Sara E. Langworthy

Bridging the Relationship Gap: Connecting with Children Facing Adversity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Relationships play an important role in human development, especially in the first years of life. Bridging the Relationship Gap provides tools and encouragement to be the strong, positive, and nurturing adult children need in order to thrive.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Redleaf Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781605543888
• ISBN-10: 1605543888
• Artikelnr.: 42606799

Autorenporträt

Sara Langworthy, PhD, works for the Children, Youth and Family Consortium at the University of Minnesota Extension. She is an expert in brain development research and enjoys developing creative ways of bridging gaps between the worlds of research, practice and policy. Dr. Langworthy served as a content expert for Wonder Years: The Science of Early Childhood, an exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota. In her current work, she is collaborating on a partnership with an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN to create trauma-sensitive learning environments to promote student resilience and learning. She creates educational videos on the science of child development on her YouTube channel, Developmental Enthusiast, and is co-founder of the organizational consulting firm, The Exchange Loop. Sara lives in Saint Paul, MN with her husband Jason, and two dogs Bingley and Kaylee. Follow Sara: Twitter: @DrLangworthy Tumblr: developmentalenthusiast.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/developmentalenthusiastchannel Visit drlangworthy.com for more resources on the science and practice of building resilience in children facing adversity.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section 1: Relationships: What we feel for those around us
Chapter 1: How what we feel shapes what we know
Chapter 2: How what we feel builds the brain
Chapter 3: How what surrounds us, changes us
Section 2: Research & Reality: What we know and what we see
Chapter 4: When those who love us, hurt us
Chapter 5: When those who love us, leave us
Section 3: Re-envisioning the Response: Where we go from here
Chapter 6: We can build capacity for change
Chapter 7: We can raise the bar to relieve the pressure
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