Your Self-Confident Baby · How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities · From the Very Start by Gerber, Magda -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Copyright Acknowledgments Contents Introduction How to Use This Book I How RIE Can Benefit Your Baby

1 Respect: The Key to Raising a Self-Confident Baby

Respect: To esteem. To honor. To refrain from interfering with. Basic Principles Basic Trust Environment Uninterrupted Play Freedom to Explore An Active Participant Sensitive Observation Consistency The RIE Philosophy in Action

2 The Birth of RIE

The First Pikler Babies How Loczy Raises Healthy Children DIP: The American RIE Model Selective Intervention Supports Competence Children Need Limits, Too The Beginning of RIE

II Your Baby at tbe Beginning of Life: From Birth to Your Baby’s First Steps

3 Your Newborn Baby

Observing Your Baby How to Observe Your Baby Forming Attachment Talking to Your Child Tell Your Child What You Are Going to Do Trying to Understand Your Baby’s Point of View Take It Slowly Your Home Environment Predictability Helps Where Should My Baby Spend Her Day? What about Toys? Will My New Baby Get Bored? Feeding Your Baby Where to Feed Your Baby Where Should the Baby Sleep? Peaceful Days Help Your Baby Sleep at Night Putting Your Baby to Bed When Your New Baby Wakes Up at Night What about Using a Cradle or a Rocking Chair? What Is Quality Time? “Wants Something” Quality Time “Wants Nothing” Quality Time Crying Is Your Child’s Language How to Respond to Crying A Word about Baby Slings, Swings, and Bouncers To Use the Pacifier or Not? Helping Your Baby Learn to Self-Soothe If Your Baby Is Colicky Preventing SIDS Can We Spoil Our Babies?

4 Newborn Parents

Ask for Help in Your Home Try to Do Less Take Your Time Listening to Your Child’s Cries The Qualities of a Good Parent Go Out, Have Fun Give Your Child (and Yourself) Time Alone RIE’s Principles Will Help You Respect Yourself

5 The First Months with Your Baby

Refining Your Observation Skills Babies Become Involved in M/hat Interests Them Talk to Your Child Ask for Cooperation Cooperation in Diapering Cooperation in Getting Dressed Feeding Is Quality Time, Too How to Feed the New Eater Teething Is Part of Life When Crying Becomes Specific Crying at Separations Help Your Baby Form the Sleeping Habit Preparing for Bed If Your Child Needs Help Learning to Settle Down to Sleep Night Wakings Naptime Sleeping Make Your Life Easier A Child’s Life Make Clothing Comfortable Safety Always Comes First The Play Environment Play Objects Another Look at “Wants Nothing” Quality Time Playing: What Children Do Naturally Play and Problem Solving Encouraging Your Child to Play on Her Own A Word about Mirrors Praise: Do Children Need It? Reflecting Is Support Selective Intervention Means Learning to Wait Modeling Behavior Reflections on Our Families and Childhoods: RIE Parents Speak Children with Special Needs Support Your Child’s Authenticity

6 Selecting the Right Child Care

If a Relative Cares for Your Child What to Look For in a Nanny What to Look For in Group Child Care How Many Children?/How Many Carers? Are the Children Free to Play? The Physical Environment Questions a Parent Might Ask about Group Care How Many Hours? How a RIE Child Care Center Works A Typical Morning at the South Bay Infant Center

7 Your Baby Becomes Mobile

How Important Are Milestones? Making Your Home Safe for Your Child Safeproofing Your Child’s Room Crying at This Stage Communicating with Your Child Tell Your Child What You Expect Be Honest in Your Communication Tell Your Child When You Are Leaving Avoid Labels Offer Your Child Choices Supporting Your Child’s Language Development Refining Your Observation/Intervention Skills Learning to Fall Is Important Gaining Confidence An Example of Selective Intervention Simplicity in the Play Environment What about Horseplay? Children in Group Play Children Learn Sharing by Example Be Available As You Let Your Child Negotiate a Solution Help Your Child Learn to Be Gentle Are There Differences between the Sexes at This Age? Separation Anxiety Is Healthy Examples of Separation Anxiety Stranger Anxiety Weaning Slowly and Lovingly Try a Table and a Chair Snack at RIE Class Keep Mealtimes Slow and Relaxed Trying New Foods When to End the Meal Refusing to Eat Sleeping Issues at This Stage Night Wakings Changes in Naps Go Slowly and with Patience

III As Your Child Grows: Toddlerhood and Its Challenges

8 Your Budding Toddler

Separation Is a Difficult but Healthy Part of Growing Up Continuing to Build Basic Trust Desires: I Want, I Want Acknowledge Your Child’s Desires Allow Your Child to Express His Feelings Curiosity Is Part of Creativity Do I Need to Teach My Toddler? Safety Issues at This Stage The Play Environment for Your Young Toddler Play Objects for Toddlers Keep the Television Off Books and Music Nurture the Soul Are Fairy Tales Harmful? Your Toddler’s Play Pretend Play Playing with Other Children Sharing Takes Time to Learn Helping Your Child Deal with Aggressive Feelings Assisting Your Toddler When He’s Struggling with Another Child When Children Want to Hit Setting Limits at Play If Your Child Bites Gearing Your Intervention to Your Toddler’s Behavior Dealing with Regressive Behavior When Your Child Tests Your Limits No! No! No! When Your Child Refuses to Cooperate Using Bad Language A Typical Evening in a “RIE Home” Tantrums: The Antaeus Story Headbanging, Rocking, and Repetitive Behaviors Lasting Discipline Comes from Within How to Discipline Testing the Limits Respecting Your Needs Is Punishment a Good Way to Discipline? What about Time-out? Is Spanking Respectful? Let Your Child See That Actions Cause Consequences Supporting Your Toddler’s Language Development Why Is It Important for Your Child to Be Able to Talk about His Feelings? Your Child and Fear Nighttime Fears Keep Up Your Bedtime Routine An Example of a Bedtime Routine Toddlers and Crying Whining Gets Your Attention Your Toddler’s Changing Eating Habits Your Teething Toddler Ask For and Expect Cooperation in Caregiving Tasks Learning to Use the Toilet Sibling Rivalry You Don’t Have to Be Perfect RIE Doesn’t End at Two

References RIE Materials Available Index

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