Ages and Stages

by Karen Miller

0 - 8 years. Clear account of stages of children's physical, intellectual, and emotional development.Readers reap the benefits of Karen Miller's years of work with young children and families in this insightful and practical introduction to physical and intellectual development. The chapters are organized by age, and each chanpter address the social-emotional, gross motor, fine motor, language, and cognitive development of the particular age group. Paperback, 197 pages.

Genres: Parenting, Education, Nonfiction, Teaching

197 pages, paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

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b. 1942

Karen Miller has worked in early childhood education for more than 30 years. She has held a wide variety of positions, including classroom teacher and parent coordinator for Head Start, director of four different child care centers, regional and national training and education director for two national child care organizations, and early childhood education editor for Scholastic Inc.'s Early Childhood Division. She was also a contributing editor for Child Care Information Exchange, writing a regular column called "Caring for the Little Ones," focusing on infants and toddlers. Karen earned her master's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California.

Reviews

[Emily Matview · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a professional development class and find that the way it breaks down the ages by their developmental stages very helpful for planning storytimes. There’s a lot of nuance there I didn’t pick up on before and I feel that after reading it I’ve done a better job in storytime, particularly when it comes to planning appropriate extension activities. I used it when I took over toddler storytime and I’ll be reviewing the sections on 3-5 year olds now that I’m taking over pre-school.

[Muriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite useful for a new parent. It discusses the different stages (newborn - 3 month), (3 month - 6 month), (6 month - 9 month), (1 year - 2 years), (2 year - 3 years), (3 year - 6 years), (6 year - 9 years). Behavior may look similar on the surface, but they could have entirely different reasons -- child may cry for discomfort during first 3 months, later their cry could imply they want attention, et cetera. The parent's responses need to be different, based on the age and developmental stages.
I would want to read again, to familiarize myself with these stages.

[Meagan Mcbride · Rating 4 out of 5]

a school requirment-and although some things are outdated-it really is very good! Insightful without being over bearing, and presumptuous.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

a classic!

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very helpful and informative.