The Essential First Year

"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."
© Alex Gregory
PENELOPE LEACH is a research psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts in child development and upbringing. She has two children and six grandchildren and is a lifelong advocate for parents and children. Her books include Your Baby & Child; Babyhood; Children First; Childcare Today, When Parents Part and Transforming Infant Wellbeing. She is a fellow of the British Psychological Society, a founding member and trustee of AiMH UK—the UK branch of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH)—and has held honorary positions in professional organizations and charities working for families on both sides of the Atlantic. View titles by Penelope Leach

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"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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© Alex Gregory
PENELOPE LEACH is a research psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts in child development and upbringing. She has two children and six grandchildren and is a lifelong advocate for parents and children. Her books include Your Baby & Child; Babyhood; Children First; Childcare Today, When Parents Part and Transforming Infant Wellbeing. She is a fellow of the British Psychological Society, a founding member and trustee of AiMH UK—the UK branch of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH)—and has held honorary positions in professional organizations and charities working for families on both sides of the Atlantic. View titles by Penelope Leach

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