Touchpoints-Birth to Three

Brazelton is amazing. He's like the anti-Spock (Dr., not Mr.). His astounding insight into what kids are doing that's normative and necessary and developmentally important when what we see is "the terrible twos" or the like should be required reading for every parent and professional that works with......more

Touchpoints: Birth to 3 informs parents of the touchy transition points of a baby/child's development, physically and emotionally. The first section covers the ages of each doctor's visit and explains what you can expect, generally. Section two is a reference for all sorts of topics from fevers to b......more

Brazelton está para o recém nascido, como guardiola para o futebol - mudaram o jogo, a concepção e a perspectiva. Ainda que algo datado, é muito bom de ler, e extremamente útil......more

Recommending how-to books for bringing up the kids is pretty problematic. Unlike other literature it cannot be simply evaluated ex-post reading or reflection, but ideally has to be mulled over well after one's little tyke has become older than the age range covered by the book itself - which in most......more

I'm glad I found a copy at my library's used book sale. This is the kind of book a parent might want on hand to look at each time her baby is getting nearer the age described in the book. I like it because it seems to focus on normal development in babies from a renowned pediatrician but without the......more