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"Children witnessing violence may be more aggressive," reads the headline of a story in think: The Magazine of Case Western Reserve University (Fall/Winter 2013). The article reports...

"Aggression in school-age children may begin in those 3-years-old and younger who witnessed violence between their mothers and partners.... Researcher Megan Holmes, assistant professor of social work at Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences studied 107 children who were exposed to intimate partner violence in their first three years of life, but not again after age 3.  Their behavior was compared to that of 339 children who never witnessed violence in the home.

"From age 3 to 5, children who had witnessed violence showed no behavioral differences from those who had not.  But those exposed to violence began showing increased aggression by the time they reached elementary school age...."

This book is a "how to" curriculum guide for appropriate practices when working with very young children in the early childhood learning environment. Incorporating the developmental philosophies of Emmi Pikler, Magda Gerber, Erik Erikson, and Maria Montessori, it promotes respectful and responsive caregiving to foster competence and independence commensurate with each child's level of ability. Topics include caregiving routines, environments, caregiver/child interactions, and the role of parents.

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