Beginnings
- Author Sarah Ockwell-Smith
- Narrator Sarah Ockwell-Smith
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date 25 August 2022
- Run Time 5 hours and 17 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Age groups: children, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Early childhood care and education, Parenting: advice and issues.
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What to expect
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
| Author | Sarah Ockwell-Smith |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sarah Ockwell-Smith |
| Duration | 5 hours and 17 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781405552318 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Genre | Age groups: children, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Early childhood care and education, Parenting: advice and issues |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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