Explains what happens to and within the child at each of five distinct stages between birth and two years and describes patterns of behavior and development characteristic of each stage

Babyhood (Penguin Health Care & Fitness)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Penelope Leach

Psychology & Counseling

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Babyhood: Infant development from birth to two years (Pelican)

Your Baby And Child

Women's Health

Baby And Child: From Birth to Age Five

Raise young children with their well-being in mind, gaining the confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by the book. In this new edition of the best-selling guide to childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child psychology expertise with new scientific research on the way that infants react to the world around them. Find guidance on sleeping, feeds, washing and playtime, as well as advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development through each stage of life, from birth to age five. Learn to respond to your child in a way that will create a happy and harmonious family environment as you communicate and grow together. More than just a guide to childcare, Penelope Leach's supportive approach, anchored in child psychology, is based on the idea that a child's well-being is just as important as any physical need. Explore pages or parenting tips as you - A child's journey from the first few days as a newborn right through to the first days of school - Tips for sleeping, comforting, feeding and teething plus everyday care at each stage- Ideas for playing, learning, muscle power and making sounds Penelope Leach is highly regarded as one of the world's leading writers on parenting. In Your Baby and Child, she effortlessly offers practical childcare advice, perfect for a new generation of parents seeking parental guidance from a trusted child development psychologist, in a down-to-earth writing style.

Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five

This guide to parenting from Penelope Leach draws on her unrivalled experience to help you bring up your baby in the first year.

The Essential First Year: What Babies Need Parents to Know

Dorling, Kindersley

This is Penelope Leach's classic childcare manual - updated for 21st century parents. In the 21st century we know a child's psychological development and well-being is just as important as any physical need. Here Penelope Leach brings together key new scientific evidence about the way infants think and react to their parents and the outside world. Find guidance on sleeping, feeding, playing and washing as well as stage-by-stage advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development from birth to five. You'll learn how to respond to your child and achieve a happier, more harmonious family life. More than a guide to childcare - this insight from Penelope Leach into your child's needs, thoughts and behaviours - will help you to really communicate together. You'll get support and learn to trust your parenting instincts and gain the confidence to live by your baby and child, not by the book.

Your Baby and Child

Parenting & Relationships

When Parents Part: How Mothers and Fathers Can Help Their Children Deal with Separation and Divorce

Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach covers the various effects of divorce on children in five stages of life: infants, toddlers/preschoolers, primary school children, teenagers, and college students. She explains recent studies that overturn many common assumptions and that show, for example, how many standard custody arrangements are harmful to a child's brain development. Her advice is meticulously considered and exhaustive, covering everything from custody and financial considerations to managing separate sets of technology in two houses.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

Family Breakdown

Parenting

Unbound

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Cesty

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