Authentic relationships in group care for infants and toddlers - resources for infant educarers (RIE) principles into practice / edited by Stephanie Petrie and Sue Owen
Published
London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2005
Introduction / Stephanie Petrie -- The work of Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber / Stephanie Petrie -- RIE principles and practices / Magda Gerber -- The RIE early years "curriculum" / Ruth Money -- Using the RIE approach in a family day care home / Catherine Coughlan -- Creating quality infant group care programs / Polly Elam -- RIE parent-infant guidance classes / Elizabeth Memel and Lee Fernandez -- To teach as Magda taught, or, Mutual respect and trust : the role of the mentor in RIE / Polly Elam -- The applicability of the Pikler/Gerber approach in the UK context / Sue Owen and Stephanie Petrie
Summary
Underpinned by substantive research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers constructive advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children. Based on a philosophy of respect and sensitive observation of infants, it is appropriate for use in Sure Start programmes. The contributors offer a model that supports children's development and well being without relying on expensive material resources, and enables a coherent care strategy to be applied across different services. They explain the main elements of the RIE approa
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and indexes
