ABSTRACT
One of the basic features of the MISC intervention is its relative independence of the specific contents, materials, and contexts in which it can be applied. Rather than providing caregivers with structured instructions or materials, the program presents a means of sensitizing caregivers in the following three domains:
Their own conceptions of their children, themselves, their power to affect children’s development, and their objectives in childrearing.
The need for “emotional literacy” in order to establish and maintain an expressive communicative cycle of interaction with the children.
An awareness of basic patterns or criteria of adult–child interaction that constitute a mediated learning experience for young children and consequently create in them “needs” predispositions that promote flexibility of mind and enable them to learn from future experiences.
