The Baby in the Mirror A Child's World from Birth to Three

Illustrated with photos of the author's daughter, this blend of the literary and the authoritative is a must for every parent interested in their child's psychological development.For Charles Fernyhough, the birth of his daughter Athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate what he had learned as a lecturer and researcher in developmental psychology. Drawing on personal notes, he uses Athena's story to enter into an account of how a child's mind develops. Unlike dry childcare manuals, this book taps into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in an engaging, child-centred way. It is written with a father's tenderness and a novelist's empathy and style.