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The Developmental Science of Early Childhood: Clinical Applications of Infant Mental Health Concepts From Infancy Through Adolescence 1st Edition

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A practical distillation of cutting-edge developmental research for mental health professionals.

The field commonly known as "infant mental health" integrates current research from developmental psychology, genetics, and neuroscience to form a model of prevention, intervention, and treatment well beyond infancy. This book presents the core concepts of this vibrant field and applies them to common childhood problems, from attention deficits to anxiety and sleep disorders.

Readers will find a friendly guide that distills this developmental science into key ideas and clinical scenarios that practitioners can make sense of and use in their day-to-day work. Part I offers an overview of the major areas of research and theory, providing a pragmatic knowledge base to comfortably integrate the principles of this expansive field in clinical practice. It reviews the newest science, exploring the way relationships change the brain, breakthrough attachment theory, epigenetics, the polyvagal theory of emotional development, the role of stress response systems, and many other illuminating concepts. Part II then guides the reader through the remarkable applications of these concepts in clinical work. Chapters address how to take a textured early developmental history, navigate the complexity of postpartum depression, address the impact of trauma and loss on children's emotional and behavioral problems, treat sleep problems through an infant mental health lens, and synthesize tools from the science of the developing mind in the treatment of specific problems of regulation of emotion, behavior, and attention.

Fundamental knowledge of the science of early brain development is deeply relevant to mental health care throughout a client's lifespan. In an era when new research is illuminating so much, mental health practitioners have much to gain by learning this leading-edge discipline's essential applications. This book makes those applications, and their robust benefits in work with clients, readily available to any professional.

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  5. Publication date
    February 14, 2017
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    English
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    6 x 1.1 x 8.6 inches
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"[A] gentle, compassionate, and down-to-earth book. . . In richly detailed clinical vignettes, Gold explores a variety of problems with children that worry parents. . . She explains how important the role of the therapist is in helping parents. . . Technical details provided are fascinating. . . This book provides valuable information and insights useful for childcare providers and pediatricians as well as for parents."
― PsycCritiques

"Filled with brilliant insights, transformative vignettes and directly applicable tools, Gold’s new book shows just how clinicians can learn to offer the space that provides for. . . healing."
― Psych Central

"Gold is the best interpreter of developmental research into early childcare and clinical practice writing today. This is a brilliant book that entertains as it informs. It covers all the exciting areas of current research in the masterly, highly accessible way that only the most sophisticated scholars can accomplish. I love it, and recommend it to all students, all teachers, and most parents."
― Peter Fonagy, PhD, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis, UCL; Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK

"A highly readable text, wise and empathic, that integrates theory, recent research, and vignettes to guide clinicians in understanding the behavioral problems of infants and young children and listening thoughtfully to help parents resolve tensions at a very meaningful point in their child's development."
― Michael S. Jellinek, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

"[A]n excellent book on infant mental health. . . . [F]illed with resources and examples. I highly recommend it."
― The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

"A wonderfully helpful new book. Dr. Gold knits together a sturdy clinical and theoretical foundation to reveal vivid understanding of infant mental health and its boundless promise. She has an especially welcome ability to translate the field's sometimes 'insider' vocabulary into a language that speaks to mental health professionals, pediatricians, and parents alike. This is a book of substance and readability that readers will want to hold―many dog-eared copies are its future."
― Kyle D. Pruett, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Nursing Yale Child Study Center

About the Author

Claudia M. Gold MD is a pediatrician and writer. She has practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for 25 years, and currently specializes in early childhood mental health. She writes regularly for Psychology Today and is the author of The Silenced Child: From Labels, Medication and Quick-Fix Solutions to Listening, Growth and Lifelong Resilience (2016) and Keeping Your Child in Mind: Overcoming Defiance, Tantrums, and other Everyday Behavior Problems by Seeing the World Through Your Child’s Eyes (2011 ). Dr. Gold is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health program, William James College, and the Austen Riggs Center.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (February 14, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393709620
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393709629
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 8.6 inches
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Claudia M. Gold, MD is a pediatrician and writer who practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for over 20 years and now specializes in early childhood mental health. She is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health Program, the Brazelton Institute at Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Berkshire Psychoanalytic Institute. She is a clinician with FIRST Steps Together, a program for pregnant and parenting women recovering from opioid dependence, and director of the Hello It’s Me Project, a community-based program supporting parent-infant relationships in rural western Massachusetts. Dr. Gold speaks frequently to a variety of audiences including parents and professionals. She writes regularly for her blog Child in Mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Add this to your professional "Must-Have" list!
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018
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This is the book we have been waiting for -- Dr. Gold brings current science and research together to explain how working with an infant mental health lens can help children and families. She explains how the holding environment and parallel process give space for parents to think about their own experiences and meanings they bring to family relationships. Rather than jumping to how to correct children's behavior, she helps her readers understand why we should be wondering together why a child may be behaving the way they are. She describes her kind and graceful work that isso respectful, and helps families create meaningful change. This is on my professional "Must-Have List!"
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Meg Faure
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for all therapists working with families
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
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Truly, this book is the best summary of early infant emotional development and the role of insightful parenting that I have ever read. It is going to become the prescribed reading for all therapists I teach. Dr Gold covers early attachment theory and how reflective function (the parent reading her baby's behaviour in the context of state) is a completely vital aspect of parenting. The book goes on to look at clinical cases and problems such as sleep disorders. Any therapist working with babies MUST read this. I would also go as far as to say that parents with a basic understanding of psychology and a yearn to parent consciously will benefit immensely from reading this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
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Interesting read. Easy to read and follow along.
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Ilene Lefcourt
5.0 out of 5 stars "The Developmental Science of Early Development" A Soon To Be Classic
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2017
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"The Developmental Science of Early Childhood" by Dr. Claudia Gold is a must read for parents, trainees and experienced professionals. Recognizing the unique power of parents to promote the development of their child, Dr. Gold translates ground breaking research and theory into the details of parent-child interaction. Dr. Gold has written a soon to be classic that looks beyond a child's behavior to understand what motivates it, what it means and how to influence it. In this way, Dr. Gold paves the way to truly nurturing parent-child relationships.
Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Director Sackler Lefcourt Center for Child Development. NYC Innovating Parent-Infant Programs
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book for professionals and parents alike
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017
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This is a wonderful book for professionals and parents alike. Informs the practice of mental health practitioners and physicians with a much needed sense of convergence. ' Developmental Science of early childhood' is a revolutionary book about a revolutionary field. Gold enlightens,, integrates and challenges standard ways of evaluating human development and relationships.Illuminating and very inspiring!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
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Very informative, easy to read, would highly recommend to any therapist working with infants!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020
I just read 1st chapter. Amazing read with clear concepts and easy language. Looking forward to reading full book.
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Great book for child studies involving homelessness and trauma.
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EuroTraveller
3.0 out of 5 stars Useful overview but dubious section on polyvagal theory
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2023
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I found this text useful overall- it provides a comprehensive review of key areas of infant mental health, and emphasises its importance for long-term outcomes. I felt that the section on polyvagal theory was bordering on pseudoscientific which was a shame as it made me reconsider the whole text. There are also some areas which demonstrate the toxic privilege of psychology, alongside elements of internalised misogyny (mum-blaming/shaming). Left me with lots of food for thought!
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Edward S.
5.0 out of 5 stars there is a great overview of developmental history/theories (helpful for parents and students) ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2018
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This is a special book. It straddles that place between rigorously academic and popular. I can imagine developmental psychologists, students, and parents reading this and getting a lot out of it. It is a reconceptualization of developmental science. As such, there is a great overview of developmental history/theories (helpful for parents and students) but there is a lot here that is new (Claudia Gold's own work). She assimilates and creates.
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Miguel A. Requejo
5.0 out of 5 stars Entender el significado de las conductas de los hijos
Reviewed in Spain on December 12, 2019
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La Doctora Gold explica como ayudar y apoyar a los padres para que a su vez estos entiendan el significado de las conductas de sus hijos. Verdaderamente lo que mejor le pueda pasar a un hijo es que se sienta valorado,entendido y querido por sus padres.
Libro verdaderamente útil para entender a padres e hijos
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