{"product_id":"9780807786536-getting-to-know-you","title":"Getting to Know You","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLessons in Early Relational Health from Infants and Caregivers\u003cbr\u003eUsing narrative storytelling and clinical insights, this guide unpacks early relational health by challenging quick-fix approaches. It advocates genuine listening and suspended expectations to deepen connections among practitioners, caregivers, and infants, sparking growth and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis user-friendly guide uses narrative storytelling to describes the principles of early relational health with direct application to day-to-day work with infants and parents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractitioners on the front lines often feel great pressure to know \"what to do\" in a wide range of challenging situations. Drawing on both \u003cstrong\u003edevelopmental science and extensive clinical experience\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr. Gold provides evidence that the exact opposite—a stance of not-knowing—helps us find our way into another person's experience, offering the greatest opportunity for connection, growth, and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGold presents \u003cstrong\u003ea model of \"listening in\" \u003c\/strong\u003ewith an intentional suspension of expectations and a willingness to be surprised. The paradigm of listening in functions as a kind of \u003cstrong\u003esuperpower to enhance teacher–student, professional–parent, and parent–infant relationships\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eGetting to Know You \u003c\/em\u003eis important reading for a broad variety of practitioners working with infants, including early childhood educators, home visitors, pediatricians, doulas, and mental health clinicians, as well as policymakers, parents, and other caregivers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes the key advances in our understanding of brain science, child development, and infant-parent mental health.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasizes lessons from real-life interactions between infants and caregivers as communicated through detailed clinical vignettes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers practitioners a model for listening that is rooted in the concept of cultural humility and the idea that even in sameness there is difference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55481875562870,"sku":"9780807786536","price":38.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37779449_8936c81b-038e-4c9b-b003-b8befffebc60.jpg?v=1763014596","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780807786536-getting-to-know-you","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}