Title: Early beginnings :
Authors: MacArthur, Barton.; Dezoete, Anne.
Date: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Physical description: 103 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
LC class: R
Contents: An early beginning (Introduction ; Definitions ; Incidence ; Causes) -- The newborn period (State of the infant ; Role of the parents ; Infant nutrition) -- At home (Homecoming ; Feeding ; Sleeping ; Crying ; Health) -- Development in infancy (Factors associated with development ; Mental development ; Speech and language ; Motor development ; Growth ; Social and emotional development) -- Preschool performance (Speech and language ; Cognitive skills ; Motor co-ordination ; Social maturity ; Expectations) -- Starting school : learning and behaviour -- Summary -- Case studies -- Some theories (Introduction ; Reciprocity ; Environment ; Resilience) -- References -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Helpful addresses.