Infants Books

This excellent resource is very comprehensive for infant development. It covers a wide variety of topics such as: Assessment, alternate perspecitves of cognitive development and social/emotional development, interventions, risk factors and current issues. It includes a review of the literature from the significant contributions in this field of study. I used it for research and details on my thesis!! I would recommend it to those who are serious about studying the details of infant development. Osofsky has a vast knowledge of concepts and issues in this area.

A marvelous collection of well-written articles that focus on understanding the inner world of infants. The issues discussed represent a range of topics related to infancy. Each chapter stands alone. The authors are well-resected scholars in their respective fields. This book has been a reference I've used over many years. A great resource for parents and scholars.

This book was so thourough, covering everything from risk and protective factors, to intervention, assessment and psychopathology. I especially like the breakdown in the end of the cross-disciplinary training in infant mental health. Also the chapter on Early Chilhood Policy: Implications for mental health policy. We cannot look at children in isolated pockets of health. This book speaks to every step forward that we need to take to serve the social-emotional health of our children.

This book represents a comprehensive discussion of factors that influence the social and emotional health of very young children, when it goes well and when it goes awry. Many of the chapters deal with specific disorders of infancy and early childhood and with intervention techniques. It is essential reading for graduate students as well as professionals interested in infant/toddler mental health.

Every multiples parent has a different story and this book gives seven different perspectives. VERY practical advice from pregnancy to feedings to sleep (or lack thereof). It was the only book that I really read and continue to use as reference, as a mom to 10-month old identical girls.

I have to say that I read so many books while I was pregnant with my twins, but so many of them are pedantic, focusing on medical issues or issues that did not seem to apply to me and my family. What I loved about this book was the fact that all 7 writers had different experiences and all of them had their own ways of dealing with everything from childcare to what stuff to buy. The fact that I got so many points of view from so many obviously different women allowed me to make choices that made sense for me and my family. I would recommend this book to anyone who is about to have twins or who is already immersed in that first wonderful year of parenting twins. GREAT BUY!!!

I received this book as a gift from my aunt in CA after I had my son. It is one of the best gifts I could have ever received, and some day it will be one of the best gifts my son ever receives. I am getting ready to have another baby and have been searching for this book. The only place you can buy it at the current time is directly from the author until they get some on this site. You will not be dissappointed in this book!

I have given this book to about 10 new moms recently and they love it!! This book allows you to document your connection to your baby and then share those wonderful moments privately with your baby when they aren't such babies anymore. It's a must for all new moms, they say so!

Despite having a wonderfully supportive family, I needed even more comfort after the death of my infant twin daughters. I couldn't understand the emotions I was feeling and I felt so alone even when surrounded by friends and family. This book must be read by every mother who has feelings of desperation and hopelessness. I hope to never have to pass it on to a friend, but if the need arises, I would recommend it positively.

a friend lent me this book after i lost a baby @15 weeks in 1994. i was struck by how two men could write a book with such great insight into a loss felt most intensely by women. the authors interviewed women who had experienced loss - either through miscarriage, infant death or stillbirth - and recorded their feelings in a most non-judgmental and sympathetic way.

i found the section on doctors particularly illuminating, since the reaction of my own doctor had been less than warm. peppers and knapp theorize that doctors who choose obstetrics as a specialty, especially young ones, are ill-equipped to deal with loss.

i have recommended this book to many women and will continue to do so. i applaud the authors for a wonderful source of comfort during a most devastating time

I have been interested in this particular issue for quite a while now and I have read a good amount of books covering this subject, including Das Kapital, Anna Karenina, War & Peace and The Chronicles of Narnia, and I can honestly say that this book is a far more sophisticated, interesting and beneficial read. Some Orthodox Economists might claim that the principle of Supply and Demand is not covered thoroughly enough in this book, but to that I say "tish and pish".
I would name vivid images as the biggest strength of the book. Mentioned pictures are extremely easy to figure out and can be utilized as an instruction.
Anyone interested in "It" should definitely give this book a try.

There are lots of serious books available to read during pregnancy, but this one is for fun. . .as long as you don't take the predictions too seriously. It makes a great shower gift too. It is inexpensive and leads to wonderful conversations. My personal favorite is the Chinese Conception chart in the back that claims to predict the sex of your unborn child with 90% accuracy!!! I found the results closer to 60-70% accurate, with my personal stats at 50%. Like I said, it is a FUN book.

My 17 month old daughter finds this book very entertaining. The pages are filled with simple and colorful illustration. Main character, Natasha, uses words that seem to be familiar and identifiable to my daughter. In fact, she loves to sit with the book and turn the pages, over and over. When it's story time and I select this book, my daughter is visibly filled with delight!

My 18 month old picks this book up and leafs through it herself, she loves the pictures of baby Natasha and likes the baby sounds that Natasha makes when I read the book to her. She imitates the sounds "da da and ma ma, this is my daddy and this is my mommy" for example. She usually prefers "lift the flap books" but sits through the entire reading of this cute book about the life of a baby. Simple but enjoyable, good illustrations.

I love this book, but more importantly my 8 month old twin girls love this book. Its extra large baby pictures are a favorite for them. They get excited as soon as we take it out!

My 8 month old daughter has shown very little interest in books -- she usually just chews on them or tears at the pages while I read to her older brother. Even so, I purchased several books for her for Christmas and this one was a huge hit. The book itself is very large and the pictures of the baby faces in it are very easy for little ones to see. She loves to look at the other babies -- she grabs for their faces and squeals with delight every time I get this book out. She also likes the bright accent colors that border the black and white photos. An excellent book for little ones.

I didn't know anything about babies so I read it voraciously. I love that it includes babies of various ethnicities, talks about touchy subjects gently but thoroughly, includes adoptive parents and fathers and is accepting. I have another book that is very "by this age your child WILL be doing X" and this book doesn't do that or make me feel like I'm a failure if my child is developing at her own pace. My daughter is 14 months old and I went to the book for everything from vegetarian diets to pink eye.

My mom also loves it. A few weeks ago my parents came to visit and I went to sleep to my mom reading sections of the book to my dad.

I would highly recommend this book for every mom and dad.Written in a very clear and simple language with lots of relevant pictures, this book explains not only how to rear a child in an ideal manner but also helps to explain every mom different stages of her child's development and teaches her how to tackle minor problems that she might face during this period. I can still imagine every minor changes in the development of my son, every time when I read this book. Even for me with an experience in Paediatrics for several years as a doctor, this book gave me lots of confidence in taking care of my son. My husband also enjoyed thoroughly every single page of this book and learned a lot from it. A must read book for every mom and dad....

TO READ THIS BOOK IS TO DELVE INTO TRUTH. THE EVIDENCE IS IRREFUTABLE, YOUR UNCONCIOUS MIND REMEMBERS EVERYTHING FROM IN UTERO ONWARDS.IF YOU WORK WITH YOUR DREAMS YOU CAN TAP INTO ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE AN HEALTHY ADULT. SHARE'S BOOK IS A PATHWAY OUT OF THE JUNGLE. A MUST READ FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL, AND AN INSIGHT TO ANY LAYMAN.

One of a kind. An excellent overview of dream analyis. Share believes in the reality of dream-memories for recapturing actual infant memories of traumatic experiences. If you've had enough of Elizabeth Loftus and her bogus research on "recovered memories," this work is a superb antidote. As one who has been through the mill, I can attest to its validity and insights. When I was less than three years old, I was raped by my father. For two years, the child within me, sent me concrete and detailed dreams of the rape and the scene of the crime. I have been looking for research that validates infant memory of trauma and I have found that research in Lynda Share's excellent book. Look carefully at her bibliography for addditional research material. There are people there I have never heard about, especailly Ella Sharpe and Phyllis Greenacre. Thank you, Lynda.