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Transforming Infant Wellbeing brings together science and policy to
highlight the critical importance of the first 1001 days of
infancy: the period from conception to the second birthday.
Introduced and edited by Penelope Leach, who uniquely combines
academic knowledge of infant development with the ability to write
about it for wide audiences, the book has at its heart 25 original
articles by acknowledged experts in different aspects of infant
health and development. Brought together, they showcase innovative
science and best practices to a wide range of readers: to
scientific colleagues in different disciplines; to politicians and
policy makers; to local authority commissioners and specialist
advisors, statutory and voluntary organisations and parents. This
book has a two-fold purpose in science and in social policy. First,
to collect new papers by leading scientists in a single volume,
which ensures they reach a broad audience. Second, by introducing
and commenting on the significance of these new findings, the book
highlights both the benefits that accrue to society when it acts
accordingly, and the costs, financial and social, of our failure to
do so. In the last 50 years, interest in infant development and
especially maternal and infant mental health has burgeoned. A large
number of issues at the forefront of child development research
mirror those of yesterday, but the research brought to bear upon
them has transformed. Thanks largely to technological and
statistical advances, we now know a great deal that researchers of
earlier generations could only surmise. However, increasing
knowledge of infancy has not been matched by an increasing impact
on parents and professionals, politicians and policy makers.
Bringing contemporary studies involving pregnancy, birth, infancy
and toddlerhood together, along with the undisputed evidential
findings that flow from them, large gaps between what is known and
what is done become apparent. By focusing on what can be done to
fill those gaps, Transforming Infant Wellbeing renders inescapable
the need to rethink current priorities. It represents essential
reading for researchers, parents and policy makers of infancy.
Transforming Infant Wellbeing brings together science and policy to
highlight the critical importance of the first 1001 days of
infancy: the period from conception to the second birthday.
Introduced and edited by Penelope Leach, who uniquely combines
academic knowledge of infant development with the ability to write
about it for wide audiences, the book has at its heart 25 original
articles by acknowledged experts in different aspects of infant
health and development. Brought together, they showcase innovative
science and best practices to a wide range of readers: to
scientific colleagues in different disciplines; to politicians and
policy makers; to local authority commissioners and specialist
advisors, statutory and voluntary organisations and parents. This
book has a two-fold purpose in science and in social policy. First,
to collect new papers by leading scientists in a single volume,
which ensures they reach a broad audience. Second, by introducing
and commenting on the significance of these new findings, the book
highlights both the benefits that accrue to society when it acts
accordingly, and the costs, financial and social, of our failure to
do so. In the last 50 years, interest in infant development and
especially maternal and infant mental health has burgeoned. A large
number of issues at the forefront of child development research
mirror those of yesterday, but the research brought to bear upon
them has transformed. Thanks largely to technological and
statistical advances, we now know a great deal that researchers of
earlier generations could only surmise. However, increasing
knowledge of infancy has not been matched by an increasing impact
on parents and professionals, politicians and policy makers.
Bringing contemporary studies involving pregnancy, birth, infancy
and toddlerhood together, along with the undisputed evidential
findings that flow from them, large gaps between what is known and
what is done become apparent. By focusing on what can be done to
fill those gaps, Transforming Infant Wellbeing renders inescapable
the need to rethink current priorities. It represents essential
reading for researchers, parents and policy makers of infancy.
Raise young children with their well-being in mind, gaining the
confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by
the book. In this new edition of the best-selling guide to
childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child
psychology expertise with new scientific research on the way that
infants react to the world around them. Find guidance on sleeping,
feeds, washing and playtime, as well as advice on your baby's
physical, intellectual and emotional development through each stage
of life, from birth to age five. Learn to respond to your child in
a way that will create a happy and harmonious family environment as
you communicate and grow together. More than just a guide to
childcare, Penelope Leach's supportive approach, anchored in child
psychology, is based on the idea that a child's well-being is just
as important as any physical need. Explore pages or parenting tips
as you explore: - A child's journey from the first few days as a
newborn right through to the first days of school - Tips for
sleeping, comforting, feeding and teething plus everyday care at
each stage - Ideas for playing, learning, muscle power and making
sounds Penelope Leach is highly regarded as one of the world's
leading writers on parenting. In Your Baby and Child, she
effortlessly offers practical childcare advice, perfect for a new
generation of parents seeking parental guidance from a trusted
child development psychologist, in a down-to-earth writing style.
"Get the lowdown on baby development from pregnancy to newborn to
1-year-old with this comprehensive baby-care book. This parenting
guide from child development expert Penelope Leach provides you
with all the expert childcare advice you need to help you care for
your new baby through the first year. Guidance on practical
childcare issues including feeding your baby and how to calm a
crying newborn is backed up by key evidence on baby development to
help you understand and respond to your baby. Find the answers to
all your questions about birth, breastfeeding, baby milestones, and
more. The Essential First Year is the only baby book you need for
that wonderful first year, or the perfect gift for moms-to-be."
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