First published in 1959, this classic text on early childhood development provides an eloquent account of a child's early years and the development of his mind.

What do infants and children really need? In this impassioned dialogue our country's most distinguished pediatrician and most influential child psychiatrist define what every child must have in the first years of life. Cutting through the theories, platitudes, and controversies that abound in childcare advice, the authors, both famed advocates for children, lay out the seven irreducible needs of any child, in any society, They confront the hard questions:...

"From the beloved bestselling author whose books have sold more than 1 million copies, comes Mary Sheedy Kurcinka's newest addition to her award-winning parenting books, this time turning the focus to babies"-- Spirited infants are the exceptions to the "rules" : they are genetically wired to be alert and intense. Raising them takes special skills and patient perseverance. Kurcinka offers findings in the fields of neuroscience, sleep, temperament,...

Draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into how babies experience the world, organizing entries under four fundamental activities including sucking, smiling, touching and toddling to explain such topics as infant humor, baby-rearing stigmas and the reasons why many recommended practices are not natural for everyone.

Guide to child development for parents from pregnancy to the first grade.