Description |
xxvii, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: Why motor skills matter -- PART 1 : LEARNING TO MOVE AND MOVING TO LEARN : THE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF MOTOR OUTPUT AND SENSORY INPUT : The system we don't see : Understanding your child's sensory (nervous) system and how it relates to movement -- Your newborn : birth to one month -- PART 2 : FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET : YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR : Shake, rattle, and roll: physical development and activities for the first sixth months -- Sit, squat, stand : physical development and activities for the second six months -- From cooing to babbling to sucking, swallowing, and chewing : your baby's oral-motor development in the first year -- PART 3 : ABLE TO LEAP TALL BUILDINGS : YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT FROM ONE TO FIVE YEARS OLD : Your mobile explorer : development of and activities for your one- to three year-old -- Your walker and talker : development of and activities for the three- to five-year-old -- PART 4 : SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS : There is no such thing as a lazy child : how low muscle tone affects development -- Appreciating prematurity : the premature baby's special development -- Sensory disorders : manifestations and guidelines -- The most commonly seen orthopedic conditions in pediatrics. |
Subject |
Motor ability in children.
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Cognition in children.
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Self-esteem in children.
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Added Author |
Yorke, Laura.
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ISBN |
0071408185 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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