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This issue of Zero to Three represents the work of ZERO TO THREE’s EDITOR
Infant Mental Health Task Force, a group of Board members, staff, and Emily Fenichel
Fellows who are concerned with improving infant mental health prac- CONSULTING EDITORS
tice, training, services, policy, and public awareness. In the days immedi- Jeree Pawl and Jack Shonkoff
ately following September 11th, we turned to each other as others turned ASSISTANT EDITOR, VIDEOTAPES
to us for help in supporting children, families, and colleagues. We strug- Margie Wagner
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could be emotionally available for others. It helped to be in touch. ZERO TO THREE Staff
As events unfolded and “high-alert” uncertainty seemed likely to be a Executive Director: Matthew E. Melmed
part of our lives for some time, we decided to shift Zero to Three’s planned Daniele Grisi Balieiro, Julia Beckwith,
Tisha Bennett, Jennifer Smith Boss, Tamisa
publication schedule and devote this issue to the topic of infants, tod- C. Brooks, Deborah A. Bryant, Alisa Gayle
dlers, and terror. We asked ZERO TO THREE’s President and three Burton, Shoni Carver, HyeSook Chung,
senior Board members to offer their perspectives. We called on staff Lynette Ciervo, Julie R. Cohen,
members and long-term supporters in the philanthropic community to Monimalika Day, Tecumseh Y. Deloney,
document responses to needs of the infant/family field by ZERO TO Beatrice Trapasso Dermer, Linda Eggbeer,
Theresa H. Elofson, Emily Fenichel,
THREE and its partners. Rebecca Finn, Elizabeth Ford, Angie
In order to include as many voices from the infant/family field as pos- Godfrey, Marelisa Gonzalez, Laurie T.
sible, we invited all readers of Zero to Three for whom we have a current Goold, Brenda Marie Gravett, Sharon
e-mail address1 to respond to two questions: Greenip, Andrea L. Grimaldi, Nancy A.
• In the aftermath of September 11th, what are you observing in the Guadagno, Judith R. Guerrero, Nicole
Guffey, Crystal Holman, Betty Johnson,
infants, toddlers, and families you serve, and among your col- Lynette Marie Kimes, Sheri Lacy, Lisa Derse
leagues? Leifield, Claire Lerner, Erica Lurie-Hurvitz,
• How can we help each other recognize and meet the challenges Alfred Major, Tammy Mann, Bill McCall,
of nurturing very young children and families while we ourselves Haida Sale McGovern, Joan F. Melner,
are under extraordinary stress? Sarah Merrill, Audrey Neuhaus, Regina
Obey, Olakunle Olarinde, Rebecca
The response was remarkable. More than 60 people wrote about Parlakian, Amanda H. Perez, Sandy Helene
what they were seeing, hearing, thinking, feeling, and doing. They rep- Petersen, Darnell Pinson, Janet R. Politis,
resent every part of the country and virtually every type of setting that Stefanie Powers, Susan J. Ready, Gail I.
serves infants, toddlers, and families. Some described experiences in the Roache, Thomas E. Salyers, Marcia A.
immediate aftermath of September 11th. Others made observations over Sandifer, Nancy L. Seibel, Everett T. Shupe
II, Elizabeth L. Singh, Deborah J. Smith,
time or reported on continuing efforts. We have included contributors’ Adrienne Brigmon Sparger, Marva Y.
e-mail addresses so that readers may contact them directly. Whatever Steward, Lillian Sugarman, Christine
the new year brings, it will help to be in touch. Weber, Angel Y. White, Victoria J. Youcha,
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From the President of ZERO TO THREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A Long Walk Together: Children’s World Learning

Center - Pentagon
Jean M. Thomas, M.D., M.S.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Observations of Acute Reactions of Young Children and Their

Families to the World Trade Center Attacks
Daniel S. Schechter, M.D., Susan W. Coates,Ph.D., and Elsa First, M.A. . . . . 9

The Babies Push Us to Be Strong and Stay Loving

Sandy Wolkoff, C.S.W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PAGE 5

Perspectives of ZERO TO THREE Board Members:

Supporting Parents, Helping Children: Some Questions and
Principles – Albert J. Solnit, M.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Helping Young Children and Families Cope With Trauma in a
New Era – Joy D. Osofsky, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Protecting Our Children – Jeree Pawl, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Responses to the Needs of the Field by ZERO TO THREE

and Its Partners:
Using Relationships to Promote Healing for Staff, Parents, and Children –
Nancy L. Seibel and Rebecca Parklakian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ZERO TO THREE’s Cornstones Project: A Safe Haven for Washington,
D.C.’s, Infant/Family Program Leaders – Elizabeth A. Ford . . . . . . . . 27
Communications Challenges and a New Reality in the Aftermath of PAGE 23
September 11th – Lynette A. Ciervo and Thomas E. Salyers . . . . . . . . . 30
A Challenge for Foundations – Betty Bardige and Marilyn Segal . . . . . . . 33

Voices from the Infant/Family Community

From Ground Zero — New York City and Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . 36
Supporting Vulnerable Families and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Playing It Out: The Aftermath of September 11th
in Early Care and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Early Head Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Training and Support for Infant/Family Practitioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
What Can I Say When I Can’t Understand What Happened Myself?
Supporting Young Children During Frightening Times . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
A Garden of Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Cover photography: Barbara Young

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