New First Three Years of Life: Completely Revised and Updated

"The most important guide to the early childhood development of infants and toddlers ever written, from expert Burton L. White. First published in 1975, The First Three Years of Life became 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 discipline techniques * How to handle sleep problems * What toys you should (and should not) buy * How to encourage healthy social development * How and when to toilet-train. No parent who cares about a child's well-being can afford to be without this book." Good Reads "Burton L. White's views on the education of infants have been clear and consistent over many years. His numerous studies of young children bave shown that the three-year-oid child who demonstrates relatively advanced language and intellectual skills is likely 10 be well prepared for formal education at five or six years of age. On the other band, the child who is Dine months or more behind in these skills may never achieve educational success."mje.mcgill.ca