The Baby Development Test: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Baby's Development from Birth to 5 Years

'Shouldmybabybetalkingbynow?','Whyhasn'thestartedfeedinghimselfyet?'Anxiousparentstheworldoveraskthemselvesthesesamequestions.ArecentsurveybytheSocialIssuesResearchCentrerevealedthatthree-quartersofparentswantedmoreguidanceonwhethertheirbabies'cognitiveskillswereaboveorbelowaverage.Inresponsetothis,leadingpsychologistDr.DorothyEinon,hasdevisedatestforparentsthatenablesthemtoaddresstheseandmanyotherdevelopmentalconcerns.Simple,observationaltests,conductedathome,willhelpparentsmonitortheirbaby'sphysical,cognitiveandsocialdevelopmentandcomparehimtotheaveragebabyofhisage.Theycancharttheirbaby'sgrowthrate;testhissensesandmobility;findoutwhathecanunderstand,rememberandrecogniseaswellaslearnhowheperceivestheworld.Dr.Einonprovidesfascinatinginsightintothemindofababy,andgentlyremindsparentsthatwhilesomebabiesdodevelopatanexceptionalrate,allbabiesaredifferentandthosewithlowerscoreshaveplentyoftimetocatchupwiththeirpeers.