This easy-to-read, delightfully illustrated book is organized in a month-by-month format. Each chapter begins with a description of the developmental events and advances in play behavior that are likely to occur during that month. A section on play ideas suggests ways that parents can introduce games and activities that capitalize on their babies’ emerging skills. Included are: 
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<li>More than 180 candid photos showing babies, parents, and caregivers at play</li>
<li>400 fun-filled play activities for parent and child to share during daily routines such as mealtime, diapering, bath time, and quiet time</li>
<li>A month-by-month overview of a baby’s intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development</li>
<li>Suggestions for solving everyday problems centering around sleeping, eating, and crying</li>
</ul>

Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year: Discovering the Senses and Learning About the World

Segal PhD, Marilyn

Reference

William Morrow Paperbacks

The toddler time, between one and two years old, is an exciting period of self-definition, exploration, and physical and emotional growth for your child. This easy-to-read book, illustrated with more than 200 photos, provides a vivid look at everyday life with a toddler and offers hundreds of creative play activities; expert advice on managing problem situations; and ideas for encouraging creativity, exploration, and language skills. Some of the strategies for daily living included in the book are: 
<ul>
<li>toilet training</li>
<li>dressing</li>
<li>helping around the house</li>
<li>going out in public</li>
<li>controlling temper tantrums</li>
<li>gaining physical prowess</li>
<li>the timid or fussy explorer</li>
<li>everyday routines</li>
<li>helping Mom and Dad</li>
<li>word power</li>
<li>making friends</li>
<li>having fun with toys</li>
<li>pretending</li>
</ul>

Your Child at Play: One to Two Years: Exploring, Learning, Making Friends, and Pretending

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Two year olds progress at such a rapid rate that they often leave their families dazzled and a bit confused. This easy-to-read, parent-friendly book, illustrated with over 130 photographs of real children at play, provides insight into how two year olds see themselves; how they get along with others; and how they learn language. Here are hundreds of innovative ideas to help your child in all these efforts as well as suggestions for dealing with potential problems. Some of the subjects covered include:
• self-definition • resolving conflicts • living with siblings • playing with friends • listening, speaking, and communicating • imaginative play • visual and physical exploration

Your Child at Play: Two to Three Years: Growing Up, Language, and the Imagination

Mental Health

Here is a wonderful, easy-to-read introduction to theworld of the preschooler, illustrated with more than110 candid photos of real children at play. Children of thisage want to discover how things work, and this book givesyou all sorts of wonderful ways to show them. You'll learnhow to teach the concepts of time and distance throughplay; how to use play-acting, storytelling, drawing andbuilding to clarify the world and its contents; and even howto conduct some exciting scientific experiments. Here arehundreds of play activities that will help your preschoolerexperiment with language and ideas through questions;explore the properties of living and non-living things;develop counting and letter-writing skills; and initiatefriendships outside the family.
Hands-on play activities and topics include: • discoveringhow things work • learning about time and distance• play-acting, storytelling, drawing, and building • athleticfeats and scientific experiments • playing withfriends • reading and writing

Your Child at Play: Three to Five Years: Conversation, Creativity, and Learning Letters, Words and Numbers

Psychology & Counseling

Packed with learning activities, games, poems, and recipes, as well as anecdotes and advice, the eight sections focus on:
<ul>
<li>Individual Differences and Common Threads (distinguishing between real and pretend; concern with fairness; self-awareness) 
</li>
<li>The Questions Children Ask (the physical world; the natural world; the social world) 
</li>
<li>Friends (best friends; controversies and conflicts; sibling play) 
</li>
<li>Active Play (contact and cuddling; physical feats; sports) 
</li>
<li>Creative Play (music; art; crafts; storytelling and jokes) 
</li>
<li>Pretend Play (actor play and dressing up; imaginary playmates; reemergence of pretending) 
</li>
<li>School Play (reading; writing; arithmetic; collecting facts; science) 
</li>
<li>Family (attachment and separation; family continuity; traditions)</li>
</ul>

Your Child at Play: Five to Eight Years: Guilding Friendships, Expanding Interests, and Resolving Conflicts

Bardige EdD., Betty

Written in a jargon-free, parent-friendly style and illustrated with 100 photographs, In Time and With Love is filled with advice on feeding, dressing, disciplining, teaching, and assisting special-needs children.
The author of the acclaimed Your Child At Play series, Dr. Segal presents a warm, positive approach toward child-rearing that helps parents deal effectively with the particular issues of raising special-needs children, including:
<ul>
<li>dealing with relatives and friends</li>
<li>keeping peace between siblings</li>
<li>maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner</li>
<li>understanding the advice from your doctor</li>
<li>taking charge of your child’s medical care</li>
</ul>
The mother of a special-needs child herself, Segal offers an entire section on games and activities that can promote social and emotional development, encourage motor and language skills, and are just plain fun for parents and children alike.

In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Infant and Toddler (Your Child at Play)

Masi, Wendy S.

Leiderman, Roni

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