In 2009, over __________ U.S. prisoners were parents of children under the age of 18.

Most infants of full-time working mothers are not securely attached.

Careful assessment of infants and toddlers is an essential starting point for professional child care.

One of the most important aspects in relating to infants is an adult’s respect for the child as an individual. This belief is foundational to _________ teachings.

A well-balanced auditory mix of sounds includes

Visible boundaries for learning centers provide children with a clear message for the use of materials in a particular area.

According to Mahler’s phases of individuation, during which subphase can evidence of the child using the caregiver as a “refueling station,” where the child begins to move away from the caregiver, be seen?

Caregivers should respond to toddlers’ incomplete phrasing with whole __________ .

Generous amounts of _________ is the foundation for appropriate caregiver behavior with infants.

If an object is taken away from an infant between 4 and 8 months, the infant will