The Wonder Weeks by Frans X Plooij

The Wonder Weeks by Frans X Plooij

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The Wonder Weeks by Frans X Plooij

The Wonder Weeks answers the question, Why is my baby cranky, clingy, and crying? with helpful guidance. Maybe they're experiencing a leap in brain development, after which new skills are mastered, discoveries are made, and perceptions evolve. Fussy behavior might signal that great progress is underway

Better yet, these phases occur on similar schedules for most babies--as explained and mapped out in this book--so parents can anticipate the stormy weeks that precede the sunny weeks. Based on decades of research, this fully revised sixth edition covers the first 20 months of a baby's life and includes:

  • The top 10 things to know and remember about a leap
  • Fun games to support brain development
  • Fill-in-the-blank checklists to help better understand personality and behavior traits
  • Science-based explanations about sleep
  • Fresh insight and recent commentary from new parents who've used The Wonder Weeks
  • Anchor moments to keep new parents sane, especially when they are exhausted and discouraged

With 2 million+ books sold, and 4 million+ downloads of the corresponding app, The Wonder Weeks has struck a chord. Join the phenomenon that has been embraced by celebrities, social media influencers, and parents worldwide.

"This is a very practical and entertaining window into the baby's first year and a halfvan de Rijt and Plooij have observed and found the vulnerable times in an infant's development that I independently came to in my book Touchpoints (Perseus). The authors' observations and practical suggestions are wonderful." T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School. "Anyone who deals with infants and young children will want to read 'The Wonder Weeks.' This book will open parents' eyes to aspects of their children's growth, development, changing behavior, and emotional responsiveness that they might otherwise not notice or find puzzling and distressing." Catherine Snow, Ph.D., Shattuck Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. "The Wonder Weeks: One of our own personal favorites!" The Bump editors Featured in AWHONN magazine Healthy Mom & Baby: "Breakthrough science reveals the true reasons of fussiness and weeks of wonders" "I had no clue about The Wonder Weeks with my first daughter. Having this knowledge now has saved my sanity! Mental leaps aren't always the easiest for both baby and parent, but I'm armed with the tools to help my daughter through these changes, and it helps to quell my mind as to what could be causing her so much fuss. It's normal. "Babyzone, courtesy of Disney "A must for every parent." Washington Times "Finally figured out one phase of the baby's developments to be blind-sided by an entirely new one? This book will get you through those transition times" Examiner.com
Frans X. Plooij studied behavioral biology in the Netherlands in Amsterdam, Nijmegen, and Groningen, where he received his Ph.D. in 1980. He is a full member of several international, scientific societies including the New York Academy of Sciences. Together they studied infant development in free-living chimpanzees with Dr. Jane Goodall in the Gombe National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Dr. Plooij is director of the International Research-institute on Infant Studies (IRIS) at Arnhem, and president of Kiddy World Promotions B.V. Hetty van de Rijt studied Educational Psychology at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands and obtained her Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, England. At the University of Amsterdam, Dr. van de Rijt studied the development of human babies in their home environment. As lead author with her husband as co-author, she wrote the best-selling parenting book The Wonder Weeks, which has been published in twelve languages, from the USA to Japan.
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ISBN 13 9789491882005
ISBN 10 9491882007
Title The Wonder Weeks
Author Frans X Plooij
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Kiddy World Promotions B.V.
Year published 2013-10-22
Number of pages 480
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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