Your Baby and Child

Name: Your Baby and Child
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241562659
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From Birth to Age Five

By Penelope Leach

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Your Baby and Child by Penelope Leach offers comprehensive guidance on childcare, covering the journey from birth to age five. It provides insights into developmental stages, practical advice on care and nurturing, and expert views on understanding a child’s needs and emotions to support their growth effectively. Perfect for parents seeking an authoritative and empathetic resource for raising young children.
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You might enjoy this book if you're seeking practical and reassuring guidance on child-rearing from birth through the early years. Recognised for its compassionate approach, it offers insights into child development and addresses common parenting concerns with empathy and expertise. Perfect for both new and experienced parents looking for support and advice in raising their little ones.

Your Baby and Child

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A new edition of a classic piece of parenting publishing, updated with contemporary illustrations for the next generation.

Raise young children with their wellbeing in mind, gaining the confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by the book.

In this new edition of a best-selling guide to childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child psychology expertise with new scientific research on the way that infants react to the world around them.

Find guidance on sleeping, feeds, washing and playtime, as well as advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development, from birth to age five. Learn to respond to your child in a way that will create a happy and harmonious family environment as you communicate and grow together.

More than just a guide to childcare, Penelope Leach's supportive approach, anchored in child psychology, is based on the idea that a child's wellbeing is just as important as any physical need.

First published in 1977, this new edition has been updated to be inclusive and accessible to parents in the 21st century.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Your Baby and Child by Penelope Leach is highly regarded for its comprehensive and insightful guidance on child development from birth to age five. Leach's approach is appreciated for being both empathetic and practical, offering parents clear advice and reassurance. Her expertise as a child psychologist shines through, making this book an invaluable resource for new parents seeking informed support.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241562659

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Illustration: 70

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 133.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 576

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Penelope Leach Penguin Books Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Penelope Leach is a research psychologist specializing in child development. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and an Hon. Senior Research Fellow at the Tavistock Clinic, and at the Centre for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues, Birkbeck. Penelope is a founding member of the Association for Infant Mental Health (AIMH-UK). She is also a mother and a grandmother.