The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major Developmental MilestonesTanya Remer Altmann, M.D. A handbook for parents of young children offers helpful suggestions and guidelines on how to monitor and promote a child's development from birth to the age of five, with clear advice on the symptoms of problem behavior, when to consult a specialist, how to to interpret the latest research into child development, and more. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. |
Contents
understanding the stages | |
head control | |
turning over | |
sitting | |
crawling | |
standing and cruising | |
keeping your child safe | |
game play | |
understanding the stages | |
bonding | |
attachment | |
emerging emotions | |
moods | |
anger and aggression | |
play | |
stepping and walking | |
kneeling and climbing | |
activity for young children | |
running jumping and skipping | |
sport skills | |
understanding the stages | |
reaching grasping and holding | |
picking up and letting go | |
other hand and finger skills | |
handedness | |
coordinating objects | |
encouraging the artist in your child | |
building | |
drawing and cutting | |
selffeeding and dressing | |
understanding the stages | |
visual skills | |
object permanence | |
hearing and listening | |
taste and smell | |
mouthing | |
touching | |
play for the senses | |
understanding the stages | |
responding | |
information processing | |
communication | |
speech | |
understanding begins | |
food for thought | |
mastering increasingly complex activities | |
selfperception | |
party party | |
sharing | |
empathy | |
temperament | |
all about me | |
understanding the stages | |
how the bladder works | |
how the bowel works | |
toilet training | |
becoming dry at night | |
Developmental delay | |
Sensory impairment | |
Language delays | |
Disruptive behavior | |
ADHD | |
Autism Spectrum Disorders ASDs | |
Gifted children | |
Heredity | |
Personality | |
Environmental influence | |
Prematurity | |
Health and disability | |
Parenting styles | |
Birth order | |
Blended families | |
Gender | |
Divorce and separation | |
Stress | |
Resilience | |
GROWTH CHARTS | |
acknowledgments | |
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