Parenting & Child Care > Early Intervention

Internationally renowned infant specialist Magda Gerber, M.A., the founder of RIE, offers a healthy new approach to infant care based on a profound respect for each baby's individual needs and abilities. First published 1998; this revised edition 2003.

A ground breaking book for parents and proffessionals that provides a new view of ADHD and its impact on our young people, schools and society. ADHD: Who's Failing Who? aims to help parents, teachers, educational advisers and health professionals make informed decisions about how they can support children with ADHD. Dr Brenton Prosser, a research fellow in education, investigates the recent boom in ADHD diagnosis and the rise in drug treatments to ponder how an obscure medical diagnosis has become a well-known popular phenomenon... read more

DoP February 2010, Auckland 210x148mm / 184pp Softcover Plunket has been providing new parents with guidance, advice and support for more than 100 years. This book of indispensable advice from New Zealand's acknowledged experts on childcare is given to every mother of a new baby born in New Zealand. Random House is proud to make this book available through the trade as it is such a valuable guide for relatives, friends and caregivers, and is ideal for sending to new mothers overseas. It is updated every year with the lat... read more

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The aim of this text is to promote an understanding of dyspraxia and movement development among professionals who work with children, and also to offer a text which is accessible to parents. It presents a cognitive processing model of dyspraxia from a developmental perspective, and addresses issues of social development in addition to the more easily observable motor planning difficulties which are associated with dyspraxia. The difficulties which may face the dyspraxic child at home and at school are described with strategies f... read more

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For Charles Fernyhough, the birth of his daughter Athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate much of what he had learned as a lecturer and researcher in developmental psychology. Drawing on the detailed notes he kept on her development, Fernyhough uses Athena's story as an entry point into an account of how a child's mind develops before the age of three. Unlike dry childcare manuals, or patronising TV tie-ins, this unique book taps into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in an engaging, child-centred way... read more

Play is crucial to every child's development. Use these practical strategies to ensure all children benefit from learning through play. Includes: Short case studies that illustrate how strategies work in practice Practical, topical information on how to include all children in day-to-day activities Explanation of how different types of SEN can affect a child's play Advice on how to address different behaviours seen during play Photocopiable resources Written for practitioners in all pre-school settings, as well as studen... read more

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Underpinned by substantive research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers constructive advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children. Based on a philosophy of respect and sensitive observation of infants, it is appropriate for use in Sure Start programmes. The contributors offer a model that supports children's development and well being without relying on expensive material resources, and enables a coherent care strategy to be applied across d... read more

Explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, and how early interactions between babies and their parents have lasting and serious consequences. "This humane, wise book which makes complexities simple to understand should be read by everyone concerned with the care of children" - Dorothy Rowe, psychologist and writer "It should be mandatory reading for all parents, teachers and politicians." - Rebecca Adams, The Guardian First published 2004.

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A deck of cards offering illustrated activities to enjoy with your grandchildren of any age, whether close by or far away from each other. These are great ways to keep in touch and continue to build your cross-generational friendship.