The Baby and the Couple provides an insider's view on how infant
communication develops in the context of the family and how parents
either work together as a team or struggle in the process. The
authors present vignettes from everyday life as well as case
studies from a longitudinal research project of infants and their
parents interacting together in the Lausanne Trilogue Play (LTP),
an assessment tool for very young families. Divided into three
parts, the book focuses not only on the parents, but also on the
infant's contribution to the family. Part 1 presents a case study
of Lucas and his family, from infancy to age 5. With each chapter
we see how, in the context of their families, infants learn to
communicate with more than one person at a time. Part 2 explores
how infants cope when their parents struggle to work together -
excluding, competing or only connecting through their child. The
authors follow several case examples from infancy through to early
childhood to illustrate various forms of problematic co-parenting,
along with the infant's derailed trajectory at different ages and
stages. In Part 3, prevention and intervention models based on the
LTP are presented. In addition to an overview of these programs,
chapters are devoted to the Developmental Systems Consultation,
which combines use of the LTP and video feedback, and a new model,
Reflective Family Play, which allows whole families to engage in
treatment. The Baby and the Couple is a vital resource for
professionals working in the fields of infant and preschool mental
health including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,
family therapists and educators, as well as researchers.
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