Infants Books

I loved this textbook. I read it for an Infant & Child Development class and found it interesting, clear and helpful. Anyone interested in childhood development should definitely read this book!

From my experience, no other book--at this time--can upend Gonzalez-Mena's INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND CAREGIVERS. In it's seventh edition, it stands as the most near perfect infant/toddler textbook ever created.

Now...Berk's book is probably the best "second-best" textbook that I have found.

She goes from history/theory to basic foundations to each era of children from birth to Age 11. The book is filled with color pictures and color charts along with plenty of special interest sidebar accounts on subjects like the negative side of extended infant child care.

So why is it the second best? It just doesn't cover infants and toddlers exclusively. Instead, it exists as a superbly written book on early childhood growth and development...which isn't such a bad thing.

Check it out if you either can't get Gonzalez-Mena's book or if you just want a second opinion on infant/toddler concepts.

This is an excellent book that outlines the infant to caregiver bond in human development. Dr. Stern challenges the traditional developmental sequence and the erroneous views that certain fundamental attachment patterns are confined to infancy alone. This is a great book that understands how scaffolding works in establishing patterns of relationship that can last a lifetime. The fundamental basics that make our human bonds to one another pleasurable and fulfilling are rooted in the establishment of secure attachments, trust and the creation of balance in human giving and receiving. He outlines what can go 'right' and what can go 'wrong' in these early bonds. His focus on loving and attuned presence, reading cues of overstimulation, or understimulation, captures the essence and joy that is both given and received when caretaking is done well or as has been described elsewhere, is 'good enough'. A great read and guide also for parents and clinicians, a great step in helping to build empathy and awareness about this critical period in human development. Highly recommended.

Dr. Stern did an excellent job in describing human development that is empirically based. What has resulted is a questioning of Dr. Margaret Mahler's 1st and 2nd stages of development. Though Dr. Mahler's work is superb, her theory is derived from observation, whereas Dr. Stern utilized computer technology to research similar material consequently presenting a major contribution to the literature. Finally, his writing style is easy to read that all readers can benefit from, especially those who have or work with children. I recommend reading this book.

Claudia, a girl that tries to be perfect, is in love with this band and they are having a concert in their city, but she has school that day. So her friend pressures her into skipping school. I like this book because it shows what teenagers go through. This is a good book for teens from the age of 12-14 or maybe even 15 year olds.

I saw this book in the store and just had to have it. Amanda Haley's watercolored ink drawings are just darling! I love her style and the simplicity of this book. The book spans a day in the life of a young child, from getting up in the morning, to going to bed at night. Everything imaginable is in there, and children of a wide age range and ethnic background are included. It's also a diverse book, showing many different types of family arrangements, such as baby sleeping in bed with mommy and daddy, as well as baby waking up in her crib. There also sweet doodles sprinkled through the book ... cute little butterflies, a bright sun, dots and stars, cute little bugs, etc... There are references to baby in day care, as well as to baby at home with mommy, so there's something here for all children to identify with. I think the content is excellent, diverse, and thorough, but the real charm of this book is the author/illustrator's sweet and gentle illustrations. There's a lot to share here with your little one. Use the pictures to make up your own stories as you go along.

This book is a masterpiece. Dr. Stirt gives a wonderful portrayal of a parent with a critically ill child.His heartfelt comments interspersed with the medical record is a marvelous touch that I have never seen before. I only hope that someday he continues his writing career.

For Joe Stirt, his daughter's struggle to survive the first few months of life forces him and his wife to view the hospital at which they work from the patient's point of view. For the reader, this book is a look into some of the true ins and outs of the medical profession. Foremost in all of this, however, is the stinging reality that their daughter's life, teetering on the brink of collapse, is not in their hands.

For anyone whose loved ones must pay the hospital a visit, this book is a must-read account of what strings one father and mother pull to try to save the life of their premature baby daughter. And for those familiar with the medical profession, this story is a humbling awakening to attitudes and practices of the medical profession from the patient's standpoint.

Stirt's flowing style and unfeigned suspense makes Baby impossible to put down. I recommend this book to all readers.

This book called Just wanna have fun is the best book! It's about Tommy Pickels and his friends with mean gym teacher. The mean gym teacher made them do olimpics but the babies just wanna have fun.

This book is excellent. My seven year old son only like to read funny books. He completetd this book in one day. The Rugrats go on vacation and allowed my son to go too. They had several contests, but he was the winner. At the end everyone is allowed to cool off from the fun with a great splash in the pool. Great summer reading.

This is "the book" that every pediatrician interested in pediatric pneumology should have as first choice.

Excellent book, for respitarory children disease. Amazing images and up to date contents.

As a working mom I don't have time to read very much, but I know it's important to really understand what is going on with my child as she develops. This book is great, and the next book about two year olds is even better. It is so helpful to understand why some issues are so challenging at this age and to get ideas for what to do!

I loved this book, but even better it was the only book I could get my husband to read and he really liked it too (I could just mark a couple of short chapters and he didn't have to read everything.) We are doing a much better job as parents now that we agree more about what is "normal" for a one year old!

This is a great resource for parents! I like how it encourages you to get to know your baby as an individual so that you can know how to respond. I've noticed how different kids react so differently to the same situations...now I understand better why that's so. This book can save parents a lot of headaches in frustration over figuring out their kids.

As a parent, I've read lots of parenting books. Most of them seem to tell you what to think and what to do, and often give advice that doesn't really fit for me or my children. But this one encourages you to think for yourself, and to really observe and understand your child, to figure out what works with him or her. I love it. Reading it is like having a chance to talk things over with someone who really knows what being a parent is like. I felt very helped by it, and very much liked the authors respectful tone.

All this, and it's short, and easily readible - very important for tired, busy parents!

I think this is a wonderful book is perfect for mothers and fathers who have a child up to three years old.

i'm living in leon Gto. México, i thougth that the procedure could be really hard, but it isn't; it was easy, considering a shopping from another country, very good.

Este libro está escrito en una manera facíl de entender y excelente en su presentación de la materia sobre el uso de las señas para los bebés. La información presentada es excelente para todos los padres. Compartiendo las señas con los bebés ayudará en el desarrollo linguístico, social y emocional. Este libro es organizada en una manera facíl de usar para ayudar los padres a ser maestros de señas para sus bebés. Este libro está usuando las señas del Lenguaje de Señas Americana (conocido como ASL). Este libro presenta mucha más información que fue presentado en el libro original de las señas escrito por las doctoras Linda Acredolo y Susan Goodwyn, "Gestos del Bebé", y el Programa de Baby Signs(R)cual son 80% de las mismas señas de ASL y solamente 20% de señas adaptadas para que seán mas facíles para las manitas del bebé. Este libro es perfecto para toda la familia y especialmente para madres en espera. No es necesario haber tenido experiencia con el aprendizaje de las señas antes de empezar con un programa de señas para los bebés. ¡El uso de señas es facíl y divertida! Los beneficios para los bebés y sus familias son fantasticos. La magia de la señas, como utilizando la lectura y la música en la vida cotidiana de los infantes, en realidad sea un regalo perfecto para cada bebé
en esta tierra y por el mundo.

This is a beautiful book.

Very simple with large photographs. It has that sort of honesty that is curiously absent from a lot of children's books - but this is not your ordinary children's book. We read it at bedtime to prep our 3 year old for his oncoming baby sister.

It was pretty amazing because the boy in the photos looks eerily similar to our son. He loved the book, and selected it from his stack most nights.

What was great was that we were able to reference the book at times when we experienced something similar to the book, and he was able to get through any rough spots by grabbing the book and getting excited about some difficult time he was having that happened in the book. I liked it, too, and didn't feel at all like it was a monotonous or boring read like many children's books.

We still read it occasionally, too, even though our daughter is already 1.

I recommend to any family preparing their child for a new baby.

This tender book is a must-read for expecting parents and siblings. It takes a child through the whole experience of gaining a sibling, from Mom's pregnancy to the birth, hospital visits, and baby's arrival home. The honest and heartfelt story is told from the perspective of the older brother, and shows children that it's OK to have mixed feelings and confusion about a new baby. Plus you'll get a chuckle at Mom & Dad's 70s-era style. My son and I loved reading this book, both before and after our new baby came to live with us.