Raising Children to Thrive: A Workbook and Guide for Responsive, Sensitive Parenting - Paperbackby Ronald Ruff (Author) Beginning at birth, your child innately requires (and expects) your responsiveness, warmth, nurturance, touch, voice, caring, and protection. It is about survival, feeling safe, loved, and cared for. Neglect of such expected maternal needs inhibits the potential for healthy social and emotional development. This dynamic manual provides everything you need to make the Responsive, Sensitive Parenting (RSP) model work for you and