Editorial Review:

From America's most trusted pediatric authority comes an indispensable, easy-to-use guide to helping your baby and young child flourish in the first five years of life--physically, mentally, and emotionally.
The first five years of a child's life are filled with major developmental and behavioral milestones. During this period your infant becomes an individual who has mastered a range of skills--from walking to making conversation-that prepares him or her to enter the world beyond home and family. For parents, this wondrous time provides an opportunity to help children fulfill their potential. The Wonder Years shows you how to make the most of it.
Written in the same warm and accessible language that has endeared the Academy's bestselling Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 to millions of parents for over fifteen years, this doctor-approved resource features a variety of fun-filled activities, tips, and hints, and offers the most dependable, authoritative, up-to-date information on child development, including:
· Ideal patterns of growth at every stage--and normal variances
· Parent-child activities that help you monitor and promote your
child's development
· Easy ways to create an enriching home environment
· A "behind-the-scenes" look at what's going on in your
child's developing brain
· Information on aiding children with special needs-from ADHD, autism,
and learning disabilities to those who are gifted
· Advice on consulting specialists, including nutritionists, occupational therapists, and counselors
· Tips on safety and injury prevention
· How factors like birth order and gender impact development
With five hundred full-color photographs and illustrations, developmental time lines, charts, and graphs, this family-friendly book is the definitive guide no parent or caregiver can afford to be without.
From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Wonder Years is Wonderful:

My husband and I are first time parents and we found the Wonder Years to be an excellent source of information. The format and lovely pictures made the book easy to digest and easy to search when we wanted more information about a particular topic. Unlike some of the other child development books that seem more like reference books, The Wonder Years was actually a pleasure to read. I highly recommend The Wonder Years to all parents.

Wonder Years is Wonderful:

I highly recommend this one for all parents who want to help their children develop and blossom.
The book does a great job of walking you through each of the diferent milestons and what to be on the look out for at each stage. Unlike some of the other comments, I actually prefer the grouping by activity, rather than age - It helped give me a clearer picture of the progression. I also especially liked the specific tips on how I can foster their development.

A "Must Have" Resource for New Parents:

My wife and I purchased several books focused on childhood development and this one was our favorite. The fact that the publication is backed by the Am. Academy of Pediatrics gave us confidence that the information was accurate, well researched and up to date. Plus, we liked the format because it allowed us to focus specifically on areas we were concerned about with our son's development and skip those areas he was comfortably mastering - a bonus given we both have busy schedules.

Wonderful book for parents:

As a new parent, this child development book answers many of my numerous questions. There are many great tips on ways for my husband and me to help our daughter grow and develop properly. It's simple and easy to read format is great as well.

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