Infants Books

This book published in 1950 was Erikson's breakthrough book, the first one by which he became known to a wide popular audience. Certain of the ideas formulated in this book have become part of the language of our general culture, most notably the concept of 'identity- crisis'.
At the heart of the theoretical framework of this work is Erikson's conception of eight- stages of life.
The first of these stages he calls the 'oral- sensory'.It involves the conflict between basic trust and mistrust.
The second is called the muscular- anal involving the confluct between Autonomy and Shame and Doubt.
The third is the Locomotor Genital involving the conflict between Initiative and Guilt.
The fourth is the Latent involving the conflict between Industry and Inferiority.
The fifth is Adolescence where the Identity- Crisis comes into play at a time of Role- confusion.
The sixth is Young Adulthood in which Intimacy is in conflict with Isolation.
The seventh is Adulthood where Generativity conflicts with Stagnation.
The final is 'Maturity' or "Old Age' where Despair threatens Ego Integrity.
In this work Erikson brings case - history, comparitive anthropological data in showing how the human personality is transformed during the person's lifetime also through its encounters with Society . A pioneering work of great importance.

Mr. Erikson wrote a thought-provoking book, but it is certainly a product of his times. Such notions as homosexuality being deviant (his word, not mine) behavior and was more of a symptom of a psychologically damaged individual has not held up to present scientific evidence. Overall, the book is a fascinating dissection of childhood development and how it possibly manifests itself in adulthood. But reading this material wasn't exactly a cake walk. I doubt many casual readers could wade through Mr. Erikson's book without developing MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over) Syndrome. For what it's worth, I enjoyed most of it.

An Uber-Classic--Required reading for anyone in psychology. No! make that anyone, period.

Read it just because it's a classic or read it because it has interesting things to say for today. Read it because it's so well written. The narrative just flows, and before you know it you've absorbed some pretty important concepts.

Erikson addresses nothing less than the role of psychology in the world, and the role of childhood in our social worlds. It's a combination of the clinical, the social, and the developmental, a combination of psychology and history. Case studies are presented and large themes are addressed.

"...we are also forced to recognize a universal blind spot in the makers and interpreters of history," writes Erikson, "... they ignore the fateful function of childhood in the fabric of society" (p. 404).

Whether or not you agree with all Erikson says, you will find it food for thought.

What a wonderful, delightful book! I picked it up not knowing much about chimps, but the thought of raising one along with your own child was an amusing and amazing premise. The book never fails to be loving, interesting, and educational all at once. The author loved his little chimp just as he loved his wife and child, and his expressions of love and knowledge about the various animals (mostly chimpanzees) he talks about in this book are lovely. Man can often be very cruel and foolish and stupid, whereas it seems animals are just themselves. They can survive in all sorts of man-made zoos and such, with nary a complaint. Sophie, the chimp in this book, was a special and loving little creature who will grab your heart. Thank you to Vince Smith for sharing your deepest heart with us.

A Chimp in the Family is the true story of an ecologist and conservationist who took an infant chimpanzee into his home when she was abandoned by her mother. Six months later, his son was born. A Chimp in the Family is the unique account of rearing two babies side by side as one's own kin. Offering heartfelt tales of struggling with infant care and the milestones of early childhood, A Chimp in the Family also offers the unique difficulties in attempting to persuade a hand-reared chimpanzee to socialize with others of its kind. Happiness and heartbreak blend in A Chimp in the Family, which details social and emotional bonds between humans and animals from an intensely personal point of view.

This is a profoundly touching book. You will feel a lot of very strong emotions of all kinds reading it, and the end is devastating. Smith does a great job showing us the great spirit and soul of Sophie. My wife and I felt his loss keenly, and had tears. The pictures alone are worth the price of the book. Highly recommended.

this book proved far better than many similar works about raising baby animals. it is well written and not excessively sentimental or anthropomorphic, though the author does discuss the close relationship between chimps and humans, genetically and behaviorally.

be prepared: it has an unhappy ending.

definitely worth a read.

This book is really helpful for parents looking for nutritious and interesting meals for their children. It has great variety and includes whole family meals that allow you to cook for baby, toddler, and adults all at once. The author deals with baby foods, toddler foods, and foods for families in the three sections. She also includes advice on what is age appropriate and ways to get vegetables into the picky toddlers diet. The book includes photos of most recipes and neat presentation ideas. My daughter eats a large variety of foods thanks to this book.

What I love about this cookbook is the level of inspirational food which it provides. It is healthy, bright, inspirational and includes food for all ages of pre-schooler. Importantly there are some great recipe choices to have as family dinners as well

Lovely mixtures which sound tempting too for children, including skinny dippers with a lovely dipping sauce, some great frozen yoghurt ideas and interesting ideas using shape cutters, including making different kinds of sandwhiches and also cutting vege shapes like carrots out with them - nice way to get children eating.

What I also liked about this book is each recipe is well illustrated and includes picture instructions about what to do - with some of the recipes this can be extremely handy

There is a good table of contents which makes it easy to reference the age group or type of dish you want (under 6 month old, 6-9 month olds etc)

What I found difficult in this book is that not all ingredients are listed - for instance under Courgette Gougere the ingredients list at the top doesn't include water - which is critical ingredient in the recipe. So it is not instantly clear when you are making it what you are making. whether it is thickening for the courgettes or the gourgere itself. You have to read the instructions and then look back and forth - some things have measures in the instructions, and some things you have to look back to the list of ingredients. That makes the recipes hard going to follow.

What I also found difficult is that the ingredients have three different measures used for each - or up to three. So for the Courgette Gourgere again you can use 50g/2oz/4 tbsp of butter. If you get a list of ingredients with everything in a variety of measures for you to select like that it becomes hard going.

I would much rather they just chose one measure and had a conversion table available. Its another small thing about the illustrations but again, in the Courgette Gourgere recipe the pictures shows the demonstrator piping on a lovely circle of batter and the letter A - in the illustration there is a picture of the batter ring beautifully cooked, and a cooked letter J. It is a small thing but it lacks good connection between pictures as it doesn't show the 'process' from start to finish.

Overall the recipes are FANTASTIC, my reservations are purely in the presentation which I think could sharpen up. Otherwise I recommend this book in the fullest.

I just love this book. It has monthwise sections saying which food to start when. I love the idea that you steam your vegetables first and then mix it with milk and puree it for the baby. This way I will be able to mix milk in my baby food without heating it and destroying some vitamins. The pictures are so very adorable too. It also has list of necessary and useful models of bibs, utensils, bowls and cups. You get so many types in the market these days and as a new mom you want to buy them all. This book gives you some idea of the useful ones.

I really liked this book when I got it from the library. I would recommend it to anyone who is learning to make their own baby food, or trying to entice a toddler to eat. It has step by step instructions, and beautiful illustrations. My three year old looks at it, points to the pictures and says, "Yummy, Mommy, yummy!" I haven't had a chance to try the recipes yet, but most of them look pretty good and include the whole family, from baby to parents. In the latter half of the book, it shows you how to prepare a meal, when to take out portions for the baby and younger child, and how to season and present the dishes for different members of the family, which I found useful because I like to have every step written out to make sure I don't leave out a step. There is also a dessert section! Yummy, mommy, yummy! :)

I got this book when my son was three years old, and wished I would have had it sooner. It is a very quick read, so simple and yet profound. It made me rethink a lot of the things I was doing- Many that when I thought about it, I could structure things so he could do them himself. I reread it when I was pregnant with my second child, and it inspired me to set up my house and my schedule differently. Now my youngest is six months old, and I can say I am getting way more sleep than I did after a year with my first. Definitely worth the time and money!

I bought this book before (thank goodness) our child was born. It has saved me a lot of time to enjoy our child & we make the most of the time we have. There are so many helpful hints in this book!!! Every parent with babies & young children definately needs a copy! You will like it so much, you will buy a copy for all your friends.

I was given the first edition of this book as a gift (this new one appears to be a second edition) and it turned out to be the most useful of all the baby books we have. We were really able to prepare for our son so that we could get the most sleep possible after he arrived. This book is packed full of useful tips like what to buy and where to put it in order to make the most of the time baby is awake (and so you don't waste time when baby sleeps), what to do with your toddler when you need to sleep when baby sleeps, and how cook without the frustration of a fussy baby. This book was essential to surviving those first few newborn months! Two Rattles Up!
 

I am living far from family and close friends, so I knew I wouldn't have much help in the daily routines of having a baby. I needed to find some practical ways to integrate the baby into our busy schedule, and still get the rest I so needed as a new mom. I bought this book last year when I was searching the internet looking for a "get more sleep" type book. It was a good choice! The book was well organized and the "crib sheet" to-do list feature made it easy to set ourselves up so that we'd get more sleep when baby arrived. The fact that this is a "mom written" book is a big plus. It's a "reality" baby book with plenty of straight talk about how tough it really is to care for a newborn. But what makes this book a real "must have" is that it provides real solutions! I'm so glad I had this book when I was pregnant! Since there are plenty of tips and chapters devoted to what to do with siblings when you're trying to get more sleep, I'm looking forward to using it again when I have my next child

Just bought this book for my neighbor who's just had her second child. It's so cute and funny. Perfect for any kid who has to learn to deal with a sibling. But a hoot for all kids.

The Difference Between Babies and Cookis is as sweet as, well, cookies! It's also as warm as a new baby cuddled in your arms, hilarious as a stand-up comedian, and as true as the changes a new addition brings to every family. This book would be a delicious choice for any child (and her/his parents!) about to become a sibling. (It will make only children laugh, too!) Highly recommended. This book has humor AND heart.

If youýre looking for an insipid, mushy story about siblings, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BABIES & COOKIES is not for you. On the other hand, if youýd like a good giggle and a fun book to share with your child, this witty book is perfect. The ýconversationý between the main character and her mother is charmingly tongue-in-cheek. For example, ýMom said babies are as hungry as bears. Unless you feed them mooshed peas.ý The illustration on this page shows our main character splattered with green-pea blobs. Babies are not like cookies, and not like apples either, we learn: "You canýt give them to your teacher." In this delightful book, Hanson breaks through the ýsweet and cuteý mold, and yet the end result is both, after all. The illustrations by Debbie Tilley are fresh and endearing ý pretty darn cute! And the bookýs ending will touch your heart...pretty darn sweet. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BABIES AND COOKIES is a perfect gift for an older sibling and is guaranteed to be read again and again. It's as sweet as cookies!

"Before my little sister was born, my mom tried to teach me about babies. I listened carefully, but it's not as easy as you might think. Even my mom gets mixed up sometimes..." Mom thinks babies are as sweet as cookies, cuddly as puppies, hungry as bears and smell like whipped cream. But as our big sister narrator tells us, don't count on it. You can't dip them in milk like cookies. They drool a lot more than puppies. They're not always so hungry, especially when you try to feed them mooshed peas, and as for the wonderful aroma, just wait until you smell a dirty diaper. But they're awfully fun to play with, and as the little girl and her baby get to know each other, she finds Mom is right...babies are warm and soft, like sunshine on a rainy day and definitely a gift from the angels..... Mary Hanson's simple, endearing text is complemented by Debbie Tilley's sweet and expressive illustrations. Together word and art paint a captivating and engaging portrait of how wonderful a new addition to the family can be. Perfect for preschoolers, The Difference Between Babies & Cookies is a gentle and humorous story of growing love that is sure to touch your heart. As our big sister tells us at the end... "I'm just glad I'm here to help take care of our baby. She shouldn't grow up thinking she's a cookie."

Parents are in important resource in the filed of Autism. Many Parents of children with Autism are the first to notice that something is different about their children, but are often ignored or made to feel like they are stupid, inexperienced or overreacting. This book provides parents and professionals with a solid manner to detect abnormalities before the age of one. I firmly believe that this can lead to a better means of communication between Doctors,Researchers and Parents. Accomplishing such a collaboration is a large step toward understanding Autism. Anyone who has a child with Autism, works in the field or would like to know more about Autism should own this book!!!!

This new model for early diagnosis probably won't go mainstream until the research also includes numbers for babies who display early motor issues but *don't* go on to develop autism. In the meantime, however, it provides very valuable insight into how complex skills such as righting, crawling etc can be further broken down into sequential actions. Certainly the findings reported in this book could create an avalanche of inquiries at pediatric offices but at least in our case, we are very much reassured by better understanding how motor skills are developed normally as contrasted to abnormal/impaired development. Given how easily the information can be digested, it should probably be a mainstay of the pediatric office... either in book form or as short educational video clips looped on a flat panel. If nothing else, it will give the average person a better appreciation of why autistic children are developmentally delayed and perhaps help foster a culture of acceptance.

This book is a "must read" for health care professionals, other persons who work with infants and parents of infants, and parents who are concerned about their baby's motor development. The authors offer motor development clues gleaned from videotapes of children diagnosed with autism to help parents and others identify possible early autism in infants. Delightfully drawn graphic illustrations enhance the easily understood narrative. The authors identify numerous autism information and therapy resources.

This new system for detecting the earliest signs of autism - in a baby - offers a brand new theory and comes from a husband/wife team who have worked for nearly two decades to develop ways of detecting signs of potential autism in a child. By expanding patterns of sitting, crawling and walking and comparing them with those of children later definitively diagnosed, they present both general information about autism's causes and progression and a survey of tests the parents can easily conduct to help define and identify early autism onset with respect to their children.

I got this book as a gift and loved it. I'm sad to see that it is out of print because it is so informative. I loved that it went through all of the important developmental stages and explained them in terms anyone can understand. The questions and answers to "Baby" are humorous and a great lead-in for each section. If you can find this book you shouls buy it!!!

I was searching for a similar kinda book for sometime, and as I was looking at the book shelves in the mall this afternoon I found what I have been looking for. I spent the whole day reading it, and it was a really good peice of work, the idea was new too. The book is basicaly about little babies from the begining of their lives in the womb, till 2 years of age, asking Questions and being answered. Really Intreseting book I advise you to buy it.

I bought this book used (which was pretty cool) from Amazon. Book gives information about before baby is born and what the baby is going through on the inside, what they can hear. It is really amazing that babies/young children can learn two or more languages at once, this book explains how this happens. Lots more information on why babies do certain things, how they learn, how they see and what they see and when, little games to play with your baby to develop learning.

I wish my baby would ask about nappy-changing and why he's not peckish, but even though I know I'll have an American baby I can enjoy the adorable question and answer format of this book as well as its many delicious color photos. I appreciated this book's balance between mainstream and "granola" childrearing theories, its wealth of information about child development, and its witty approach.

This is perfect for every new mother. it is a great gift item

You have pitched in for the baby stroller and you want to get just a little something extra - this is it!! Funny, insightful and fantastic illustrations. Highly recommended.

This is an absolute must for every new mom. Best shower present!

I bought this book for a friend, but ended up keeping it because it is so sweet! I have now purchased three more for my new-mom friends. As a brand-new mom myself, I found this to be a wonderful little book that really made me chuckle and touched my heart. This is a beautiful little book for a very special time in a woman's life.

Fatherhood 101 is probably one of the finest parenting books I've ever read. The fact that Mike King wrote it from a father's point of view with every day examples of the power of bonding with one's child makes it easy to read, fun to share and a powerful tool for new and experienced parents, alike. Don't be fooled - this book is valuable for moms, aunts, uncles and grandparents as well as new dads. It's about life's most powerful relationships and responsiblity. I have a brand new grandson and have sent a copy to the excited new parents, but I kept a copy for myself, as well. This book should be in the home of anyone interested in sharing strong and loving relationships with those in their lives!

Personal, humerous, chock-full of easily accessed skills,and everyday opportunities, Mike King's book is a pleasure to read and is at the top of my list for ministry with young parents.

The Reverend Saunda E. Thomas

I am about to be a Grandma for the first time. After reviewing the book, I thought it would be an excellent source of information for my son-in-law, as well as my daughter. Having read the book, I am delighted to have the insight for Grandpa and myself as well!

I plan on purchasing copies of this enjoyable, fun to read book for baby showers on an ongoing basis. What better gift for new parents than an easy to read book full of parenting tips that will give a child a wonderful start to a life full of love.

I initially bought this book as a gift for a new father. The title "Fatherhood 101" caught my attention and the concept of nurturing tips for dads intrigued me. I found the book to be a 'quick read,' an "easy read," and an "enjoyable read." It was designed for people whose lives are busy, who need plain facts without an avalanche of technical jargon.
Fatherhood 101 is brimming with pictures, illustrations, highlighted tips, and delightful ancedotes. The book's objective is to lead every father into a loving legacy with his children. In this very honest depiction, it is apparent that the author's personal experiences inspired him to build warm, nurturing relationships with his children. This is a MUST READ for all fathers - and it would also benefit the female side of the equation as well.

Excellent primer for the NICU. Perfect for sub-I's and interns. Lots of pimp questions in this book. Next book to get would be the Work book by the same author.

this is the ideal book to start your round in NICU espically for the new student or new rsidents. this book cover more than 90% of your round in NICU and any other neonatal unit. it dose not have the full answers but.....it is great helpr.

You must have it. You will read it fast and learn a lot in no time, enyoing every question.

The authors present 1794 questions that cover the broad field of the perinatological field.Each answer is a complete review and one can increase it with the bibliography.