In to our bookcase at Ladyburn and a recommendation of one of our favourite reads that we refer to over and over in our work with children in the early years ...
Why Love Matters by Sue Gerhardt -
an excellent research in to the nature versus nurture argument that explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life.
A lively and accessible interpretation of the findings of neuroscience, psychology, psychoanalysis, and biochemistry this book explores how the earliest relationship shapes the baby's nervous system and how the development of the brain can affect future emotion and wellbeing as well as specific pathways that can affect the way we respond to stress.
Invaluable reading for parents and professionals alike.
Sue Gerhardt is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and was co-founder of the Oxford Parent Infant Parent Project(OXPIP)
Book published by Routledge
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