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The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-free Guide To Your Baby's Behavior

Frans X. Plooij , Xaviera Plas-plooij
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The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-free Guide To Your Baby's Behavior

Frans X. Plooij , Xaviera Plas-plooij
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Anyone who deals with infants and young children will want to read The Wonder Weeks. This book will open parents' eyes to aspects of their children's growth, development, changing behavior, and emotional responsiveness that they might otherwise not notice or find puzzling and distressing. —Catherine Snow, PhD, Shattuck Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

This is a very practical and entertaining window into the baby's first year and a half. van de Rijt and Plooij have observed and found the vulnerable times in an infant's development that I independently came to in my book Touchpoints (Perseus). The authors' observations and practical suggestions are wonderful. —T. Berry Brazelton, MD, professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School

The Wonder Weeks is the newly-updated go-to guide for understanding your child’s mental developmental milestones (referred to as “leaps”)….Understanding the real reason behind crying and eating and sleeping problems is the only real solution parents need, and take it from us—you’ll be glad to be in the know. —Pregnancy & Newborn

One of our personal favorites…[a] comprehensive guide to baby’s development during the first 20 months…—The Bump

Reading The Wonder Weeks saved my sanity more than once during the times my baby got inexplicably fussy or refused to sleep. It's a must read for any new mom. —Popsugar.family

Armed with the insight of [The Wonder Weeks] I would have been more confident as a new parent... rather than anxious, about how my baby was experiencing the world —Rookie Moms

Fantastic tips on how to help baby reach his potential during and after [the wonder weeks].—The Cradle Coach

Once I realized there was a reason—and a positive reason, at that—that my kid had suddenly turned terrible, it eased the pain of parenting through these times.—Mom.com

The book outlines when and why each “wonder week” happens; it also offers parents insights into how to help their babies navigate each wonder week, and turn it into a leap forward for baby.—The Baby Sleep Site

Overall rating: 4.857143 / 5 from 7 reviews.

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Practical and interesting

"Enjoying this book so far. It includes activities to do with your baby based on their developmental stage. It also helps us identify when our son is going through a “leap” (read: rough time), and how we can comfort him during these transitions."

— Sarah (5/5)

Very helpful!

"This book helped me feel less stressed out about my babies behaviours and changes. I highly recommend it for new moms out there!"

— CM R. (5/5)

A good framework

"I find this book very helpful for understanding what's going on with my baby"

— Katie (5/5)

Highly recommend

"Love this book. So accurate in what is happening with my baby. It’s nice to know when the leaps are coming and what they entail."

— Ellen (5/5)

Very helpful!

"Awesome to help understand the behaviour of your babies while they develop! Gave me great peace of mind. Buying as gifts for other from now on."

— Jenna (5/5)

Highly recommended

"Bought this book as a first time parent after downloading the corresponding app. Would highly recommend this to complement the app as it goes into great detail about a babys development and milestones and what parents can do to support each leap."

— Kait (5/5)

Helpful

"Only started reading it but it has been helpful at explaining what my son is going through so far."

— Mmit (4/5)

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  • Published date: Sep 10, 2019
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 512
  • Publisher: WW Norton
  • ISBN: 9781682684276
  • Dimensions: 5.97" W x 0.94" L x 8.87" H
Xaviera Plooij is a mother of three and the best-selling author and CEO of The Wonder Weeks brand. She lives with her children in the Netherlands.

Frans X. Plooij, PhD, has been conducting research in the field of psychology for close to 50 years. Highlights include working alongside his wife, Dr. van de Rijt, with Dr. Jane Goodall on infant development in free-living chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park; leading the department of Research and Development at the institute for Child Studies of the City of Amsterdam; and currently presiding over the International Research Institute on Infant Studies (IRIS) at Arnhem, the Netherlands. He is a full member of several international scientific societies in the domains of child development and behavioral biology and of the New York Academy of Sciences.

The late Hetty van de Rijt received her PhD at Cambridge University as a physical anthropologist. With her husband, Dr. Plooij, she studied infant development in free-living chimpanzees with Dr. Jane Goodall in the Gombe National Park. As a researcher at the University of Amsterdam, she studied the development of human babies in their home environment through direct observations, filming, and in-depth interviews with their parents.

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