The wonder weeks : a stress-free guide to your baby's behavior
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The wonder weeks : a stress-free guide to your baby's behavior

By Vanderijt, Hetty, author.
Plooij, Frans X., author.
Plas-Plooij, Xaviera, 1976- author.

Published [2019] by The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, New York, N.Y.

ISBN 9781682684276

Bib Id 2440685

Copyright 2019

Edition Sixth edition.

Description 464 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Leader
04913cam a22005658i 4500
LCCN
2019-029570
ISBN
9781682684276 (paperback) $20.00
168268427X
Language
eng
Call #
649.122 V
Uniform Title
Oei, ik groei! English
Title
The wonder weeks : a stress-free guide to your baby's behavior
Edition
Sixth edition.
Publication Information
[2019] by The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, New York, N.Y. :
Copyright Date
©2019
Description
464 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Note
"First published in 1992 as Oei, ik groei! By Zomer & Keuning Boeken BV, Ede and Antwerp."
"With the 10 predictable leaps."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Your baby's ten leaps in mental development -- #Blessed and ... #Stressed -- Newborn : welcome to the world -- Sleeps and leaps -- Leap one : the world of changing sensations (around 5 weeks) -- Leap two : the world of patterns (around 8 weeks) -- Leap three : the world of smooth transitions (around 12 weeks) -- Leap four : the world of events (around 19 weeks) -- The top ten things you really need to know! -- Leap five : the world of relationships (around 26 weeks) -- Leap six : the world of categories (around 37 weeks) -- Leap seven : the world of sequences (around 46 weeks) -- Leap eight : the world of programs (around 55 weeks) -- Leap nine : the world of principles (around 64 weeks) -- Leap ten : the world of systems (around 75 weeks).
Summary
"With nearly 4 million downloads, The Wonder Weeks app is a must-have. The revised and updated book, with exclusive material, is the perfect companion or gift. What to expect the first 20 months? Leaps, leaps and more leaps! ten in all. Welcome to the fully-updated and revised 6th edition of the book-with 30% new material-that made "leaps" the buzzword for parents of young children worldwide. Fussy at 5 weeks? Cranky at 19-weeks? Clingy at a year? The baby must be approaching a leap, a time during which new skills are mastered, discoveries are made, and perceptions evolve. For new parents, being able to anticipate predictable fussy phases-and the magic that follows-is a game-changer, courtesy of The Wonder Weeks. With more than 2 million copies sold worldwide, this unique and award-winning guide is based on ground-breaking behavioral research that explains how babies experience 10 magical "leaps" during the first 20 months of life. It reassures parents that fussiness, regression, and wakeful nights are necessary for growth and won't last forever. The new edition includes: Top ten lists of what to expect for each leap Updated charts that map out when to expect the fussy behavior (cranky, clingy, crying), and when it might transition into something positive Checklists with skills and abilities, featuring a minimum and maximum age range, because every baby develops differently Fun games and gentle activities to help soothe the transitions in and beyond leaps Suggestions to help parents cope with their baby's changing behaviors The Wonder Weeks has a bestselling app, an interactive website, thriving Facebook groups, and "like"-generating social media posts from celebrities, influencers, and everyday parents alike"--

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