Synopses & Reviews
Together, the pictures and words of
You Are My World lend a whole new meaning to the phrase and#147;baby talk.and#8221; By pairing lovely black-and-white photographs of infants with captions that reflect reality as seen through their newborn eyes, the book celebrates the continually miraculous interaction that occurs between babies and the most significant people in their young livesand#151;their mothers and fathers.
Childrenand#8217;s minds are molded by experience, and science tells us that the way a parent touches, holds, looks at, and responds to a baby has a lifelong impact on the way that this brand-new person will come to see the world and his or her place within it. You Are My World gratefully acknowledges the profoundly shaping influence that a parentand#8217;s love and attention have on a babyand#8217;s mental and emotional development.
and#147;Your love is my first teacher,and#8221; says one of the adorable infants portrayed here. Like each of the bookand#8217;s captions, this simple but poetic statement captures and illuminates every babyand#8217;s desire for, receptivity to, and sheer delight in a parentand#8217;s love. Featuring a die-cut frame in which parents can place a photo of their own child, You Are My World will become a treasured family keepsake.and#160;"You Are My World and#133; evokes the powerful reality of how the parent-infant relationship sculpts the minds and brains of our children.and#160; Amy Hatkoff has offered us an exquisite tour of the intimate human connections and#133; from which our deepest sense of self emerges.and#160; What a wonder-filled gift to help all parents and#133;and#160; Bravo!"
Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Author, The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are; The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being;
Co-Author, Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
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and#147;You Are My World captures the subtle nonverbal behaviors of babies that express a far wider range of emotional experience than is often recognized or responded to. The photographs and#133; convey the power and importance of nonverbal communication and bring us closer to the best in humans and in ourselves.and#8221;
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and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Supervisor of Inpatient Psychiatry, Children's Hospital, Boston
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and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Co-Author of eight books with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton
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and#147;You Are My World should be mandatory reading for every parent.and#160; Parents new and seasoned cannot afford not to read this book.and#160; If every family began a tradition by passing this book on to future generations, just think of all the happy and healthy children in our world!and#160; You Are My World is BRILLIANT!!and#160; Kudos!and#8221;
Ross Ellis
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" This book is a treasure.and#160; It is a wonderful, concise treatise on the abilities of the newborn.and#160; It supercedes Ashley Montague and Frederick LeBoyer and their approach.and#160; It brings you right into the heart of the newborn, giving them a strong and clear voice of what it takes to become the and#145;possible human.and#8217;and#160; A remarkable, beautiful piece of work.and#8221;
Barbara Harper
Founder /Director, Waterbirth International
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and#147;You Are My World is a wonderful resourceand#160;for displaying parental empathy. The value and beauty of nurturing childrenand#160;is so eloquently displayed in this book.and#160;I highly recommend it as a resource for parents and parent educators.and#8221;
Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D.
Founder, Nurturing Parenting Programs and Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventoryand#160;
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and#147;You Are My World is a brilliant piece of work.and#8221;
Peggy Kaufman
Director of The Center for Early Relationship Support at Jewish Family and Childrenand#8217;s Services
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and#147;Like the babies it features, this little book is a mini-miracle.and#160; One part information, one part inspiration, one part love, Hatkoffand#8217;s You Are My World is a gift of a book and#133;and#160; It is a spoonful of sugar helping state-of-the-science knowledge go down ever so smoothly, energizing grown-ups for the good responsive care that all little ones need.and#8221;
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, LCSW, PhD
Executive Director, Institute for Infants, Children and Families
Co-Founder, New York Zero-to-Three Network
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and#160;"You Are My World is a beautiful book that every new parent should have in their library."
Harold S. Koplewicz, MD
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Founder and Director, NYU Child Study Center
Synopsis
Together, the pictures and words of
You Are My World lend a whole new meaning to the phrase andldquo;baby talk.andrdquo; By pairing black-and-white photographs of infants with captions that reflect reality as seen through their newborn eyes, the book celebrates the continually miraculous interaction that occurs between babies and the most significant people in their young livesandmdash;their mothers and fathers. The text in this bilingual edition is in English and Spanish.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Childrenandrsquo;s minds are molded by experience, and science tells us that the way a parent touches, holds, looks at, and responds to a baby has a lifelong impact on the way that this brand-new person will come to see the world and his or her place within it. You Are My World gratefully acknowledges the profoundly shaping influence that a parentandrsquo;s love and attention have on a babyandrsquo;s mental and emotional development.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; andldquo;Your love is my first teacher,andrdquo; says one of the adorable infants portrayed here. Like each of the bookandrsquo;s captions, this simple but poetic statement captures and illuminates every babyandrsquo;s desire for, receptivity to, and sheer delight in a parentandrsquo;s love. Featuring a die-cut frame in which parents can place a photo of their own child, You Are My World will become a treasured family keepsake.
About the Author
AMY HATKOFF is a parenting educator, writer, filmmaker, and advocate and has been working with parents and children of diverse backgrounds for more than 20 years. In 1999, at the request of then Vice President Al Gore, she created a plan for a National Parenting Education Program to make support services and information on child development easily available to parents. She is co-producer of the award-winning documentary
Neglect Not The Children and co-author of the book
How to Save the Children. She lives in New York City.