Nurturing Natures

Graham Music is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at the Tavistock and Portman Clinics and an adult psychotherapist in private practice.

• Introduction: The Blind Men and the Elephant Part 1 - Beginnings of Emotional and Social Development 1. Life Begins: From Conception to Birth 2. Born to Relate 3. Infant Coping Mechanisms, Mismatches and Repairs in Relating 4. Empathy, Self and Other Minds Part 2 - Overarching Bodies of Ideas 5. Attachment 6. The Importance of Culture and Identity 7. Biology and The Brain 8. Epigenetics, Evolution and How Nature Meets Nurture Part 3 - Developmental Capacities and Stages 9. Language, Words and Symbols 10. Memories: Learning Who We Are and What to Expect 11. Play: Fun, Symbolising, Practising and Mucking About 12. Issues of Gender Part 4- Not Just Mothers 13. Non-maternal Childcare 14. Middle Childhood, Siblings, Peers and Group Life 15. Fathers 16. Moving Towards Adulthood Part 5 - Consequences of Early Experiences 17. Trauma, Neglect and Their Effects 18. Resilience and Good Feelings 19. Moral Development, Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviour 20. Conclusions: Earlier Experience and Its Longer-Term Consequences

'Nurturing Natures was an instant classic, and this greatly enhanced third edition will further consolidate and widen its reputation. Music is the David Attenborough of child development research. His balanced sifting of the literature and clinical expertise makes this an indispensable volume for all who work with children at all levels of training and practice.'Jeremy Holmes, MD FRCPsych, University of Exeter, UK'Graham Music is one of the foremost experts in the integration of social-emotional development, neuroscience and their applications. This book is an absolute gem, and its updated third edition does not disappoint in terms of in-depth reliable science as well as outstanding reading enjoyment.'Peter Fonagy, Professor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science, UCL, UK'A wise and balanced account of human development. In this up-to-date 3rd edition, Music accurately summarises complex issues with a light touch which makes it a delight to read.'Sue Gerhardt, author of Why Love Matters and psychotherapist'No-one with an interest in people, being interested in considering the question 'how do we become who we are?' could fail to find parts of this book absolutely fascinating. As well as being at times deeply moving , this book is also deeply scholarly. Music’s capacity to take these papers and translate them into something interesting and manageable for the interested but non-specialist reader is impressive. I am grateful that with this revised edition a new generation of child psychotherapists can have the opportunity to share his interest and enthusiasm.'Janine Sternberg, Journal of Child Psychotherapy