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Building Babies Better: Developing a Solid Foundation for Your Child

by Roxanne Small, PT

106 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); B+W photographs; catalogue #05-1134; ISBN 1-4120-6233-0; US$16.00, C$19.00, EUR13.50, £9.50

Whether you are expecting your first child or have been involved with children for years, Building Babies Better promises to add a fresh dimension to your understanding of child development.

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About the Book

Building Babies Better presents a framework to aide parents and caregivers in choosing the best activities and environments for their children. The author, a pediatric physical therapist, developed this framework based on prenatal and neonatal concepts learned in her professional and personal experiences with children over the past 30 years. While the main focus of the book is the baby from newborn through the first year of life, sections are included on applying these principles to the toddler/preschool child, adoption and bonding issues, as well as the child with special needs.

After presenting an overview of early child development and keys to good sensory-motor development, specific applications are discussed. Each chapter is written with the busy parent in mind, including easy to-follow directions, illustrations and a summary of activities to encourage/avoid at each stage. Whenever possible activities are incorporated into regular daily routines, such as how best to hold your baby, how to make feeding time more effective, and making floor time play more beneficial.

In a world that is exploding with baby gear and items to stimulate baby, Building Babies Better gives parents a tool to evaluate whether these things will have a positive or negative impact on their child. They also learn to evaluate their child’s total environment, including vision, hearing, and touch so that they can make their child’s environment less stressful. Through Building Babies Better parents discover new ways to interact with their child in a calming, enjoyable way that has a lasting, positive impact.

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About the Author

Roxanne Small is a registered physical therapist with over 30 years of experience in pediatrics. Her professional career has included working in hospitals, schools, homes, and clinics. Roxanne teaches a course in “Developmental Environments” to health care professionals working in the field of early intervention. She has also been a guest speaker at professional conventions and meetings, speaking on topics relating to sensory motor foundations in children. In addition, she has more than 20 years of first-hand experience as a parent. Roxanne and her husband, Gary, have three children, all of whom have been the motivation and impetus for Building Babies Better.

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