E. Barnard and Georgina A. Sumner

    PART IV. INTERVENTION PRIORITIES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

    Chapter 11. Total Population Pediatrics for the Child of the Twenty-First Century, Aiden MacFarlane
    Chapter 12. Child Development: Old Themes and New Directions, Sheila Greene
    Chapter 13. The Educare of Children in the Twenty-First Centry, Bettye Caldwell

    PART V. CULTURE, FAMILY AND INFANT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CONVERGING CLINICAL SCIENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE VIEWS OF DEVELOPING ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS

    Chapter 14. Neural Mechanisms: Underlying Parent-Facilitated Adaptation in Infancy, J. Gerald Young
    Chapter 15. The Cradle of Adaptation: Models Describing the Experience-Responsive Development of Neural Structure and Adaptive Capacities in Infancy and Early Childhood, J. Gerald Young
    Chapter 16. The Infant and Family in a New Century: Integrating Clinical and Neuroscience Perspectives, J. Gerald Young, Joao Gomes-Pedro, J. Kevin Nugent and T. Berry Brazelton

    Author Index
    Subject Index

    Biography

    J. Gerald Young, Joao Gomes-Pedro, J. Kevin Nugent, T. Berry Brazelton

    "A high-quality compendium of information from notable experts in the field of mental health, this collection of scholarly and creative writings warrants attention from serious students of infant, child, and family mental health. There is a wealth of current, well-formulated and tightly-organized information in this first volume that sets a gold standard for future volumes." -- Renee Mehlinger, M.Ed., M.D., Rush-Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center