E-News - June 2012

CEECD / SKC-ECD - WHAT'S NEW?

Key Message on Attachment:
A Revised Edition

When your baby cries or shows other signs of worry or distress, he is communicating his discomfort to you. If you react quickly to your infant needs by being loving and caring, he will feel more trusting and more secure with you. This is the basis of attachment. This emotional bond is essential to become a well-rounded individual.

Parent-child attachment: A bond of trust

To learn more on Attachment, a topic recently updated by Dr. Marinus van IJzendoorn, read the experts’ texts and the synthesis in the Encyclopedia.

Contact us at cedje-ceecd@umontreal.ca to get free paper copies of this or other Key messages.

A newly updated topic
TEMPERAMENT

Temperament refers to individual characteristics that determine the individual’s affective, attentional and motor responses in various situations. For example, temperament can affect young children’s mood and emotions, how they approach and react to situations, their level of fear, frustration, sadness and discomfort. These responses also play a role in subsequent social interactions and social functioning.

~ Topic updated by Mary K. Rothbart, PhD, Topic Editor

To learn more, consult the complete folder on Temperament.

Two Key messages already exist on this topic:

We are grateful to The Lawson Foundation for its financial support of this revised edition of the Key message on Attachment and for funding the update of the topic on Temperament.