Customer Reviews

The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate The Major Developmental Milestones

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This book has some good information, I just wish it were organized differently. You have to search the whole book and read through each section to find out what they should be doing at what age. I would prefer it be arranged by age rather than developmental category (motor, sensory, mental, etc.). Within the chapters they have it broken down into age (by months), but this makes me have to go through the book chapter by chapter to find out what he should be doing at 3 months, 6 months, etc. It makes more sense to break it down by month and then have the sub-categories of development (motor, sensory, etc.).

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.

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.

wish I had more time. My baby is growing up faster than I can find time to finish the book.

I first found this book when my daughter was pregnant...we found the information very helpful in the first few months after her daughter's birth. We now refer to it whenever we have questions about what should be happening in the various developmental stages. We liked this book so much that we have purchased it for baby shower gifts.
This is not the only book we use; many sources allow one to make up their own mind as to how to deal with the issues that arise with raising a child.

I didn't learn much so far, my son is only 10 mos. It is well-written and has a good presentation but not a must.

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.

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.

This book was highly recommended to me. I do not like the format of the book--but the content is good.