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Direct linkElliot, Enid; Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Young Children, 2011
Self-regulation is a complex process that involves coordinating various systems of the body and mind, including feelings. It's not only about emotions but also about cognition. Self-regulation has an impact on social development, influencing how babies and toddlers get along with others. Through self-regulation, babies and toddlers learn to pay…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Social Development, Young Children, Child Behavior
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Long before babies understand words, they understand touch. The first experience of compassion infants receive is gentle, caring touch, which gives a strong message, especially when accompanied by eye contact and a soft tone of voice. The kind of relationship a compassionate caregiver strives to develop with an infant creates attachment, an…
Descriptors: Play, Nonverbal Communication, Altruism, Caregivers
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Laura Briley is a person who makes things happen! Not only is she instrumental in creating a new World Forum Working Group for the Rights of Children in Children's Homes, but in April she organized the first ever Pikler Intensive Training in the United States by bringing two internationally famous infant development experts to Tulsa, Oklahoma. In…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Childrens Rights, Expertise, Child Care
Peer reviewedBhavnagri, Navaz Peshotan; Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Childhood Education, 1997
Describes the significance of culture in infant care. Questions the universality of child development theory and research findings. Discusses cultural issues related to sleeping routines, including co-sleeping arrangements, the role of cultural elders or expert specialists, consequences of co-sleeping, and using an evolutionary, cross-cultural,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Cultural Influences, Infant Behavior
Neugebauer, Bonnie; Duffy, Roslyn; Garbarino, James; Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Presents four articles about children's power struggles: (1) "The Personal Side of Power" (Bonnie Neugebauer); (2) "Learning To Harness Human Power" (Roslyn Duffy); (3) "Power Struggles: Early Experiences Matter" (James Garbarino); and (4) "Personal Power: Creating New Realities" (Janet Gonzalez-Mena). (DLH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training
Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – 2002
Intended for use in conjunction with videos illustrating key concepts and caregiving techniques, this guide focuses on how the daily routines of caring for infants and toddlers can become opportunities for promoting the child's learning and development and for deepening the relationship between child and caregiver. Special attention is given to…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Child Care
