Bright Baby: Understand and Stimulate Your Child's Development

by Richard C. Woolfson

Babies are naturally active, dynamic learners—and parents can help their infant's learning process flourish by giving the child steady, unconditional love, care, stimulation for the senses, and encouragement. A noted child psychologist offers moms and dads advice, information, and guidelines on child development from birth to age 15 months. An opening chapter covers topics that include birth order and how it affects personality, gender differences, the role of grandparents, crying, feeding and weaning, sleeping patterns, and more. General development charts follow this opening discussion. Subsequent chapters provide detailed information on how an infant's body movement develops, hand-eye coordination, early language development, learning skills and activities, and the child's early social and emotional development. This attractive, heavily illustrated book is filled with sidebar tips, reference charts, and delightful full-color photos on every page.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2001

About the author

Dr Richard Woolfson PhD PGCE MAppSCi CPsychol FBPsS is a child psychologist with expertise in childhood development, parenting problems and family issues. He has written widely on child development and family life and is the author of several books on the subject. He also contributes to websites, appears regularly on radio and television and runs training workshops for parents and early-years professionals.

Reviews

[Jessica L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

So it's not what you think (most think it's some way to help YOUR kid get "ahead" but it's NOT!) It kind of knocks baby einstein (sorry if that offends) and opens eyes to real research based data about (in my opinion common sense things) things that help our kids achieve healthy brain development. Ex: ABCs = Attention, Bonding, Communication and what that actually looks like. Also, not listening to classical music, but learning to play a musical instrument guides children across all talent levels to excel more in math, and coordination because both hands are at work, eyes decode musical notes, both halfs of brain are working, PLUS the book is written by a teacher who went into neuroscience when she bore a child with major brain complications due to lack of oxygen at birth. VERY interesting read!! Still a bit to go to finish!

[Amber]

1 copy

[Umm Muhammad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would like to read

[Vvvvv · Rating 3 out of 5]

Milestones and development from age 2.5 to 5. Interesting, some advice on what to do at certain age.

[Kadri Kullman · Rating 3 out of 5]

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