What do babies and young children really need? For the first time, two famed advocates for children cut through all the theories, platitudes, and controversies that surround parenting advice to define what every child must have in the first years of life. They lay out the seven irreducible needs of any child, in any society, and confront such thorny questions as: How much time do children need one-on-one with a parent? What is the effect of shifting caregivers, of custody arrangements? Whyare we knowingly letting children fail in school? Nothing is off limits. This short, hard-hitting book, the fruit of decades of experience and caring, sounds a wake-up call for parents, teachers, judges, social workers, policy makers-anyone who cares about the welfare of children.A Merloyd Lawrence Book
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Parents can sometimes feel like ships being tossed in the storm--trying to keep their households afloat amidst escalating child-care and health-care costs, declining funding for public schools, and workplaces that do not favor working families. The Irreducible Needs of Children reads like a social compass, or better yet, a family's true north. T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's most respected pediatricians, joins with one of the most respected child psychiatrists, Stanley Greenspan, to offer parents, as well as caregivers, teachers, policymakers, and even custody-hearing judges clear-cut guidelines for rearing healthy, well-nurtured children.
Each chapter speaks to the fundamental priorities, such as "The Need for Ongoing, Nurturing Relationships" or "The Need for Limit Setting, Structure, and Expectations." In every chapter the two doctors offer a lively dialog as they boldly assert their child-rearing opinions based on solid research and their collective years of wisdom. They then lead into a list of joint recommendations. No topic is too controversial or specific for these hard-core child advocates, including how many hours a baby or toddler should be in child care per week (ideally less than 30), the importance of one-on-one time, setting up child-oriented custody arrangements, and how much homework or television a child should have each day. Although you may not agree with every recommendation, this makes an excellent navigational tool for parents and anyone else who controls the course of children's destinies. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Pediatrician Brazelton (Touchpoints) and child psychiatrist Greenspan (Building Healthy Minds) join together to present a hard-hitting treatise on what children really need from their parents and from society. While the text is densely written, it is engaging. The two childcare experts share the mutually strong conviction that society is not currently meeting the basic needs of children. Each chapter is devoted to the discussion of an "irreducible" need, such as the Need for Ongoing Nurturing Relationships, the Need for Physical Protection, Safety and Regulation, the Need for Stable Supportive Communities and Cultural Continuity, and the Need to Protect the Future. After each discussion, the authors recommend ways to meet these needs. For instance, Brazelton and Greenspan examine how day care shortchanges children in America and make detailed recommendations on what is needed to improve the situation, such as better training, higher wages and continuity of care. Also powerful are their comments on educational issues and the need for an expanded role by schools and healthcare systems. Policy makers, health-care professionals, educators and parents will find this a thought-provoking but demanding read that poses incisive questions about the way we raise, educate and care for our children. Brazelton and Greenspan offer viable, intelligent solutions to a full deck of problems faced by our country as well as by the global community. (Oct.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This book is directed to parents but also to anyone who works with children. It sums up the very heart of developmental pediatrics and what it takes to support children in our society today. It it has a flowing read, as if you were listening to our leading experts discuss and reflect, on their years of experience, what sort of direction that needs to happen, if our children are to be successful. Should be part of curriculum for teachers, medical or nursing students, or any who work with children. I relied on information obtained from the "What Every Baby Knows" series years ago and know that it set me in the right direction in parenting. Our country needs more of this. And we need it more now, than ever.
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Yes, of course, dual income families are a necessity (for most people) given today's economic reality. Still, what kind of relationships can parents have with their kids when they're both working 60 hour weeks? Let's be honest. Something has to give. Greenspan and Brazelton have a plan to evolve our societal model so we can live more humane and rewarding family lives. They call for a balance of child care and work demands, but not based on the '50s model where the wife stayed home. READ THIS BOOK. This book gives people clear and specific guidelines for what it takes to build essential relationships with children that will instill in them with the confidence, sense of security, and love they so desperately need. Now we all need to READ THIS BOOK. If only this book accompanied the free bag of baby formula new parents get when they leave the hospital!!! It is a must read for legislators, educators, parents and grandparents. And it is the perfect baby shower gift or companion to a baby medical guide. Please READ THIS BOOK.
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I was a little disappointed in this book. I am an educator but was reading from the perspective of a first time parent. It would be helpful for any teacher interested in teaching to individual differences. I wouldn't recommend this to parents unless they happen to be teachers as well.
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I have read this book and its a great title to read.
Published on Jun 10 2003 by Sarkar
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This book was a bit boring
Chapter 1 The Need for Ongoing Nurturing Relationships
Chapter 2 The Need for Physical Protection, Safety, and Regulation,
Chapter 3 The Need for Experiences Tailored to... Read more
Chapter 2 The Need for Physical Protection, Safety, and Regulation,
Chapter 3 The Need for Experiences Tailored to... Read more
Published on Nov 26 2001
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Nothing Revolutionary and it's like reading a Thesis!
It's hard to believe Dr. Brazelton, who has written so many other brilliant parenting books, was an author of this book! Read more
Published on April 3 2001 by Nature Mom w/ 2 children + EE & Management degrees
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Listening to the experts!
As a Ph.D. candidate, I read many child development books and this is one that I can get very excited about. Read more
Published on Dec 28 2000 by Debra K. New
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A Wake-Up Call for our Society
These authors have written a book that should make us all sit up and take notice! Your "expectations" will determine how you value its message. Read more
Published on Dec 24 2000 by Phyllis Porter
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Unrealistic expectations?
The title of this book is somewhat misleading - Brazelton and Greenspan have outlined a set of needs which, although qualitatively reasonable, are quantitatively outside the reach... Read more
Published on Dec 18 2000
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Beware: A Policy Paper - Not a Parenting Manual
I read this book expecting to obtain help and information on disciplining and understanding my 2 year old. Read more
Published on Dec 8 2000
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A detailed guide to a child's healthy existence
There are children in our world who are being failed - by parents, caregivers, and even society. If we can learn and understand exactly what a child's basic needs are, there may... Read more
Published on Dec 4 2000 by MyParenTime.com
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Love Brazleton, Hated the book...
I am a fan of Brazleton, and I eagerly awaited this book. (I even pre-ordered it before publication. Read more
Published on Nov 27 2000
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speaking up for children
Gail Hudson's review above words things a little oddly. True, you could argue that this book says children ideally should be in day care less than 30 hours a week, but what it... Read more
Published on Oct 22 2000 by Laurie P. Badley
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