Mindful parenting: A group approach to enhancing reflective capacity in parents and infants

Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 357-374

  Reynolds, Diane ^a  

^a Infant Mental Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant observation; Mindful Parenting; Parent infant group; Reflective functioning; Wonder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TEAMWORK; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0346685848     PISSN: 0075417X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00754170310001625413     Document Type: Article

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