BABIES CAN’T WAIT February 2005 Terrie Rose, Ph.D.
Jan 03, 2016
BABIES CAN’T WAIT February 2005
Terrie Rose, Ph.D.
HARRIS CENTERUniversity of Minnesota
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Amazing and VulnerablePrenatal to 3
“there is suggestive evidence that young children compared with older children may be particularly vulnerable to very detrimental experiences that derive from aberrant caregiving and serious economic hardship.”
From Neurons to Neighborhoods, National Academy of Science
Every day moments last a life time
Attachment Theory
Attachment theory is a way of understanding how the early caregiving relationship supports early development and how the defining characteristics of a particular relationships are incorporated into a child’s sense of self and is carried forward into subsequent relationships.
Alan Sroufe
Sensitive care felt security confident, connected
Secure Attachment
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A SECURE FOUNDATIONSecure Attachment
• Feeling of security in relationship becomes a part of the sense of self.
• Research shows that securely attached children move into the world with more self confidence and are more likely to do well in school and in relationships to come.
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Attachment Statistics
General Population
Among high-risk families
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Anxious Resistant Attachment
Erratic care preoccupied, hesitant anxious, dependent
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Anxious Avoidant Attachment
Unresponsive care distant, flat aggressive, lacks empathy
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The second day of child care
Link to Stress Reactions
• One year olds at the doctors office are better able to handle everyday stress with a warm and sensitive caregiver
• Toddlers exposed to live clown, same behaviors – differences in elevations of stress hormone Research by Megan
Gunnar
Considering the Factors
Parent Child
Environment
Strengths for Babies
• Cuteness Factor
• Typical development
• Temperament
Challenges for Babies
• Exposure to alcohol or illicit drugs in utero
• Poorly organized sleep and eating
• Colic
• Temperament
• Disability
A SECURE FOUNDATIONSecure Attachment
• Feeling of security in relationship becomes a part of the sense of self.
• Research shows that securely attached children move into the world with more self confidence and are more likely to do well in school and in relationships to come.
Prepared by Terrie Rose, Ph.D.
Creating Early Environments That Support Young Children
• Plan for transitions, predictable daily routines – using bridging songs to help children develop internal control and regulation.
• Create environments (through careful adult scaffolding) that allow children to be successful
• Recognizes child’s ability to signal needs
• Accurately interprets cues and signals
• Responds contingently
• Is consistent and predictable over time
Sensitivity
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• Detachment, unavailability
• Misinterpretation of cues and signals
• Intrusiveness
(may stem from erroneous beliefs, lack of knowledge, unwillingness to respond, and or inability to respond because of personal stress or depression)
Insensitivity
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EXPECTATION FOR RESPONSIVENESS
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MATERNAL AMBIVALENCE
• Maternal ambivalence as a typical reaction to the early months of parenting, especially under dire circumstances.
• -Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
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Parenting Challenges
• Severe Stress and Chaos
• Maternal Ambivalence
• Untreated and Untreatable Mental Illness
BABY’S SPACE
Opportunities for babies and families to be cared for in typical ways
Terrie Rose, Ph.DIrving B. Harris Center for Infant and Toddler DevelopmentInstitute of Child DevelopmentUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN 55455(612)[email protected]://harristrainingcenter.org