The Wonder Weeks: How to Turn Your Baby's 8 Great Fussy Phases into Magical Leaps Forward

From Library Journal -------------------- New parents faced with an inconsolable baby are often desperate for advice and support. So, at first glance, this detailed look at the developmental causes of fussiness in babies by two Dutch child development experts holds great promise. The book is well organized according to each age's major developmental passage (e.g., "The World of Patterns" at eight weeks, "The World of Categories" at 37 weeks). The problem is that the work has the air of a parenting magazine feature article straining to be a book. While some of the observations and advice presented are original and helpful, they are also frequently repetitious and/or simply inane. Moreover, there is a noticeable absence of references to specific research studies to back up the cls presented. Also lacking is a bibliography. A better choice would be Craig T. and Sharon L. Ramey's Right from Birth. For larger infant development collections only. Kay Hogan Smith, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib., Lister Hill Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Review ------ “This is a very practical and entertaining window into the baby's first year and a half. Vanderijt and Plooij have observed and found the vulnerable times in an infant's development that I independently came to in my book Touchpoints (Perseus). The authors' observations and practical suggestions are wonderful.” —T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School “Anyone who deals with infants and young children will want to read The Wonder Weeks. This book will open parents' eyes to aspects of their children's growth, development, changing behavior, and emotional responsiveness that they might otherwise not notice or find puzzling and distressing.” —Catherine Snow, Ph.D., Shattuck Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Language Notes -------------- Text: English (translation) Original Language: Dutch Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From the Back Cover ------------------- "This is a very practical and entertaining window into the baby's first year and a half. Vanderijt and Plooij have observed and found the vulnerable times in an infant's development that I independently came to in my book Touchpoints (Perseus). The authors' observations and practical suggestions are wonderful." --T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School "Anyone who deals with infants and young children will want to read The Wonder Weeks. This book will open parents' eyes to aspects of their children's growth, development, changing behavior, and emotional responsiveness that they might otherwise not notice or find puzzling and distressing." --Catherine Snow, Ph.D., Shattuck Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Your Baby's Developing Mind: What a Wonder-ful World! In The Wonder Weeks, you'll discover the specific dates during their first 14 months when all babies take eight major developmental leaps. And you'll learn how to help your baby through the eight great "fussy phases" that mark these leaps within a week or two. Wonder week by wonder week, you'll see how your baby's mind is developing. Now you will know which games and toys are best for your baby during each key week and how to encourage each leap forward. s, charts, and checklists help you track your baby's progress-- and finally make sense of his fussy behavior. This is a baby book like no other. It will be your indispensable guide to the crucial "wonder weeks" of your baby's first year. Hetty Vanderijt, Ph.D., and Frans Plooij, Ph.D., a husband and wife team, have researched parent-baby interaction for 25 years. Their child-development books have sold more than 450,000 copies throughout the world. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Hetty Vanderijt, Ph.D., and Frans Plooij, Ph.D., a husband and wife team, have researched parent-baby interaction for 25 years. Their child-development books have sold more than 450,000 copies throughout the world. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See more ( javascript:void(0) )

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