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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789650703321

Autore

Sansone Antonella

Titolo

Mothers, Babies and their Body Language / / Antonella Sansone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-90213-1

0-429-47736-8

1-283-24907-3

9786613249074

1-84940-451-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

155.42/28

Soggetti

Mother and infant

Mothers - Psychology

Infant psychology

Body language

Body language in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-297) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

"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."--Provided by



publisher.