Books for the lay person on child development

[Roberta]

Hi! It's not essential to expose your baby to Mozart in the womb --
according to the research which has failed to replicate the "Mozart
effect." But "How Babies Talk"  (by Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek) is the
story of how kids learn language told from the point of view of the
latest research in our field.  It also points out what parents can do
to facilitate their children's language development in sections in
each chapter called "Scientific Sleuthing Pays Off!"  Hope this fits
the bill.
Best, Roberta Golinkoff


At 10:49 AM +0100 6/4/03, 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


--
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D.
H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Education, Psychology, and Linguistics
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Phone: (302) 831-1634; Email: Roberta at udel.edu; Fax: (302) 831-4110
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