Books for the lay person on child development

[Kenn Apel]

Kenn Apel and Julie Masterson, in conjunction with the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association, have a book entitled: Beyond Baby
Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent's Complete Guide to Language
Development. It's published by Prima (2001), and was written for parents
specifically. It covers speech and language development (and emergent
literacy skills) from birth to six, as well as such topics as the
effects of birth order, media, daycare, and culture on communication
development. It's available at most bookstores or on-line bookstores.







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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

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