Dr. Rosario Montirosso is a psychologist and psychotherapist. He is responsible for the 0–3 Centre for Children at developmental risk at the IRCCS “E. Medea”—“La Nostra Famiglia” Association in Bosisio Parini (LC). He carries out his clinical activities in the field of parenting and socioemotional development in the first years of life in children at developmental risk. Since 2006 he has introduced in Italy the use of the neurobehavioural infant assessment scale NNNS and the collaborative consultation approach to supporting parents at risk. He is a member of the Care Group of the Italian Society of Neonatology and of the Topic Expert Group in patient and family-centered developmentally supportive care of the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI). He has conducted various studies on the quality of the early mother-child relationships in both normal and atypical conditions (such as prematurity). For more than ten years, he has been conducting research on epigenetic changes produced by exposure to early stress. In addition, he investigates the effects of interpersonal touch in early childhood development. He has been the Principal Investigator or Principal Collaborator on more than 15 research projects funded by the Ministry of Health. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles published in international journals. He has edited several book chapters in both Italian and English.