Understanding Infants ─ Winning Ways for Early Childhood Professionals

Learn about development during the first year and provide infants with security, comfort, and stability

As an early childhood professional who works with infants, you provide the care and nurturing they need to grow and flourish. You make a difference in their first year?one that is filled with remarkable growth. Being an infant teacher requires knowing and understanding infants, observing them closely, and responding appropriately to their subtle and not-so-subtle cues. Use this professional development workbook to gain insight into the amazing capabilities of infants, learn about their development, create a more infant-appropriate routine and program, and provide them with security, comfort, and stability as they explore and learn with confidence. This is a great educational and training tool whether you are a veteran educator, new teacher, college student, or career seeker. You’ll learn fascinating facts, and you’ll be reminded of how important your job as an early childhood professional truly is.

This book is sold in a 3-pack.

Gigi Schweikert: Gigi Schweikert is the author of many books on early childhood education, including the Winning Ways for Early Childhood Professionals series and Prime Times: A Handbook for Excellence in Infant and Toddler Programs. As a teacher, Gigi has worked with infants at a ski resort drop-in program in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, toddlers at the United Nations Child Care Center in New York City, and preschoolers at an intergenerational program in the Rocky Mountains. She is a popular keynote speaker and presenter at staff workshops, parent seminars, and conferences.