Part 1 Finding Your Inner Wisdom
1 Preparing to be a Parent
2 Your Memory is Your Teacher
Part 2 When Does Connection Begin?
3 Connecting Begins Long Before Baby’s Birth
4 Bringing Joy to the Dawn of Life
5 The First Hello
Part 3 The Baby Connection
6 Creating a Joyous Connection With Your Baby
7 Science and Babies’ Emotional Needs
8 Helping Parents to Connect
Part 4 The Toddler Connection
9 Creating a Joyous Connection With Your Toddler
10 The Passionate Toddler
Part 5 Talking and Listening So That We Connect
11 To Discipline or to Connect?
12 Rewards and Praise
13 Listening
14 Talking
Part 6 Parents Need Nurturing Too
15 The Well-supported Parent