Responsive Caregiving as an Effective Practice to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development
Explore the importance of early relationships in a child’s life and research-based teaching strategies that support them.
Responsive Caregiving
Responsive caregiving is individualized, nurturing, respectful, and a foundation of quality infant and toddler care. It refers to a parenting, caregiving, and teaching practice where the adult notices, understands, and responds to an infant or toddler’s cues. When caregivers respond to cues in ways that ensure a child's needs are met, infants and toddlers feel safe, heard, and valued.
Caring Connections Series
Welcome to the Office of Head Start (OHS) Caring Connections podcasts. These podcasts are designed to offer you important tidbits of information that focus on topics relevant to your work with infants, toddlers, and their families.
Early Essentials Webisode 8: Responsive Interactions
In this webisode, learn more about responsive interactions with infants and toddlers. Discover ways to use everyday routines as opportunities to engage in these interactions.