Books for the lay person on child development

[Ann Dowker]

I like Lise Eliot's "Early Intelligence"; Penguin Books,
1999.

I would strongly recommend Annette Karmiloff-Smith's
"Baby It's You"; but, alas, I believe it's out-of-
print.

Ann


In message <SIMEON.10306041530.C at psypc37.exeter.ac.uk> Alan Slater <A.M.Slater at exeter.ac.uk> writes:
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> Katie,
>
> An excellent one is Introduction to Infant Development,
> edited by Alan Slater and Michael Lewis, Oxford University
> Press, 2002. Written by leading experts and aimed at basic
> undergraduate and intelligent laypeople. Website is -
> http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-850646-5
>
> I think it's excellent and well-balanced, though I might be
> slightly biased!!
>
> Best wishes
>
> Alan
>
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:49:17 +0100  "Alcock, Katie"
> <k.j.alcock at city.ac.uk> 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
> >