A hands-on guide for communicating with babies in their first six months and nurturing their physical, social, and cognitive development, Your Self-Motivated Baby shows parents and other caregivers how to interact with very young infants and understand what they are expressing in their movements. Color photographs throughout the book show babies’ motivation in play and how subtle interactions build bonding and encourage development. Following advice from author Beverly Stokes, a seasoned developmental movement educator, adults learn how to relate to babies and communicate effectively with them. Beverly Stokes makes it clear that preverbal babies are giving cues for caregiver participation very early on; it’s up to us to try to understand them better. By communicating with babies sensitively in the first six months of their lives, we help them to establish the foundation for a healthy, confident, and joyful life. – (FROM PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE)
“…Essential reading for anyone contemplating a child and for all parents with newborns and babies in the first six months.”
– THOMAS R. VERNY, MD
”This is a great read for parents.”
– JUDY ORION, the MONTESSORI INSTITUTE
“Stokes’ captures the importance of vision in the process of development…
– GLEN .T. STEELE, OD.
“It helped me to observe my baby with different eyes and to appreciate the small steps / progress he makes during playtime.”
– Diana L. Amazon Customer Review
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Amazing babies Moving: Essential Movement to Enhance your baby’s development in the first year.
This best selling parenting title in five languages isused by parents, educators and professionals worldwide.
“I have 4 month old twins (boy/girl) and am enjoying working through the books as they grow. The books provide a number of wonderful pictures to help with the explanation as well as numerous references for those that like to dig into topics. Amazing Babies Moving provides adult exercises as well to promote your own experiential learning with your child’s development. As a first time father I have found both of Beverly’s books very useful.” Jon L.
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