Play is vital for a child's physical and mental development - it can enhance everything from speech and memory to motor skills and muscle strength. This title presents games and activities that helps a baby's social development, language and understanding of the world.

Clever Baby is a photographic lift-the-flap book designed to encourage development.Babies will love looking at images of different children achieving key milestones such as walking, talking, and feeding themselves.With repetitive rhyming text to read and big sturdy flaps to lift, it is the perfect book for parents and babies to enjoy and have fun together.

With panoramic illustrations on each spread and appealing recurring characters, our classic Look & Find format is now available to the youngest readers. These imaginative books welcome curious toddlers to experience adventures in familiar places - the park, the zoo, and the city. Short texts with stimulating questions are expertly designed for young readers, making this series a great introduction to animals, objects, situations, and everyday events. The colorful illustrations are large enough for a curious toddler to find. Kids will find 4 hidden objects on each spread and learn many new words. The format is the perfect size for toddlers!

The purpose of this book is to help you, as parents, provide educational experiences for your child from birth to age three. Chapters will describe a series of step-by-step exercises, games, and learning activities geared to meet specific goals in accordance with normal developmental expectations.

After meeting a bevy of baby animals— including a clever monkey, a sleepy leopard, and a dusty lion cub—the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all . . . itself, of course! With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins, this book is an irresistible celebration of the joyful connection between parent and child.

Each spread of this colorful picture story features a busy city scene and a favorite vehicle, including, buses, fire engines, cranes, mixers, tow trucks, ambulances, bicycles, taxis, an ice cream truck, and more. The spreads also have a short introduction, captions for many items on the pages, as well as images of four things kids have to search for. There's even a cute, little sparrow on every spread. Can you find him? The books in this series have been expertly designed for young readers, making this a treasured book that kids will love coming back to time and time again. Kids will love finding hidden objects and learning new words! With lots of wonderful vehicles on every panoramic spread, the classic Look & Find format is now available to the youngest readers.

What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know. In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to five. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting. Just one of the surprises: The best way to get your children into the college of their choice? Teach them impulse control. Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child’s brain develops – and what you can do to optimize it. You will view your children—and how to raise them—in a whole new light. You’ll learn: Where nature ends and nurture begins Why men should do more household chores What you do when emotions run hot affects how your baby turns out, because babies need to feel safe above all TV is harmful for children under 2 Your child’s ability to relate to others predicts her future math performance Smart and happy are inseparable. Pursuing your child’s intellectual success at the expense of his happiness achieves neither Praising effort is better than praising intelligence The best predictor of academic performance is not IQ. It’s self-control What you do right now—before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and through the first five years—will affect your children for the rest of their lives. Brain Rules for Baby is an indispensable guide.