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Álvarez, N., Lázaro, M. H., Gordo, L., Elejalde, L. I., & Pampliega, A. M. (2022). Maternal Mentalization and Child Emotional Regulation: A Comparison of Different Phases of Early Childhood. Infant Behavior and Development, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101681. 

Bethell, C., & Willis, D. (2024). Child Flourishing: A Critical Indicator for Early Relational Health. Nurture Connection. https://nurtureconnection.org/child-flourishing-a-critical-indicator-for-erh/.

Bethell, C. D., Garner, A. S., Gombojav, N., Blackwell, C., Heller, L., & Mendelson, T. (2022). Social and Relational Health Risks and Common Mental Health Problems Among US Children. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 31(1). https://www.cahmi.org/docs/default-source/resources/1-s2-0-s1056499321000791-main.pdf?sfvrsn=a035dfd8_0.

Blair, C., & Raver, C. C. (2016). Poverty, Stress, and Brain Development: New Directions for Prevention and Intervention. Academic Pediatrics 16(3), S30–S36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.010. 

Boyce, T. W., Levitt, P., Martinez, F. D., McEwen, B. S., & Shonkoff, J. P. (2021). Genes, Environments, and Time: The Biology of Adversity and Resilience. Pediatrics, 147(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-1651.

Brown, M. A., Gao, M., Isenhour, J., Shakiba, N., Crowel, S. E., Raby, K. L., & Conradtl, E. (2024). Understanding Emotion Dysregulation from Infancy to Toddlerhood with a Multilevel Perspective: The buffering Effect of Maternal Sensitivity. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000774.

Bruner, C., & Bethell, C. (2021). Child Health Care Transformation, Nurturing, and Resilience: Developing Transformed Metrics for Young Children. In CK Marks Working Paper Series. No. 6. Des Moines, IA: InCK Marks Initiative. https://www.inckmarks.org/docs/newresources/InCKWP6MetricsTransformation.pdf. 

Charlot-Swilley, D., Condon, M.-C., & Rahman, T. (2022). At the Feet of Storytellers: Implications for Practicing Early Relational Health Conversations. Infant Mental Health Journal, 43(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21981. 

Chu, A. T., Bond, M. H., Rogowski, B., Leba, N. V., Ghosh, C. I., Cirolia, A., & Lieberman, A. F. (2025). Posttraumatic Stress in Infancy: The Roles of Cumulative Trauma and Caregiving Context. Infant Mental Health Journal, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70015. 

Clément, M., Orri, M., Ahun, M. N., Domond, P., Moullec, G., & Côté, S. M. (2024). Parental Postpartum Depression and Children’s Socioemotional Development: The Role of Socioeconomic Inequality. JAACAP Open, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.06.008.

Feldman, R. (2017). The Neurobiology of Human Attachments. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 21(2), 80–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2016.11.007. 

Garner, A., & Yogman, M. (2021). Preventing Childhood Toxic Stress: Partnering with Families and Communities to Promote Relational Health. Pediatrics, 148(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-052582.

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Klass, P., Mendelsohn, A. L., Hutton, J. S., Dunlap, M., Anderson, A. T., High, P. C., Navsaria, D., Miller-Fitzwater, A., Roby, E. (2024). Literacy Promotion: An Essential Component of Primary Care Pediatric Practice: Technical Report. Pediatrics, 154(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-069091. 

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Li, J., & Ramirez, T. (2023). Early Relational Health: A Review of Research, Principles, and Perspectives. The Burke Foundation. https://burkefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/reports/Early-Relational-Health-A-Review-of-Research-Principles-and-Perspectives_2023sept.pdf. 

Luby, J. L. (2020). Early Childhood Nurturance and the Sculpting of Neurodevelopment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 177(9). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20070964. 

Michaels, E. K., Lam‐Hine, T., Nguyen, T. T., Gee, G. C., & Allen, A. M. (2023). The Water Surrounding the Iceberg: Cultural Racism and Health Inequities. The Milbank Quarterly, 101(3), 768–814. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12662. 

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Tronick, E., & Gold, C. (2020). The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ed-tronick-phd/the-power-of-discord/9781549118418/?lens=little-brown.

 

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