Zero To Three Article

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/MaximizingPartnershipsParentsPediatricians.pdf?docID=13061

The link above will take you to an article recently published by Zero to Three titled:

Maximizing Partnerships With Parents and Pediatricians
The Role of Early Childhood Specialists


Abstract
The early childhood provider, because
of the consistent contact over time with
infants, toddlers, and their families, is
well positioned to observe the nuances
of the early caregiving relationship;
monitor early child behavior and
development; identify deviances;
and offer support, guidance, and
intervention when families struggle.
This partnership with families is further
enhanced when the observations
about child behavior, development,
and psychosocial functioning, are
communicated to the pediatric provider.
The opportunity for this enhanced
“developmental surveillance,”
incorporating additional observations
of child behavior and development in
multiple settings, provides valuable
information to the pediatrician and
adds to the comprehensiveness of the
pediatric care provided.