The Tender Years: Toward Developmentally Sensitive Child Welfare Services for Very Young Children

Resource Type

Book

Description

Based on a significant body of evidence regarding young children's unique affective, physical, and cognitive development, The Tender Years illuminates the interrelationship of child welfare practice, child development outcomes, and public policy. The authors offer a fundamental framework for decision-making in child welfare and recommend specific changes in policy and practice aimed at moving the system toward greater developmental sensitivity.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)

Languages

English

ISBN

0195114531

Authors

Jill Duerr Berrick , Barbara Needell , Richard P. Barth , Melissa Jonson-Reid

Publication

1998 Oxford University Press

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