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Put These Ideas Into Practice! Responsive Infant Caregiving: Eight Proven Practices by Lisa Leifield and Tisha Bennett Sanders The Ps of Process Responsive Caregiving Checklist View babies as Partners ✔ I view babies as partners in the responsive process. I watch for times during routines to engage in emotional exchanges. Personalize interactions for each baby ✔ I personalize my interactions for each baby. For example, I sing songs with individual childrenʼs names or with special meaning to a particular child. Observe babies’ Preferences ✔ I observe babies to identify their preferences for interaction. I provide opportunities throughout the day for babies to make choices. Observe babies’ Pleasures ✔ I can identify three things that give each baby in my care pleasure. Choose Positions that encourage emotional exchanges ✔ I choose positions that support shared positive emotions such as sharing the fun of childrenʼs discoveries. Pace interactions to match each baby’s tempo ✔ I change my voice tone or rate of speech to support a babyʼs ability to interact. Make interactions Predictable ✔ My actions are consistent over time. For example, I regularly hold a baby in a way similar to how the parent shows me that the child likes to be held. Partner with parents ✔ I ask parents to describe interactions their children enjoy. I observe parents to identify strategies they use to personalize interactions for their babies. Subjects & Predicates Note: Dimensions of Early Childhood readers are encouraged to copy this material for early childhood students as well as teachers of young children as a professional development tool. 26 Volume 35, Number 1 DIMENSIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD Winter 2007
In Memoriam Ann Nutt The early childhood community was privileged to know and work with Ann Nutt, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resource’s Director of Early Care and Education Quality Initiatives. Early childhood professionals across West Virginia were greatly saddened by her death on October 16, 2006, at age 52. In her obituary her family wrote, “After a fearless and courageous battle against (breast) cancer, Ann Nutt was called home to oversee God’s children and will forever be missed by all the lives she touched.” Ann was an active member of the Governing Board of the West Virginia Association for Young Children (WVAYC), the Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialist State Council (ACDS) and served as our state’s representative on the NAEYC Affiliate Council. She was an ACDS Instructor of Instructors and assisted other states in establishing this training program, including the training of instructors in Alaska. She helped in the creation of numerous programs for superior child care including the development of West Virginia’s Early Childhood Core Knowledge/Core Competencies and the West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework. Ann also assisted in creating the Charleston Area Medical Center’s Lighthouse Child Development Center. She was a member of the state leadership team working to implement the Universal Pre-K Program. She was responsible for the planning and implementation of the new state Infant/Toddler Training System. During the church service celebrating Ann’s life, she was remembered by early childhood colleagues as being a personal and professional role model. Her leadership skills, wisdom and vision will be greatly missed. She truly made a difference in the lives of many children and families in her state. Her husband, Charlie, and their two sons, Jonathan and Stephen, requested that donations be made in her honor to the Ann Nutt Memorial Fund, c/o West Virginia Association for Young Children, RR3, Box 108-B, Washington, WV 26181. More than 20 years ago, the Southern Early Childhood Association (which at that time was the Southern Association on Children Under Six, or SACUS) was seeking to make children in the South a high priority among policy makers across the country. Bill Clinton had just been elected President and times were looking up for early childhood education. David Denton, a member of the staff at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), had talked with me about early childhood education because he was new to the world of young children and was intrigued by what the world could be if we gave more attention to the education and health needs of our youngest citizens. After several discussions and meetings with the SACUS board and officers and the staff at SREB, a summit was planned in Atlanta and from that meeting the first Raising America’s Youngest Citizens publication was born. From that time on, I could always count on David as my friend and more importantly, a true friend to young children across the country and especially the South. He was quite a physical presence with his white beard and measured tone. He was also a true student of life and what it takes to be healthy and happy. With memories of David at other conferences and meetings about improving the lives of young children, I sadly reflect on our loss at his death. It is not often that a man who saw the big picture also paid attention to detail and did so with much grace and quiet compassion. We will miss David, but his mark on those of us fortunate to know and work with him will make us better advocates and educators. Cathy Grace Former Director, Southern Early Childhood Association In Memoriam David Denton Donation to SECA in Memory of Dr. David Denton by Dr. Ann Levy Winter 2007 DIMENSIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD Volume 35, Number 1 27
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