Beginnings

Pre-order Sarah Ockwell-Smith's essential guide to child psychology and development. BEGINNINGS is  modern month-by-month reference guide for parents of 0-5-year-olds. It will answer all the questions that parents have about their baby, toddler and preschooler's physical and psychological development. Topics Covered:   *How a baby grows and develops, month by month, during pregnancy  *Physical development, month by month, in the newborn period  *Brain development from birth to five years  *How sleep develops and changes throughout the first five years  *The development of self and personality   *Social development, attachment and peer relationships  *Temperaments and the development of emotion regulation  *The development of memory   *Current and classic theories in child psychology  *Learning to sit, crawl, cruise and walk.  *Language acquisition and early literacy skills   *Early mark making - learning to draw and form letters   *Schemas - how children learn about the world around them.   *Food preferences and eating experiences in early childhood   *Play - including suggestions for entertainment at each age   *How parents and carers can encourage optimal brain development