"The first three years of life play a crucial role in setting the stage for later adjustment and success. For children with disabilities, children at risk, and even for healthy infants and toddlers born into well-functioning families, support and early intervention can foster optimal growth and development. This concise and readable guide presents a developmentally sound framework for strengths-based intervention with parents and young children. The volume is filled with practical suggestions for building positive family relationships, cultivating parental knowledge and understanding of child development, and enhancing family support systems."--BOOK JACKET. "This is an invaluable resource for school psychologists, child clinical psychologists, social workers, parent educators, special educators, early childhood educators, nursing professionals, speech and language therapists, and physical therapists, as well as graduate students and trainees in these fields."--BOOK JACKET.