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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Katie Alcock</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Katie Alcock, DPhil</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lecturer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Department of Psychology</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">City University</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Northampton Square</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">London EC1V 0HB</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Phone (+44) (0)20 7040 0167</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fax (+44) (0)20 7040 8581</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Web <A HREF="http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/k.j.alcock" TARGET="_blank">http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/k.j.alcock</A></FONT>
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