(1993). Psychoanalytic Psychology, 10:303-306 Review by: Paul V. Trad, M.D. Erna Furman's insightful new work, Toddlers and Their Mothers, describes her affirmative effort to place the toddler in the forefront of diagnostic and treatment protocols. She focuses on a population often overlooked by child health care workers. Straddling the tenuous domain between infancy and the early school years, toddlerhood remains the forgotten era. Furman skillfully articulates the noteworthy maturational challenges that confront children of this age and, in so doing, awakens the reader to the remarkable potential that characterizes children during these years of pivotal transformation. The discussion presented in the book is both compelling and personable. One reason why the narrative is so compelling is that Furman has relied on a model of intervention with which she has had extensive experience and can therefore discuss her insights in a refreshingly unpretentious and conversational style. The Mother—Toddler Group, of the Hanna Perkins School adopts a dramat [This is a summary or excerpt from the full text of the book or article. The full text of the document is available to subscribers.] |
