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| Introduction | |
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| Relationships Nurture Early Learning | |
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| Babies Have Amazing Capacities to Learn | |
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| Emotion Is Our Inborn Link to Learning | |
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| Observation Is the First Step in Caregiving | |
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| The Brain Is the Processing Center for Learning | |
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| The Caregiver Builds Relationships | |
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| What the Caregiver Brings to Relationships | |
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| Responsive Relationships | |
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| Relationships Are Emotional Connections | |
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| The Power of Shared Emotions | |
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| Different Emotions Affect Us in Different Ways | |
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| Shared Emotions Regulate Behavior | |
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| Relationships Foster a Positive Sense of Self | |
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| Positive Relationships Build Self-Worth | |
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| Mastery Is an Inborn Motivation | |
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| Scaffolding Supports Learning | |
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| Responsive Relationships Model and Promote Social Skills | |
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| Social Skills Develop During the First 3 Years of Life | |
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| Caregivers Support Social Learning | |
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| Children Serve as Models for One Another | |
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| Relationships Guide and Regulate Behavior | |
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| Understanding Behavior Is the First Step to Managing It | |
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| Adults Regulate and Focus Behavior | |
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| Responsive Caregivers Anticipate Behavior Problems | |
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| Extreme Behaviors Demand Action | |
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| Responsive Relationship! Promote Learning and Cognition | |
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| Response Caregivers Scaffold Cognitive Development | |
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| Imitation and Pretend Play Are Important in Early Learning | |
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| Learning Is Enhanced by Planning a Child-Focused Curriculum | |
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| Relationships Promote Language and Literacy | |
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| Caregivers Foster Communication | |
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| Language Can Be Used to Regulate Emotion | |
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| Literacy Activities Can Build Relationships, Language Skills, and Problem-Solving Abilities | |
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| Relationships With Families | |
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| Building Relationships with Parents Is Important | |
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| Children Can Experience Continuity and Discontinuity Between Home and Child Care | |
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| Caregivers Need to Maintain Their Connections With Families | |
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| Making Responsive Relationships Work in Your Program | |
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| A Relationship Based Model Is Vital | |
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| Caregivers Can Influence Change | |
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| Caregivers Need Emotional Refueling | |
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| Glossary | |
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| About the Authors | |