Touchpoints The Essential Reference Guide to Your Child's Emotional and Behavioural Development

Practical reference book for parents on the management of all aspects of their child's development from pregnancy to school age. Part 1 deals with the universal developmental stages from birth to three years old. Part 2 presents the common behavioural and emotional challenges from birth to six years of age, arranged in alphabetical order. Part 3 examines the vital role of important people in the child's life such as parents, grandparents and the child's doctor. Includes a bibliography and an index. The North American author is an internationally acclaimed paediatrician who is currently professor of paediatrics and human development at Brown University in the US. He has written 24 books for both lay and professional audiences, including TInfants and Mothers' and TTo Listen to a Child'.