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Summary: Keep by bedside!
Review: As background material for this book, the reader is referred to "The Scientist in the Crib" (Dr. Gopnik, et al; Perrenial, 2001). It offers a fresh and detailed evaluation of the language acquisition process by infants. At about 6 months of age, a critical change seems to occur. The specific pronunciation patterns of the language(s) heard begin to be retained in a very focused manner. Also see "The Monday Tape" (The Snow Water Corporation) at Akilo.com for more insight into this process. This audio tape, one of a series, provides multilingual speech patterns for infants. ... It appears that they should help an infant (birth to age 2) gain good pronunciation skills for many widely used languages.
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Summary: Other Considerations
Review: As background material for this book, the reader is referred to "The Scientist in the Crib" (Dr. Gopnik, et al; Perrenial, 2001). It offers a fresh and detailed evaluation of the language acquisition process by infants. At about 6 months of age, a critical change seems to occur. The specific pronunciation patterns of the language(s) heard begin to be retained in a very focused manner. Also see "The Monday Tape" (The Snow Water Corporation) at Akilo.com for more insight into this process. This audio tape, one of a series, provides multilingual speech patterns for infants. ... It appears that they should help an infant (birth to age 2) gain good pronunciation skills for many widely used languages.
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Summary: MotherTreeBirth.com Recommends!
Review: Did you know that as early as 12 weeks old, your unborn baby has all the growing senses to know you--to hear the sound of your voice, to suck it's thumb, to be lulled to sleep by your loving rock, to play with you?Our doulas have used this book to share with many clients how to understand, play with and love their babies right from the start. We believe parenting begins at conception, and this is a book that finally shows the science behind the intuition. Blessings,
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Summary: Keep by bedside!
Review: I bought this book because I wanted to see what was going on inside my belly. The book has wonderful in utero pictures. Since it's week-by-week, I found it a great companion to "What to Expect..." Since it was written in the UK, it contains more interesting off-beat facts and theories about baby development. Did you know late in your second trimester your baby can follow a light from a flashlight placed on your abdomen? If I hadn't bought this book, I wouldn't have known either! If you have an inquiring mind, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Keep by bedside!
Review: I bought this book because I wanted to see what was going on inside my belly. The book has wonderful in utero pictures. Since it's week-by-week, I found it a great companion to "What to Expect..." Since it was written in the UK, it contains more interesting off-beat facts and theories about baby development. Did you know late in your second trimester your baby can follow a light from a flashlight placed on your abdomen? If I hadn't bought this book, I wouldn't have known either! If you have an inquiring mind, this is the book for you.
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Summary: not a detailed book, but interesting
Review: I bought this book before my first son and found it interesting. There are some ideas in it that are far-fetched, but still thought-provoking. The part that really stood out to me was the gender selection at the beginning of the book. My friend had had two boys and was thinking of trying for a third child (she wanted a girl). She followed the diet and lo and behold, had a girl. I just had my second son and if I can convince my husband to have a third child, I'll try the diet too. This book is not a pregnancy bible, more of just a study aid. Still, I learned a few things and did enjoy the pictures.
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Summary: not a detailed book, but interesting
Review: I bought this book before my first son and found it interesting. There are some ideas in it that are far-fetched, but still thought-provoking. The part that really stood out to me was the gender selection at the beginning of the book. My friend had had two boys and was thinking of trying for a third child (she wanted a girl). She followed the diet and lo and behold, had a girl. I just had my second son and if I can convince my husband to have a third child, I'll try the diet too. This book is not a pregnancy bible, more of just a study aid. Still, I learned a few things and did enjoy the pictures.
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Summary: A must have for any expecting mother!
Review: I got this book hoping it would have the information that I was looking for. I wanted to have pictures mainly of a developing baby. This book was more than I had hoped. It is beautiful! The week by week guide that shows you "actual" pictures is done with a lot of style. The other parts of the book labor, your newborn, etc. are exceptional. I enjoyed reading this book so much and it gave me some information that I had not gotten any where else. I don't feel that it gave any "negitive" messages or information to cause worry. I am currently pregnant with my second child and I enjoyed the book so much I bought one for a pregnant friend. If you are pregnant or thinking about trying GET THIS BOOK!
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Summary: A conservative view
Review: If you want to find great pictures of unborn babies, this book has them. However, I really disliked the pictures of all the bare moms and dads. There was a whole chapter (short) of pictures and drawings of nude couples. Also a lot of women in underwear. If I had known, I probably would not have ordered this book, now I'm trying to censor the whole thing, so I can show it to my husband and kids.
I would otherwise agree with the other reviews. Great baby pictures, lots of nifty little facts about baby development, how to have fun with your preborn baby, etc.
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Summary: A conservative view
Review: If you want to find great pictures of unborn babies, this book has them. However, I really disliked the pictures of all the bare moms and dads. There was a whole chapter (short) of pictures and drawings of nude couples. Also a lot of women in underwear. If I had known, I probably would not have ordered this book, now I'm trying to censor the whole thing, so I can show it to my husband and kids.
I would otherwise agree with the other reviews. Great baby pictures, lots of nifty little facts about baby development, how to have fun with your preborn baby, etc.
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