Boost Your Baby's Development: Teach Yourself

Summary:
Want to give your child a head start? Boost Your Baby's Development is a unique combination of advice, practical exercises and insight into your baby's world. Check your baby's progress against the key milestones in the book and find out what to expect at every stage - and how you can make sure your baby has every chance to succeed in life.

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of your baby's development.

FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

• Plenty of practical exercises and author insights to enable you to really support your child's progress
  
• An objective, reassuring tone
• Step-by-step coverage of each age with milestones and checklists for review
  
• Authored by an expert psychologist, health writer and NCT-qualified instructor

Table of Contents:
contents
dedication
acknowledgements
01 introduction
02 getting moving – how your baby develops
03 welcome to the world – the first six weeks
04 your baby wakes up – six weeks to six months
05 the amenable baby - six months to one year
section two special situations
introduction
06 premature babies
07 twins
section three how your baby develops
introduction 95
part one emotional development
09 the first relationship
10 childcare
11 becoming a family
12 your baby’s position in the family
13 learning to behave
part two intellectual development
14 how babies learn
15 learning to communicate
16 play
17 gender differences
taking it further
resources
recommended reading
index

About the Author(s):
Caroline Deacon is a psychologist, author, freelance journalist and health writer. She writes for a wide variety of magazines and websites and is a tutor for the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Readership:
Current and expecting parents