The READY Method is a research-based method that provides parents and all caregivers with a systematic approach to interacting and communicating with young children.
The READY Method, Birth to Three companion book and DVD introduce the five dimensions, or elements, of the method: Respond, Engage, Acknowledge, Develop, and Yield.
The 68-minute DVD features 37 vignettes and shows both mothers and fathers within high and low examples of the five READY dimensions.
The 75-page companion book contains descriptions of the five READY dimensions along with thought-provoking exercises to support parents and caregivers in better understanding how they interact with young children.
Designed for parents, The READY Method can be adapted for child care providers and early childhood educators. Additionally, The READY Method is an excellent teaching resource for university instructors.
Drawing upon forty years of combined experience studying parent-child relationships, authors Cynthia Frosch, Ph.D. and Margaret Owen, Ph.D. bring the science of parenting home to you in this unique DVD and book combination. The READY Method is parenting, simplified.
The READY Method shows you how to:
Identify your child’s signals and needs.
Respond to your child in a sensitive, supportive way.
Be emotionally and physically present to your child.
Encourage your child’s intellectual, social, and emotional development.
Support your child’s interests and curiosity.
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"...THIS is the definitive DVD on parenting you will want
to see..."
- Marsha Weinraub, Ph.D.,
Chair of Psychology, Temple University
Cynthia Ann Frosch, Ph.D. is a researcher, child and family development consultant, and Community Liaison at the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Children and Families. Dr. Frosch trains researchers on the observation of parent-child interaction and has worked extensively with early childhood programs to improve the fit between children and their environments.
Margaret Tresch Owen, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas. A researcher in the field of parent-child relationships and the effects of early child care experiences for children and their families, Dr. Owen is also an investigator on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.