The contributors to this volume, all leaders in research on stress and coping from a developmental perspectives, examine behavioral and physiological correlates of stress and soothing for infants. For researchers, clinicians, and pediatric specialists.

Contents: Preface. Part I: Stress.C.S. Carter, A.C. DeVries, Stress and Soothing: An Endocrine Perspective. C.L. Coe, G.R. Lubach, M.L. Schneider, Neuromotor and Socioemotional Behavior in the Young Monkey Is Presaged by Prenatal Conditions. M.R. Gunnar, B. Donzella, "Looking for the Rosetta Stone": An Essay on Crying, Soothing, and Stress. J.A. Doussard-Roosevelt, S.W. Porges, The Role of Neurobehavioral Organization in Stress Responses: A Polyvagal Model. Part II: Soothing.E.M. Blass, Savoring Sucrose and Suckling Milk: Easing Pain, Saving Calories, and Learning About Mother. R.G. Barr, S.N. Young, A Two-Phase Model of the Soothing Taste Response: Implications for a Taste Probe of Temperament and Emotion Regulation. M.L. Riese, Prenatal and Perinatal Stress: Implications for Neonatal Soothing and Integrity. T. Field, Sucking and Massage Therapy Reduce Stress During Infancy. M. Lewis, D. Ramsay, Environments and Stress Reduction. Part III: Coping.L. Zeltzer, S. Feldman, Soothing and Chronic Pain. B.E. Compas, J.K. Connor, H. Saltzman, A.H. Thomsen, M. Wadsworth, Getting Specific About Coping: Effortful and Involuntary Responses to Stress in Development. S.M. Miller, V.A. Green, C.B. Bales, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: A Cognitive-Social Framework for Understanding Children's Responses to Stress.