Amanda Norman

Historical Perspectives on Infant Care and Development (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the essential guide to understanding the historical influences that have shaped our ideas about infancy and infant care today. It introduces the key theories, themes, and concepts that have shaped the history of infant care and invites readers to explore how events, approaches, traditions, studies and stories have shaped modern day practice.

From foundlings to wetnurses, community care and edu-carers, it introduces topics about family life, professional roles, and educational settings. The book includes short vignettes, imagery, and case studies as well as extended reflective questions. Each chapter introduces a different topic including pregnancy, parental relationships, developmental studies, the role of the professional and community services available to infants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350168473
• Artikelnr.: 65483983

Autorenporträt

Amanda Norman is Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead of the BA (Hons) Childhood Studies at the University of Winchester, UK. She is the author of From Conception to Two: Development, Policy and Practice (2019) and has published works about infant care pedagogies in academic peer reviewed and professional practice articles.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Infant at Home
1. Historical Reflections and Contemporary Practice 2. Transitions to
Parenthood 3. Parenting and Family Life 4. Infant Development and Holistic
Care 5. The Professionalisation of Infant Care Part II: The Infant Beyond
the Home 6. A Caring Community 7. Communication, Love and Care 8. Edu-care
and Play 9. A Cross Disciplinary Approach to Studying Infants Conclusion:
Looking Back, Moving Forward References Index