The Infant and Family in the Twenty-First Century

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

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 IntroductionPreface and DedicationIntroductionPART I. THE FAMILY INTHE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYChapter 1. The Child in the Twenty-First Century, Joao Gomes-PedroChapter 2. Strengths and Stresses in Today's Families: Looking Toward the Future, T. Berry BrazeltonChapter 3. On Becoming a Family: Bonding and the Changing Patterns in Baby and Family Behavior, John H. KennellChapter 4. Preparing a World for the Infant in the Twenty-First Century: The Research Challenge, UrieBronfenbrennerPART II. NEW DIRECTIONS IN INFANCYRESEARCHChapter 5. Early Experience and Behavior in the Infant of the Twenty-First Century, Lewis P.LipsittChapter 6. The Fetus, the Newborn and the Mother's Voice, William P. FiferChapter 7. The Cultural Context of Child Development: Implications for Research and Practice in the Twenty-First Century, J.Kevin NugentPART III. THE ONTOGENY OF THEPARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPChapter 8. Parent-Infant Speech Patterns, Hanus Papousek andMechthild PapousekChapter 9. The Ontogeny of the Baby's Interactions over the First Year, Hubert MontagnerChapter 10. Promoting Awareness of the Infant's Behavioral Patterns: Elements of Anticipatory Guidance for Parents, Kathryn E. Barnard and Georgina A.SumnerPART IV. INTERVENTION PRIORITIES FOR THETWENTY-FIRST CENTURYChapter 11. Total Population Pediatrics for the Child of the Twenty-First Century, Aiden MacFarlaneChapter 12. Child Development: Old Themes and New Directions, Sheila GreeneChapter 13. The Educare of Children in the Twenty-First Centry, Bettye CaldwellPART V. CULTURE, FAMILY AND INFANTIN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CONVERGING CLINICAL SCIENCEAND NEUROSCIENCE VIEWS OF DEVELOPING ADAPTIVEMECHANISMSChapter 14. Neural Mechanisms: Underlying Parent-Facilitated Adaptation in Infancy, J.Gerald YoungChapter 15. The Cradle of Adaptation: Models Describing the Experience-Responsive Development of Neural Structure and Adaptive Capacities in Infancy and Early Childhood, J. Gerald YoungChapter 16. The Infant and Family in a New Century: Integrating Clinical and Neuroscience Perspectives, J. Gerald Young, JoaoGomes-Pedro, J. Kevin Nugent and T. Berry BrazeltonAuthor IndexSubject Index