'This is a very kind book. It is kind to the reader because it is so clear, informative, and hopeful; it is eminently kind to the mothers, babies, and toddlers. The way in which a mother's critical observation of her baby or herself can be turned into a more generous view and thereby change mother-child interactions is stunning. May this methodology spread, as it will change many lives.'
Anne Alvarez, consultant Child and Adolescent psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic, London; author, The Thinking Heart
'This thoughtful guide embodies the author's profound understanding of mother-child relationships in the critical first three years of a child's life. The specific support, educational, and psychodynamic intervention components that create a reflective space are carefully described and richly illustrated. This book is so readable and informative, it can enrich a broad range of practitioners, and parents themselves.'
Tessa Baradon, Parent-Infant Project, Anna Freud Centre; co-director, International Training School for Infancy and Early Years; author, The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy: Claiming the Baby
'This wonderful book fills an important gap in the current literature on parenting interventions. The Guide derives much of its power from the wealth of narratives describing the way the group-leader recruits mothers' memories from their own childhoods to give meaning to current problems with their babies and toddlers thereby offering insight to all group members.'
Alexandra Harrison, training and supervising analyst, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute; assistant professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; founder, Supporting Child Caregivers - Infant-parent mental health training non-profit throughout the world
'This wonderfully valuable book is an eminently practical guide. Its distinctiveness is in the detailed vignettes that describe the complex challenges at each age and the unique way developmental information is integrated with psychodynamic intervention. This book is for experienced clinicians and early career professionals.'
Wendy Olesker, training and supervising adult and child analyst, New York Psychoanalytic Institute; editorial board, Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
'The Mother-Baby-Toddler Group Guide is straight forward in its outline, yet at the same time is a multilayered and intricate template that offers depth and nuance as it powerfully weaves together many ideas about fostering resilience in mothers, babies, and toddlers. The many vignettes provide vivid illustration of the intense emotions' mothers experience and how the integrated educational and psychodynamic group process provides understanding and time to reflect.'
Rita Reiswig, co-director, The Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program, Contemporary Freudian Society and IPTAR; psychoanalyst for adults, adolescents, and children
