New First Three Years of Life Completely Revised and Updated

Name: New First Three Years of Life Completely Revised and Updated
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ISBN: 9780684804194

ISBN-10: 0684804190

ISBN-13: 9780684804194

Edition: 2nd 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Burton L. White

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THE MOST IMPORTANT GUIDE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EVER WRITTEN First published in 1975,The First Three Years of Lifebecame an instant classic. Based on Burton White's thirty-seven years of observation and research, this detailed guide to the month-by-month mental, physical, social, and emotional development of infants and toddlers has supported and guided hundreds of thousands of parents. Now completely revised and updated, it contains the most accurate information and advice available on raising and nurturing the very young child. White gives parents real-world-tested advice on: * Creating a stimulating environment for your infant and toddler * Using effective, age-appropriate…

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List price: $19.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 8/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

BURTON L. WHITE is the director of the Center for Parent Education in Newton, Massachusetts, and the designer of the Missouri New Parents as Teachers Project. The father of four (now grown) children, he lives in Waban, Massachusetts.



Preface



She Seven Phases of the First Three Years of Life



Birth to Eight Months: Guidelines for Phases I to V



Birth to Six Weeks



Six to Fourteen Weeks



Three and a Half to Five and a Half Months



Five and a Half to Eight Months



Eight to Fourteen Months



Fourteen to Twenty-four Months



Twenty-four to Thirty-six Months



An Overview of Educational Developments During the First Three Years of Life



Topics Related to Child Rearing During the First Three Years of Life 257


Introduction



Major Issues


Avoidance of Spoiling


Sibling Rivalry


Discipline


Hearing Ability


Developmental Difficulties


Breast-Feeding


Substitute Child Care


Onset of Early Behaviors


Play


Toys


Nature Versus Nurture


Older First-Time Mothers



Other Issues


Programs That Promise Precocity


Teaching Infants to Swim


The Role of the Father


Bonding


Play Groups


The Bilingual Home


How Amazing Is the Newborn?


Toilet Training


Professional Services


Aider the Third Year


Nursery School


Concluding Remarks


How Tough It Is to Know


A Hot Potato


The Toughest Parts of the Job


New Parents as Teachers


Recommended Readings


Index