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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Marvel of Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Giving Infants and Toddlers What They Need to Be Safe and Thrive | |
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| Our Choices Influence the Lives of Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Engaging Infants' and Toddlers' Innate Drive to Play, Explore, and Discover | |
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| What's Going On in There? | |
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| Ready to Learn from Birth | |
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| Taking Care of the Children: Identifying Quality Care | |
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| Bendy Brains | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Which Dog Do You Feed? | |
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| It Takes Nature and Nurture | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Trusting Your Gut | |
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| Making Mindful Choices for Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Investing in Self-Care | |
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| Big-Picture World of Marketing | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Letting Go I | |
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| Hard Choices | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Letting Go II | |
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| Look Them in the Eye: Building Strong Emotional Environments | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Finding Flow | |
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| Observe Basic Quality Standards | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Basic Meditation | |
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| The Sad Reality of Basic Care | |
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| Taking Care of the Children: Over the Dark Edge | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Setting Your Intentions | |
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| The Power of Nurturing | |
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| Taking Care of the Children:...And Then There Was Anthony | |
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| Learning through Play, Exploration, and Discovery | |
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| Taking Care of the Children: Dangerous Play | |
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| Respect as the Basis for Learning | |
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| Taking Care of the Children: Quality Children's Books | |
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| Integrated Learning | |
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| Taking Care of Yourself: Visualization | |
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| Epilogue Out for Breakfast | |
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| References | |