Overview

This book outlines children's development from birth through age 3 and emphasizes how teachers can provide young children the protection, affection, and emotional connections they need to thrive through sensitive and responsive interactions, relevant curriculum plans, learning environments, and relationships. Additional topics include Understanding the importance of relationships with children and their families Planning learning experiences based on social connections Selecting toys and materials that support children's development How to grow as a professional This comprehensive book will likely be used by professors as a primary or supplemental course textbook. NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. The books it publishes advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children. NAEYC books, which are subject to a rigorous peer-review process, guide the field of early childhood education.

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Author:   Donna S. Wittmer ,  Alice Sterling Honig
Publisher:   National Association for the Education of Young Children
Imprint:   National Association for the Education of Young Children
ISBN:  

9781938113550

ISBN 10:   1938113551
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Protection, Affection, and Emotional Connections: The Importance of Relationships for Children and families Chapter 2: The Importance of Relationship-Based Programs Chapter 3: How Infants and Toddlers Learn Chapter 4: The Wonder of Learning to “Be” Chapter 5: The Wonder of Belonging and Becoming Social with Peers Chapter 6: The Wonder of Learning to Communicate Easily and Effectively Chapter 7: The Wonder of Learning to Learn, Thinking and Problem-Solving Chapter 8: The Wonder of Learning to Move Successfully Chapter 9: Receptive, Sensitive, Reflective and Responsive—You as a Relationship-Based Chapter 10: Getting to Know You—Routines, Rituals, and Relationships Chapter 11: Relationship-Based Environments Chapter 12: What Should We Do Today? Providing Responsive Learning Opportunities Chapter 13: Relationship Realignments: Ideas for What to Do When… Chapter 14: More Relationship Building Strategies with Family Chapter 15: A Relationship-Based Profession References Appendix: Interactions That Support infants’ and toddlers’ Development and Learning Acknowledgments About the Authors

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Brimming with practical, well-researched information, in addition to an abundance of concrete strategies, Day to Day the Relationship Way provides all the essentials for creating the quality programs society owes its youngest learners. The authors not only inform but also inspire us to provide the gentle, consistent care on which the well-being of our infants and toddlers depends.--Jane Lannak Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Early Childhood Learning Laboratory, Boston University Supervisors, coaches, professors, and others trying to make sense of working with and teaching infants and toddlers: You will find this book's focus on relationships--and the development of them--in every way, throughout each day, worthy of your attention.--Ellen Cogan, Owner and Chief Consultant, The authors have captured the essence of living with infants and toddlers: who they are and what they need from adults to thrive. Along with clear guidance on all aspects of building a responsive program come memorable gems such as caring for the spirit of the child and dancing the developmental ladder. --Diane Dodge Early Childhood Educator and Founder, Teaching Strategies, LLC This book explores the essence of what it means to be an infant and toddler educator. Honig and Wittmer approach teaching and caring for our youngest learners with equal doses of love and science, with a deep respect for families.--Sherry Cleary University Dean of Early Childhood Initiatives, City University of New York This wonderful book is sure to become a classic in early childhood literature. Carefully corroborated by research and a wealth of delightful anecdotal examples, it provides a thorough overview of how teachers establish a supportive classroom climate for infants and toddlers.--Eva Essa Foundation Professor Emerita, University of Nevada, Reno Wittmer and Honig really know babies, and they know that babies need teachers who create, every day, an environment filled with authentic, responsive relationships--with family members, babies, and with each other--that provide the secure foundation for exploration and curiosity, development and learning. This book illustrates how this all happens.--Bonnie Neugebauer Global Impact Engineer, World Forum Foundation and Founding Editor of Exchange

Wittmer and Honig really know babies, and they know that babies need teachers who create, every day, an environment filled with authentic, responsive relationships-with family members, babies, and with each other-that provide the secure foundation for exploration and curiosity, development and learning. This book illustrates how this all happens. -- Bonnie Neugebauer * Global Impact Engineer, World Forum Foundation and Founding Editor of Exchange * The authors have captured the essence of living with infants and toddlers: who they are and what they need from adults to thrive. Along with clear guidance on all aspects of building a responsive program come memorable gems such as caring for the spirit of the child and dancing the developmental ladder. -- Diane Dodge * Early Childhood Educator and Founder, Teaching Strategies, LLC * This book explores the essence of what it means to be an infant and toddler educator. Honig and Wittmer approach teaching and caring for our youngest learners with equal doses of love and science, with a deep respect for families. -- Sherry Cleary * University Dean of Early Childhood Initiatives, City University of New York * This wonderful book is sure to become a classic in early childhood literature. Carefully corroborated by research and a wealth of delightful anecdotal examples, it provides a thorough overview of how teachers establish a supportive classroom climate for infants and toddlers. -- Eva Essa * Foundation Professor Emerita, University of Nevada, Reno * Brimming with practical, well-researched information, in addition to an abundance of concrete strategies, Day to Day the Relationship Way provides all the essentials for creating the quality programs society owes its youngest learners. The authors not only inform but also inspire us to provide the gentle, consistent care on which the well-being of our infants and toddlers depends. -- Jane Lannak * Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Early Childhood Learning Laboratory, Boston University * Supervisors, coaches, professors, and others trying to make sense of working with and teaching infants and toddlers: You will find this book's focus on relationships-and the development of them-in every way, throughout each day, worthy of your attention. -- Ellen Cogan, Owner and Chief Consultant,

"""Wittmer and Honig really know babies, and they know that babies need teachers who create, every day, an environment filled with authentic, responsive relationships—with family members, babies, and with each other—that provide the secure foundation for exploration and curiosity, development and learning. This book illustrates how this all happens."" — Bonnie Neugebauer, Global Impact Engineer, World Forum Foundation and Founding Editor of Exchange ""The authors have captured the essence of living with infants and toddlers: who they are and what they need from adults to thrive. Along with clear guidance on all aspects of building a responsive program come memorable gems such as “caring for the spirit of the child” and 'dancing the developmental ladder'.” — Diane Dodge, Early Childhood Educator and Founder, Teaching Strategies, LLC ""This book explores the essence of what it means to be an infant and toddler educator. Honig and Wittmer approach teaching and caring for our youngest learners with equal doses of love and science, with a deep respect for families."" — Sherry Cleary, University Dean of Early Childhood Initiatives, City University of New York ""This wonderful book is sure to become a classic in early childhood literature. Carefully corroborated by research and a wealth of delightful anecdotal examples, it provides a thorough overview of how teachers establish a supportive classroom climate for infants and toddlers."" — Eva Essa, Foundation Professor Emerita, University of Nevada, Reno ""Brimming with practical, well-researched information, in addition to an abundance of concrete strategies, Day to Day the Relationship Way provides all the essentials for creating the quality programs society owes its youngest learners. The authors not only inform but also inspire us to provide the gentle, consistent care on which the well-being of our infants and toddlers depends."" — Jane Lannak, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Early Childhood Learning Laboratory, Boston University ""Supervisors, coaches, professors, and others trying to make sense of working with and teaching infants and toddlers: You will find this book’s focus on relationships—and the development of them—in every way, throughout each day, worthy of your attention."" — Ellen Cogan, Owner and Chief Consultant"

Author Information

Donna S. Wittmer received her PhD from Syracuse University. She taught behavioral pediatrics at Upstate Medical Center and also provided early intervention assessment and intervention services on the Onondaga Indian Nation. She was a professor of earlychildhood/early childhood special education at the University of Colorado Denver for 17 years. Donna is a fellow of Zero to Three. Donna coauthored Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning (4th ed.), Endless Possibilities (2nd ed.), and The Young Child from Birth to 8 (7th ed.). Her most recent books include From Biting to Hugging-Understanding Social Development in Infants and Toddlers and Crying and Laughing-Understanding the Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers. She is the author of numerous articles on early childhood education and has presented at many NAEYC and Zero to Three conferences. Alice Sterling Honig, PhD, is professor emerita of child development at Syracuse University, where for 36 years she directed the annual National Quality Infant/Toddler Caregiving Workshop. She received the university's highest honor, the Chancellor's Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement. Dr. Honig has published 600 articles and book chapters, more than two dozen books, and several videos for parents and caregivers. She served as Research in Review editor for NAEYC's peer-reviewed journal, Young Children, for six years and has lectured widely in the United States and abroad. Dr. Honig was program director of the Children's Center, a pioneer enrichment project serving infants and young children and their families in Syracuse. As a volunteer she led sessions for the Onondaga County Mental Health Association to help parents with difficult divorce and custody issues. In 2013 she presented the first Dr. Alice Honig award in China to a prominent Beijing pediatrician. In 2015 Dr. Bettye Caldwell endowed an undergraduate Falk College scholarship in Dr. Honig's name.

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