Infant-and-Toddler-Development Books

I have been educating women and their partners for over 25 years on the essentials of baby care, breastfeeding and childbirth and found this book to be very user-friendly. Jamie Loehr's easy, conversational style makes this book almost as good as a visit in his office. I recommend it to all of my clients.
Gail Birnbaum, CPM, RN

THis book is so wonderful. Simple to understand and it WORKS! I give this book as baby shower gifts and to pre-school teachers.

If you believe we can make a difference in the world, please read this book and any other book by Michel Odent. He is knowledge enlighter, a mind broader. As a surgeon he proved we can humanize birth, as a scientist and a philosopher he is proving we can pave the way to a better humanitary civilization through love, in many levels.

Great book. I love this. Was looking for new ideas of things to do with my busy toddler. We both love all the new things we can do together.

This book has great resources in it from doing assessments to observing or just learning about the young child.

Its a shame that a great many harried and exhausted parents of runamuck toddlers won't have the energy or time to read Lorilee Craker's See How They Run: An Energizing Guide To Keeping Up With Your Turbo-Toddler. It's a shame because if they did, they would be treated to practical, frustration avoiding, behavior correcting, invaluable advice that would make their parenting so much easier and so much more effective. Tips, tricks, and techniques for dealing one to three-year-old kids include how to tame tantrums, extensive advice on painless toilet training, how to serve the little one a balanced diet, and much more. An invaluably helpful source for harried parents everywhere.

This book has a very clean and understandable layout that I enjoyed using as a teaching tool. The pictures are well illustrated, and in color, unlike many other Sign Language books I have looked at. I would recommend this to beginners and fluent SL users alike.

If you are a sleep-deprived parent, you may have a tough time getting through one of the lengthier books on sleep. This book provides a great introduction to the subject of sleep, covering such issues as what typical infant sleep patterns are like, the pros and cons of various sleep arrangements for baby, how to deal with common sleep problems in babies and young children, and why naps are important.

I loved this book and using it professionally when I talk with my clients as well as a mother. The pictures are excellent. I recommend you get it before your baby arrives if you can. The video stills and pictures throu out the book are excellent. It was worth every penny to learn about your baby.

As I said: A resource book that lives up to its potential! Every book chosen is high-quality (anyone experienced in caring for under-threes will recognize virtually every title). Every activity chosen has developmental--not educational, but developmental--value. The authors avoid the ABCs and 123s for babies and toddlers and focus on what is really important: language exposure, interaction with loving caregivers, and sensory experiences. And the book even lives up to its title. Unlike so many books "for infants and toddlers" that really only serve toddlers, this book offers an equally complete and interesting infant section--what a bonus!