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On being and well-being in infant/toddler care and education : life stories from baby rooms / Mary Benson McMullen ; foreword by Nancy File.
Van Pelt Library LB1139.23 .M46 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMullen, Mary Benson, 1958- author.
- Series:
- Early childhood education series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Early childhood education.
- Early childhood educators--Psychology.
- Early childhood educators.
- Infants--Care.
- Infants.
- Toddlers--Care.
- Toddlers.
- Well-being.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "With its real-life stories and invitations for reflection and conversation, this book is an ideal professional development resource for pre- and in-service birth-to-age-three professionals. The author shares lived-experiences of being in baby rooms as a researcher with infants, toddlers, and adults over extended periods of time in four distinctly different rooms, inspiring personal reflection, and provocations for meaningful collegial discussions. McMullen frames each life story around elements of well-being and asks readers to consider whether and how environmental and relational factors supported or hindered the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of the characters portrayed. The author encourages readers to see themselves in the life stories, to consider how they may have acted in the circumstances described, and to deliberate on their own practices and beliefs. The author's tone is empathetic and respectful, and reveals her intention to elevate, celebrate, and honor those who spend their days in infant toddler care and education, including the children, their families, and their professional care teachers. Finally, the author stresses the critical role all adults in society play in the lives of our youngest citizens, supporting them in the here-and-now and as they grow, reminding us their well-being is "in our hands""-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Weil-Being for Babies and Their Care Teachers: An Introduction
- Caring For and About Babies and Their Care Teachers
- Explanation of the Terms in This Book
- Curated Life Stories
- A Well-Being Framework
- Gardens for Babies: The Environment Speaks
- Conclusion
- 2. Comfort and Security
- Understanding the Weil-Being Senses of Comfort and Security
- A Place for Baby and Mom
- Through the Looking Glass
- When Not Just Anyone Will Do
- 3. Belonging, Respect, and Communication
- Understanding the Well-Being Senses of Belonging, Respect, and Communication
- A Hundred Languages in Baby Rooms
- Clever Baby/Bad Baby
- Teddy "Learns" to Care
- 4. Engagement and Contribution
- Understanding the Well-Being Senses of Engagement and Contribution
- Never Too Little to Care
- The Baby Fix
- Training Starfish Babies to "Play"
- 5. Efficacy and Agency
- Understanding the Weil-Being Senses of Efficacy and Agency
- Baby Emma, Drunk with Power
- Empowered Decision-Makers
- Knowledge Is Power
- 6. Closing Thoughts
- A Call to Care.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McMullen, Mary Benson, 1958- On being and well-being in infant/toddler care and education
- ISBN:
- 9780807766750
- 0807766755
- 9780807766743
- 0807766747
- OCLC:
- 1284982779
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