The Wonder Weeks. Eight Predictable, Age-Linked Leaps In Your Baby's Mental Development Characterized By The Three C's (Crying, Cranky, Clingy), A Change In Perception, And The Development Of New Skills by Hetty Vanderijt, Frans Plooij

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The Wonder Weeks : Eight predictable, age-linked leaps in your baby's mental development describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all babies go through during the first 60 weeks of their lives.

The book is based on the discovery of a little known phenomenon: all normal, healthy babies appear to be more tearful, troublesome, demanding and clingy at very nearly the same ages.

These age-related fluctuations in need for body contact and attention are related to major and quite dramatic changes in the brains of the children. These changes enable a baby to enter a whole new perceptual world and, as a consequence, to learn many new skills. This should be a reason for celebration, but as far as the baby is concerned these changes are bewildering. He's taken aback-everything has changed overnight. It is as if he has woken up on a strange planet.

The book includes:

• Week-by-week guide to baby's behavior

• An explanation of the markers for cranky, clingy, crying (the three C's) behavior and how to deal with them

• A description from your baby's perspective of the world around him and how you can understand the changes he's going through

• Fun games and gentle activities you can do with your child

The book offers parents:

• Support in times of trouble

• Self-confidence

• Help in understanding their baby

• Hints on how to help their baby play and learn

• A unique account of their baby's development

For more detailed information about contents and the research behind the book, please visit www.thewonderweeks.com

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