Infants are "born for art." Even before they can speak, they express emotions, dance, engage in musical interactions, and have preferences for specific visual stimuli. The goal is to expand the emotions between adults and infants through colorful geometric shapes and depictions of women by renowned painters, within the framework of an emotionally available caregiving relationship that solidifies communication and the creation of secure bonds between the infant and the adult.
The adult does not need to have particular expertise in applying this practice. It is sufficient for them to be available and to introduce visual stimuli with gentle touches, caresses and affection, rhythms and melodies, and entertaining little stories, simply for the sake of emotion, pleasure, joy, and sharing the moment. The excitement towards art is a gift that can be cultivated from the very beginning of life. This striking little book provides the reader with the knowledge and the way to implement it.
In this valuable study, backed by scientifically substantiated research data, the authors share their long-standing experience in developmental psychology, providing an innovative approach to the emotional, cognitive, and social development of newborns and infants. This method utilizes and promotes the natural capacity for creativity that small children possess, which, if nurtured, can become a source of growth and satisfaction.
Sophia Richman, PhD, ABPP, Author of the book: Mended by the Muse: Creative Transformations of Trauma (2014). A distinguished book. At a first level of reading, it serves as a creative guide for parent-infant interaction aimed at stabilizing bonds and promoting personal maturation and development. Specifically, it enriches knowledge and emotion in a relational context.
At a second and more substantial level of reading, the authors incorporate new research findings about infants, parental care, and the infant-parent relationship. It is a clear and accessible book. Its originality and practical guidance make it an outstanding book. A significant and highly welcomed contribution to the field of psychology.
Spyros D. Orfanous, PhD, ABPP, Director of the Master's Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University, USA.
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Theoretical Overview
- Choosing Visual Stimuli
- Key Points for Joint Viewing of Artwork with Newborns and Infants
- Bibliography
- Viewing Shapes
- Viewing Women's Portraits
- Suggestions for Songs and Stories
- Information on Portraits
- Examples of Alternative Proposals for Viewing Shapes and Portraits
Manufacturer
- Authors
- Eygenia Zioga, Stratoula Mantziou
- Publisher
- Gutenberg
- Type
- Upbringing
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 81
- Release Date
- 11/2021
- Publication Date
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 30x21 cm
- Award
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9789600123142
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