Building Babies Better: Developing a Solid Foundation for Your Child Second Edition

by Roxanne Small

Book Overview

Building Babies Better By Roxanne Small Building Babies Better presents a framework to aide parents and caregivers in choosing the best activities and environments for their children. The author, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466914556
• ISBN13: 9781466914551
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent suggestions

I wish I had this book when my child was born. I have put these suggestions into practice in my home now (he is 9 years old) and the difference is amazing! I highly recommend this book for everyone, especially those with learning disabled children.

Highly recommended

It's a great book full of simple, yet very useful information and advises. After reading it we actually bought the ply plastic mat she recommends and within a week or so our 4-month old boy started to crawls on the belly around himself! Moreover, he now enjoys being on his tummy and spends quite a lot of time on the floor. We also likes the deep pressure techniques, described there. I think this book is a must for any parent. It's con, however, that it doesn't give any scientific background behind the recommendations. So for me it wasn't a big deal since I'm PT myself and it all sounds very reasonable to me, but to others it might feel unsupported. So don't hesitate, it's a good science-backed approach and your baby would definitely benefit from it, spending more time with you on his tummy than being in all those high-end exersaucers/walkers/stationary entertainers.

This author understands how early infancy affects preschool success

I recommend this book for all new moms as well as anyone caring for infants. I have been a pediatric therapist for 30 years. Many babies who do not get adequate floor play with tummy time and belly crawling do not develop adequate tummy and back muscle strength. It can affect everything including learning ability, speech, and behavior. The techniques in the book are so logical and easy to follow. The title is perfect.

short, easy read PACKED with great info

This book contains a lot of insight about infant development and easy to apply techiques for parents. A must read for those working in early intervention settings and new parents!

An ideal shower gift; every new parent needs this book!!!

I give this book to everyone I know who is going to have a baby. It is easy to read and follow, and explains why you don't need all of the baby toys designed to entertain your 1-18 month old child. Besides using the ideas and techniques with my typically developing son, I also share it with the families whom I work with as a pediatric Occupational Therapist for special needs children. When infants are provided with the right environment and stimulated with the right activities, they develop the body awareness and sensory-motor skills foundation needed for learning throughout their lives. This book is key to our ability to get control of the growing numbers of children with learning disabilities, attention difficulties, and developmental delays. Our state (Idaho) is even bringing the author out to speak to the Department of Health and Welfare Infant-Toddler Program!