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Stratford Resources – Child Development and Reference Books

365 Toddler Tips – Penny Warner

This book is the most comprehensive guide to all facets of parenting toddlers.  It provides all the tools you need to give your child proper nutrition, support social, emotional and cognitive development, help develop motor and language skills and much more. 

(The) Baby Book – William Sears, M.D.

This baby book covers every aspect of infant care – from newborn bonding to toilet training.  The author is a leading paediatric specialist and writes this book clearly and authoritatively from vast professional and personal experience.  The emphasis is on the basic needs of babies including eating, sleeping, development, health and comfort. 

Bright Baby – Dr. Richard C. Woolfson   (2 copies – 1 in Listowel)

This is an invaluable guide for parents who want to stimulate their baby’s (age birth – 15 months) development.  It includes expert advice from a leading child psychologist that will help you recognize your baby’s natural talents and abilities, and foster his or her development.  This book is packed with practical suggestions for activities that stimulate many different skills, including talking and learning to walk.

Bright Toddler – Dr. Richard C. Woolfson (2 copies)

This is an invaluable guide for parents who want to stimulate their toddler’s (age 15-36 months) development.  It includes expert advice from a leading child psychologist that will help you recognize your toddler’s natural talents and abilities, and foster his or her development.  This book is packed with practical suggestions for activities that stimulate many different skills, including talking and learning to socialize with others.

Bright Child -  Dr. Richard C. Woolfson

This is an invaluable guide for parents who want to stimulate their child’s (2 -5 years) development.  It includes expert advice from a leading child psychologist that will help you recognize your child’s natural talents and abilities, and foster his or her development.  Separate chapters advise on eye-hand coordination, language, learning, movement and social and emotional development.

Caring For Your Baby And Young Child: Birth to age 5 - Steven P.Shelow & Robert E. Hannemann

This book contains reassuring advice on child rearing that covers everything from preparing for childbirth to nurturing your child’s self-esteem. It is an indispensable guide to recognizing and solving common childhood health problems.  It also gives detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations.

Complete Baby and Child Care - Miriam Stoppard

Dr. Stoppard takes the mystery out of child rearing and parenthood in this comprehensive guide to the first five years of your child’s life.  Her commonsense approach informs, reassures and inspires parents.

Everything Baby’s First Year Book: Complete, practical advice to get you and baby through the first 12 months - Tekla S. Nee

This book provides you with a complete guide to surviving these first twelve months. It gives you advice on every aspect of your baby’s physical, emotional, and social development.

First Feelings - Stanley and Nancy Greenspan

The Greenspans outline the six stages of emotional growth in early childhood and explore the ways in which they are communicated.  The book emphasizes parental interaction as the key to a child's healthy, emotional maturation.

How Your Baby & Child Learns: From Newborn to Age 3 – Penelope Leach, William Sears, Martha Sears & Otto Weininger

Research on how a baby’s brain develops has confirmed that parents can stimulate their child’s capacity for healthy, intellectual and emotional development. The book provides a step by step guide to help your child develop self-confidence and grow up with a true love of learning. The process begins between the ages of birth and age three. The book contains interactive exercises, journals and important information that can be used on a daily basis.

Mother of All Baby Books - Ann Douglas

The Mother of All Baby Books is a comprehensive and reassuring guide to baby care. It contains chapters on such all-important topics as preparing for the birth of your baby, shopping for baby, infant behaviour (sleeping, crying vs. colic), infant development, newborn health, breastfeeding and introducing solid foods, coping with the stress of being a new parent, how having a baby changes your relationship with your partner, and how to tell when your baby is sick enough to require medical attention. It includes a detailed glossary, a directory of Canadian health and parenting associations/organizations, leads on the best Canadian health and parenting web sites, and Canadian immunization information.

Natural Baby - Janet Balaskas

In this book you will learn why it is important to be close to your baby from birth, to respond sensitively when your baby cries, to allow plenty of body contact, to breastfeed, and to sleep near to your baby at night. It also emphasizes the importance of the father’s involvement, both directly, as his own unique bond with the baby develops, and in supporting the mother and baby relationship.

New Parent Resource Guide – Region of Waterloo & Guelph 2005

This informative resource manual was sponsored by the Ontario Early Years and agencies in K-W and contains community information imperative to young families and caregivers.  It contains an abundance of information and agency contacts.

New Parent Resource Guide – Region of London-Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron & Perth - 2007

This informative resource manual was sponsored by the Ontario Early Years and agencies in the South West region and contains community information imperative to young families and caregivers.  It contains an abundance of information and agency contacts.

Preemies: The essential guide for parents of premature babies - Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli & Mia Wechsler Doron

This book is a reassuring and realistic one, delivering up-to-the-minute information on medical care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. It covers topics related to premature babies such as risk factors,  monitoring progress, and  appropriate stimulation. 

School Age Resource Guide – Region of London-Middlesex, Oxford & Elgin - 2007

This informative resource manual was sponsored by the Ontario Early Years and agencies in the South West region and contains community information imperative to school age children.  It contains an abundance of information and agency contacts.

Steps and Stages: The Preschool Years – Holly Bennett & Teresa Pitman

This book takes a close look at life with a three to five year old.  You will find chapters on new skills and experiences, daily routines, discipline and creative play.

Steps and Stages: The Toddler Years - Holly Bennett & Teresa Pitman

This book takes a close look at life with a one to three year old. 

What to Expect the First Year - Heidi E. Murkoff & Sandee E. Hathaway

This book explains to parents everything they need to know about the first year with a new baby. It also contains special sections on older siblings, selecting the right physician, travelling with a baby, nurturing the adopted baby and babies with specific problems.

What to Expect the Toddler Years - Heidi E. Murkoff & Sandee E. Hathaway

This book explains to parents everything they need to know about the second and third years of their child’s life. It also contains sections on toilet training, setting up a play group, keeping children safe, and caring for toddlers with special needs.

What’s Going On In There? : How the brain and mind develop in the first five years of life - Lise Eliot

This book discusses the evolution of your baby’s senses.  It explains how language, breast milk and other nutritional factors can actually improve children’s mental functioning.  The differences between boys’ and girls’ developing brains are also discussed.

Your Baby and Child – Birth-5 yrs – Penelope Leach

This is an excellent parenting resource book.  The book explains in easy to follow stages what is happening to your child, and what he or she is doing, experiencing and feeling.  This new version has been rewritten for a new generation, encompassing the latest research and thinking on child development and learning and reflecting the realities of today’s lifestyles and new approaches to parenting.

Your Baby’s First Year: Week by week (2 copies) - Glade B. Curtis

This upbeat book emphasizes well-baby care and how you can encourage your baby’s social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. It covers topics such as  baby gear, baby massage, diapering, first foods and sleeping habits.

Your Toddler: From 1 to 2 years - Harriett Griffey

This book helps you to explore the second year with your baby.  It shows how to encourage new skills and experience the fun of learning together.

We are proud to be the host agency for the Perth-Middlesex Early Years Centres.