Child Development

Introduction
Put Yourself in Their Shoes
by Barbara Meltz
On a wintry January morning, I stood transfixed in the lobby outside the gym of the Jewish Community Center while a twoish-year-old had a temper tantrum. It wasn't the toddler I was watching, though. It was his mother.

Kids' World
Kids: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Raise Young Children
by Meredith F. Small
I'm sitting on a tiny blue plastic chair with my knees wedged under a very short table. My hands rest on my lap to stop any fidgeting while I wait for the midmorning snack of crackers, juice, and vanilla yogurt.

The Evolution of Babies
Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent
by Meredith F. Small
Several years ago, The American Museum of Natural History in New York City sponsored a special exhibit of human ancestors. Their goal was to bring to the public a four-million-year record of original human fossils.

Physical Development Through Puberty
Caring for Your School Age Child: Ages 5-12
by Edward L. Schor, M.D., The American Academy of Pediatrics
Most parents believe that their youngster's childhood passes much too quickly. Only yesterday, it seemed, you sang lullabies over your child's crib, or watched her crawl for the first time or take her first steps.

Introduction
Is it "Just a Phase"?
by Susan Anderson Swedo, M.D., Henrietta L. Leonard, M.D.
While it may not be worth a million dollars, the question of whether a child's behavior problems are 'just a phase' or something more serious is one that parents ask frequently during the grade school years. Problem phases occur so predictably that child

Are You Concerned About Your Child?
Normal Children Have Problems, Too: How Parents Can Understand and Help
by Stanley Turecki, M.D., Sarah Wernick, Ph.D.
Eight-year-old Joshua looks unhappy most of the time. He is easily disappointed and reduced to tears. Playmates don't call as much, and Joshua says sadly that no one likes him. He has become whiny, and he shadows his mother around the apartment.

The Road Not Taken: Turning Boys Away from Their Inner Life
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
by Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
Luke, thirteen, pauses at the office door, undecided whether to take his baseball cap off or leave it alone; he pulls it off and steps in the room-the school psychologist's office. 'Come on in, Luke. Have a seat in the big chair.'

Your Baby's Amazing Brain
Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love
by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.
Remember that feeling of excitement and exhilaration the day your baby was born? You examined her tiny face and gazed with amazement into her unaccustomed eyes wondering what she must be feeling in her first experience of the outside world.

Nature or Nurture? It's All in the Brain
What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
by Lise Eliot, Ph.D.
Wouldn't you know it? Just as I get this beautiful, healthy neuron filled with dye and ready to image, Julia wakes up and starts crying. The experiment takes a long time to set up; I've been at it most of the day and need just ten more uninterrupted

Some Dos and Don'ts with Boys
Real Boys Workbook
by William S. Pollack, Ph.D., Kathleen Cushman, Ed.D.
Boys are different from girls-partly because their biology is different, but more often because we unwittingly treat them differently from their earliest infancy in what we have described as the Boy Code. (See pages xxi-xxii.)

Birth to Three Months
BabyTalk : Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate
by Sally Ward Ph.D.
The newborn baby arrives totally helpless and dependent, but nonetheless amazingly well equipped in a number of ways to interact with the adults around him. He shows an emotional inclination toward people from the very start of life and soon engages them

The Twenty-four-Karat Golden Rule
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
by Maurice J. Elias Ph.D., Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Do you know the Golden Rule? Most people do. Usually, it is quoted, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." We call this "the Fourteen-Karat Golden Rule." Why? Because there is a better one, one that reflects what we

Parenting by Choice and Not by Chance
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Guiding the Way for Compassionate, Committed, Courageous Adults
by Maurice J. Elias Ph.D., Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Is your life hectic? Did you plan for it to be this way? Did you sit down two years ago and say, Wow, my life is so relaxed, I have so much time that over the next two years, I want to greatly increase how many things my kids-and we-are doing?

Getting a View from the Ferris Wheel
The Rollercoaster Years
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
Parenting a child from ages ten through fifteen is truly challenging. Like the view from a Ferris Wheel, the highs are exhilarating; but looking down can be flip-flop stomach scary. It is the best of times and the worst of times.

An Invitation to a Birthday Party
Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children
by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D.
All parents experience pain about their children's social lives. There is no escaping it. A mother agonizes over her child's social dilemmas. A father immediately assesses whether his son or daughter is well received by a group of children.

The Phenomenon of Peer Orientation
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D., Gabor Maté, M.D.
Something has changed. We can sense it, can feel it, just not find the words for it. Children are not quite the same as we remember being. They seem less likely to take their cues from adults, less inclined to please those in charge, less afraid

Happier, Smarter Babies
Baby Prodigy: A Guide to Raising a Smarter, Happier Baby
by Barbara Candiano-Marcus
As I began to research childhood brain development in order to develop the Baby Prodigy DVDs, CDs, and videos, I had to educate myself on how the brain worked. This chapter is by no means an effort to provide you with a full education in neuroanatomy

Opening the Black Box
Your Child's Growing Mind : Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
One evening some years ago, I received a call from a young teacher whom I hadn't seen since she had left school on maternity leave. We had often talked about her hopes and plans for the baby, but tonight she sounded worried.

Body Image Blues
Real Kids Come in All Sizes : Ten Essential Lessons to Build Your Child's Body Esteem
by Kathy Kater
Too many American children, particularly girls, are afraid to gain weight. The compelling wish to be thin or stay thin at all costs provides the seeds for a lifetime of intense, unrelenting, counterproductive conflict between hunger and eating, or between

Basic Infant Care
Your Baby's First Year (Second Edition)
by Steven P. Shelov, M.D., The American Academy of Pediatrics
When your baby first arrives, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by the job of caring for her. Even such routine tasks as diapering and dressing her can fill you with anxiety-especially if you've never spent much time around babies before.