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Beginnings: A Guide to Child Psychology and Development for Parents of 0-5-Year-Olds

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith

A month-by-month map of early development

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A month-by-month map of early development

Organized as a reference guide for the years from pregnancy through age five, Beginnings brings together physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development in one framework. Sarah Ockwell-Smith covers milestones such as movement, sleep, language, early literacy, drawing, eating, and play alongside subjects including attachment, temperament, memory, personality, and emotion regulation. The book also introduces classic and current child-psychology theories, connecting developmental concepts with everyday questions parents and carers encounter. Its month-by-month structure emphasizes developmental changes across infancy, toddlerhood, and the preschool years, with age-specific play suggestions and guidance on supporting brain development.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents and carers seeking a developmental reference from pregnancy to age five
  • Families interested in child psychology alongside practical early-years topics
  • Caregivers wanting age-specific information on sleep, play, movement, language, and eating

Themes

Early childhood developmentChild psychologyAttachment and social developmentLearning through playLanguage and physical milestones

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Book overview

Pre-order Sarah Ockwell-Smith's essential guide to child psychology and development.

BEGINNINGS is modern month-by-month reference guide for parents of 0-5-year-olds. It will answer all the questions that parents have about their baby, toddler and preschooler's physical and psychological development.

Topics Covered:
*How a baby grows and develops, month by month, during pregnancy
*Physical development, month by month, in the newborn period
*Brain development from birth to five years
*How sleep develops and changes throughout the first five years
*The development of self and personality
*Social development, attachment and peer relationships
*Temperaments and the development of emotion regulation
*The development of memory
*Current and classic theories in child psychology
*Learning to sit, crawl, cruise and walk.
*Language acquisition and early literacy skills
*Early mark making - learning to draw and form letters
*Schemas - how children learn about the world around them.
*Food preferences and eating experiences in early childhood
*Play - including suggestions for entertainment at each age
*How parents and carers can encourage optimal brain development
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