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Touchpoints-Birth to Three Paperback – September 26, 2006
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From America's most beloved pediatrician comes the classic guide to a child's physical, emotional, and behavioral development
All over the U.S. and in over twenty countries around the world, Touchpoints has become required reading for anxious parents of babies and small children. T. Berry Brazelton's great empathy for the universal concerns of parenthood, and honesty about the complex feelings it engenders, as well as his uncanny insight into the predictable leaps and regressions of early childhood, have comforted and supported families since its publication in 1992. In this completely revised edition Dr. Brazelton introduces new information on physical, emotional, and behavioral development. He also addresses the new stresses on families and fears of children, with a fresh focus on the role of fathers and other caregivers. This updated volume also offers new insights on prematurity, sleep patterns, early communication, toilet training, co-sleeping, play and learning, SIDS, cognitive development and signs of developmental delay, childcare, asthma, a child's immune system, and safety. Dr. Sparrow, Brazelton's co-author on several other books, brings a child psychiatrist's insights into the many perennial childhood issues covered in this comprehensive book. No parent should be without the reassurance and wisdom Touchpoints provides.
- Print length528 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDa Capo Lifelong Books
- Publication dateSeptember 26, 2006
- Dimensions6.75 x 1.13 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-100738210498
- ISBN-13978-0738210490
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"[Brazelton's] advice is timeless."
Warwick Beacon, 8/19/10
"Should be required reading for any prospective parents or child daycare providers."
Brain Child magazine, 1/29/15
"A book like this reminds us that each child is an individual and not just a symptom, disorder, or disease."
(A Top 10 Book for Parenting Children with Disabilities)
About the Author
Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D., child psychiatrist and supervisor of inpatient psychiatry at Children's Hospital Boston, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Director of Training at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center. He is co-author with Dr. Brazelton of Touchpoints Three to Six and several titles in the Brazelton Way series.
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- Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books; 2nd edition (September 26, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 528 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0738210498
- ISBN-13 : 978-0738210490
- Item Weight : 1.79 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.75 x 1.13 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #28,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #48 in Medical Child Psychology
- #91 in Popular Child Psychology
- #130 in Baby & Toddler Parenting
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Customers find the book's content useful and a perfect synthesis of excellent pediatrics and psychiatric technique. They also say it's a great gift for new parents and very clearly written. Readers also appreciate the simple layout by developmental stages and the organization into major doctor visits.
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Customers find the book's content useful for understanding infant behavior. They also appreciate the good tips and common sense approach. Readers say the book provides information and comfort, helping them gain confidence and wisdom as new parents. They say it's the perfect synthesis of excellent pediatrics and psychiatric technique.
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"...It’s been very helpful. It confirms things we are seeing or wondering and helps us just look ahead. Highly recommend." Read more
"...The book is comprehensive, touching on most aspects of parenting in the first three years.* The book is extremely well organized...." Read more
"...Because despite these annoyances, the information inside is useful and I like how the chapters are essentially organized by periods between..." Read more
Customers find the writing style very clear, simple, and pleasing. They also appreciate the book layout and organization into major doctor visits.
"...The "What To Expect" books, for example, are very wordy, and have very pragmatic advice, but for me lack some "depth"...." Read more
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"...The book is divided by months and stages. It's very clear and calm, and did not make me feel like an inadequate parent failing my child..." Read more
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In particular, some things that impressed me:
* The author has great insight into infant and toddler behavioral development (in fact, he has great insight into parental behavior as well). This background gives parents some inclination for what is going on with their child, and is useful in crafting responses to various behaviors that are observed in the early years of a child's life.
* The book is comprehensive, touching on most aspects of parenting in the first three years.
* The book is extremely well organized. It serves well as both a reference, and a cover-to-cover read.
I do agree with other reviewers who have said the author is opinionated. I think this is a good thing -- and I gained more and more confidence in the author's opinions as I went along. Most new parents will do well to have a "starting point" when forming their own opinions. As an example, Brazelton discusses at length the importance of establishing boundaries with infants and toddlers, as this will help the child to feel competent and secure as they continually gain new dimensions of independence which both excites and scares children. But this is balanced with the moderating view that parents minimize negativity by not making big deals of things that don't really matter. This is related to discussion on what it means to "spoil" a child. To this end, Brazelton advises: (1) do sometimes let the child get frustrated when trying to accomplish a new task by themselves -- this is a feeling they're going to have to learn to manage, and (2) establish boundaries so the child has a good sense for his own competence.
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