Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: edited by Bonovitz, C. and Harlem A. (2018). New York: Routledge, 312 pp., $43.95.

By offering a range of clinical expertise on behalf of contributors, Christopher Bonovitz and Andrew Harlem present a refreshing look at the expansions in developmental thinking and psychoanalytic theory. The reader can expect clinical stories and examples that offer practical insight into child development and topics, including infant research, reflective functioning, mutual regulation, the role of play, dreaming, the growth of mind, and reimagining gender. Bonovitz and Harlem expertly arrange a volume of work that explores diversity and relevant research within child psychoanalysis in a way that drives the work forward and supports its complex nature. The editors organize the book thoughtfully, and each section is sure to highlight the diverse and individual style of its contributor. The contributors provide a clinically supported account of a topic and include a detailed account that supports the clinical explanation.

Section I: infant research, reflective functioning, and mutual regulation, is divided into four chapters and centers on child development and the relational behaviors between child and parent. The contributors highlight the concept of “being-with,” devised from Daniel Stern’s observation work with infants. Chapter 1, contributed by Bruce Reis and Chapter 2, provided by Barbara Kalmanson, explores the fundamental concept of our relation and ways-of-being with others, beginning in infancy and throughout human development. Kalmanson’s chapter establishes the focus of therapeutic interactions and the dynamic experience between the parents and their infant. The chapter presents a thorough case example that illuminates the synergies between an infant’s motor and sensory skills while also supporting the parents’ obstacles in being-with the child. Chapter 3, by Miriam Steele, dives into attachment and the work of Beatrice Beebe’s microanalytic studies. Steele presents a compelling chapter and case example, explaining the connection between the therapeutic al