Bright Child: Understand and Stimulate Your Child's Development

by Richard C. Woolfson

Between ages two and a half and five, a child's development progresses at an astounding pace—but there is still much that parents can do to help the process along. Kids look for parents' stimulation and guidance to boost their confidence, strengthen learning skills, improve hand-eye coordination, and enhance all-around physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. A noted child psychologist offers parents expert advice on helping children achieve their full potential. Development charts show information at a glance, summarizing average development between ages two and a half through five. Succeeding chapters focus on body movement, hand-eye coordination, language development, learning skills, and social and emotional development. This color-illustrated and handsomely produced book also features enlightening sidebars that summarize important points in the text and present advice in capsule form.

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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