Understand children’s needs in relation to emotional well-being
'Why love matters: how affections shapes a baby's brain' by Gerhardt, S. (2004) East Sussex, Routledge.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Bonding and attachment'
- 'Developing a relationship with your baby' from the NHS Inform website
- ‘Attachment and child development’ from NSPCC Learning
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on this link to read more about the different theories on child development and well-being.
- You do not have to buy these books below. They should be freely available through your library service or setting.
- 'Child care and the growth of love' by Bowlby, J. (1953) Harmondsworth, Penguin Books.
- 'Fifty Years of Attachment Theory' by Bowlby, R. (2004) London, Karnac Books Ltd.
- 'The Revised EYFS in Practice'' by Langston, A. and Doherty, J. (2012) London, Featherstone Education.
- 'Key Persons in the Early Years' by Elfer, P., Goldschmeid, E. and Selleck, D. (2012) London, David Fulton Publishers Ltd.
- 'Why love matters: how affections shapes a baby's brain' by Gerhardt, S. (2004) East Sussex, Routledge.
- 'Secure attachment promotes health and well-being' by the National Children's Bureau. Click to learn about attachment and looked after children.
- Think And Challenge
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