Young Children and Trauma Book

Even though he lived to be almost 100 years old, Brazelton was one of those people in the world who we needed to live for 100 more. His contribution to our understanding of babies and children as complex, feeling, thinking people to be connected with (rather than controlled) was groundbreaking. Many people don't realise that when he first began writing about this in the early 1970's, his work was largely dismissed. It wasn't until the neuroscience research began catching up, that the medical and child development fraternity began to take him seriously. He's now considered a staple in the child development, nursing, pediatric and psychology literature. My own, well-worn edition of this book has been read hundreds of times, and used extensively in my own research and practice over the years. I can't wait to get the newest updated version, which I am sure will have many new passages and contributors linking the late Brazelton's work to the latest research. However, I will always treasure this copy of a book that was written by a man who was not only a visionary and a 'baby whisperer' - but a profoundly gifted baby *listener* and translator for thousands of parents and health workers across the world.