Young Children, Parents and Professionals

As early education and very early child care increase, parents and professionals face many difficult questions. What are the effects of early education on children? Are parents fulfilling their roles? What should teachers' roles be? Seldom asked are more basic questions: What are the fundamental needs of young children? Or parents? Or professionals? How can these differing sets of needs be met? Margaret Henry provides practical suggestions here for professionals and parents interested in enhancing their relationships with one another and the outcomes for young children.

Margaret Henry

List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES, 2 NEEDS MUST, 3 IN SEARCH OF A MODEL, 4 RESPONSIVENESS, 5 CONTROL, 6 INVOLVEMENT, 7 MR MICAWBER AND THE MODEL ALL TOGETHER, Questions, Appendices, References, Index