Books for the lay person on child development

[Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith]

you could try:  "Everything your baby would ask, if only he or she
could talk", by the infamous Karmiloff-Smith and her daughter, Kyra
Karmiloff! !  It's published by Carroll and Brown, 2003 (with a
horrible pink cover, but the science in it is really serious).
People seem to like it but maybe you should see first if anyone else
recommends it!!  I could be very biased!
best wishes
Annette

At 10:49 AM +0100 4/6/03, Alcock, Katie wrote:
>My brother and his wife, an ecologist and a university adminstrator,
>are expecting their first baby - and I get asked this question by
>educated and intelligent parents of infants who come into our lab.
>What is a good book on child development, especially infant
>development, for the lay person? I'm particularly looking for one
>that is well balanced and steers clear of, or at least balances out,
>the "baby as mini-scientist who knows oh-so-much about the world"
>but also the "it's essential you expose your child to Mozart in the
>womb" ends of the spectrum.
>
>Thanks
>
>Katie Alcock
>
>Katie Alcock, DPhil
>Lecturer
>Department of Psychology
>City University
>Northampton Square
>London EC1V 0HB
>Phone (+44) (0)20 7040 0167
>Fax (+44) (0)20 7040 8581
>Web
><http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/k.j.alcock>http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/k.j.alcock
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