Infants’ and Toddlers’ Irreducible Needs
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Other Young Child Issues (Ages 1-2), Early Years (Birth-5), Other Infant Issues (Age 0-), Other Young Child Issues (Ages 2-3)
Irreducible needs are the needs of children that are absolutely necessary for them to survive and thrive. Brazelton and Greenspan (2000) emphasize that when the following seven needs are met, a child will grow, learn, and flourish.
- Ongoing nurturing relationships
- Physical protection, safety, and regulation
- Experiences tailored to individual differences
- Developmentally appropriate experiences
- Limit setting, structure, and expectations
- Stable communities and cultural continuity
- Adults to protect the future
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning A Relationship-Based Approach, by D. S. Wittmer & S. H. Petersen, 2006 edition, p. 20.
© 2006, Merrill, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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