Beginnings: A Guide to Child Psychology and Development for Parents of 0-5-year-olds

ISBN: 0349431280

Author: Ockwell-Smith, Sarah

Condition: New

Pre-order Sarah Ockwell-Smith's essential guide to child psychology and development.BEGINNINGS is modern month-by-month reference guide for parents of 0-5-year-olds. It will answer all the questions that parents have about their baby, toddler and preschooler's physical and psychological development.Topics Covered:*How a baby grows and develops, month by month, during pregnancy*Physical development, month by month, in the newborn period*Brain development from birth to five years*How sleep develops and changes throughout the first five years*The development of self and personality*Social development, attachment and peer relationships*Temperaments and the development of emotion regulation*The development of memory*Current and classic theories in child psychology*Learning to sit, crawl, cruise and walk.*Language acquisition and early literacy skills*Early mark making - learning to draw and form letters*Schemas - how children learn about the world around them.*Food preferences and eating experiences in early childhood*Play - including suggestions for entertainment at each age*How parents and carers can encourage optimal brain development