Table of Contents
A Note from the Author ix
Thinking about being parents 3
The Newborn: Getting together 13
Newborn characteristics 26
Feeding and growing 44
Everyday care 88
Excreting 100
Sleeping 103
Crying and comforting 110
Learning from each other 124
Understanding some newborn developments-Postures and reflexes 133
Senses and sensations 137
The Settled Baby: The first six months 143
Feeding and growing 151
Teeth and teething 176
Everyday care 178
Excreting 181
Sleeping 183
Crying and comforting 191
Muscle power 196
Seeing and understanding 203
Hearing and making sounds 210
Playing and learning 217
Loving and spoiling 223
The Older Baby: From six months to one year 233
Feeding and growing 239
Teeth and teething 257
Everyday care 261
Excreting 263
Sleeping and waking 265
Crying and comforting 282
More muscle power 289
Seeing and doing 304
Listening and answering 309
Playing and learning 318
Bridging the months from baby to toddler 326
The Toddler: From one to two and a half years 337
Eating and growing 342
Teeth and teething 355
Everyday care 360
Toward using the toilet 367
Sleeping 376
Crying and comforting 389
Even more muscle power 405
Learning speech 417
Playing and discovering 426
Moving into early childhood 446
The Young Child: From two and a half to five years 463
Eating and growing 468
Teeth and teething 479
Everyday care 483
Toilet independence and after 486
Sleeping 496
Crying and coping 504
Bodies, minds and feelings 515
Talking 527
Playing and thinking 545
Learning how to behave 563
Early years education 580
Acknowledgments 597
Index 599