Baby Steps: Exercises for Baby's First Year of Life

Not just a baby exercise book, this wide-ranging guide combines the latest trends for developing a child's physical, mental, emotional, and language skills. (It's fun, too!)

Parents want to give their babies the best start they can. The simple, fun, and healthy exercises in this book show parents how to do just that--aiding their child in physical, mental and emotional development, as well as strengthening the parent-child bond. With detailed exercise instructions, developmental charts, tips on toys, and sensible advice, Susan Fox gives valuable advice on how to help infants:* Develop hand-eye coordination * Improve muscle tone * Stop fussing more quickly * Enjoy touch and movement * Build pre-speech and early language skills * Develop motor skills * Learn body awareness * Sit up independently * Develop thinking, learning and playing skills

* More comprehensive than other baby exercise books--these activities can enhance physical, mental and language skills, as well as emotional health, hand-eye coordination, sensory-motor and cognitive skills
* Ideal for all parents, including those with premature babies or babies with special needs
* Also recommended for teachers, therapists, and doctors
* Includes step-by-step instructions and developmental charts
* Susan Fox is an authority on pediatric development, with twenty years of experience helping parents and babies