Mothers, babies, and their body language [electronic resource] / Antonella Sansone.

Author/Creator:

Sansone, Antonella.

Publication:

London ; New York : Karnac, 2004.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (321 p.)

Subjects:

Mother and infant.
Mothers -- Psychology.
Infant psychology.
Body language.
Body language in children.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

This volume explores the complex interaction and the importance of early communication between mother and baby from pregnancy to the first early months of development. It provides a rich and detailed study of this earliest relationship, and makes a significant and valuable contribution to this area of the mental health field.

Contents:

COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; FOREWORD; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Infant responses to parental contact; CHAPTER TWO: A psychophysiological theory of emotions; CHAPTER THREE: Skin contact in primary relationships; CHAPTER FOUR: Body image; CHAPTER FIVE: Voice and body image; CHAPTER SIX: Movement and communication: the baby massageexperience; CHAPTER SEVEN: Facial expressions and bodyself image; CHAPTER EIGHT: From communication to speech; CHAPTER NINE: The baby's cry; CHAPTER TEN: Breastfeeding; CHAPTER ELEVEN: The father's receptiveness; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-297) and index.

ISBN:

0-429-47736-8
1-283-24907-3
9786613249074
1-84940-451-8

OCLC:

748242013

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