Early Childhood Development: Supporting Your Child From Birth to Three with Touchpoints

Chiara Ferri: Sembra un grande romanzo mi aspettavo un manuale più pratico

Italy on Aug 12, 2023

lfr: Absolute favorite advice from a pediatrician. He is relaxed and practical. I gave to my daughter when she had her daughter. Some of the advice she was getting from her healthcare team was causing so much stress and anxiety. His approach is gentle and calming while highlighting the important safety issues

United States on Dec 07, 2022

MamaD: This man’s calling in life was to be a pediatrician. I watched his series What Every Baby Knows when I had my first. He is a wealth of info for new parents. The information he gives is so on point and helpful. This is such a wonderful resource for parents I am giving it as a gift to a family member. Highly highly highly recommended.

United States on Dec 22, 2021

Annie: Such a helpful and supportive way of looking at behaviour and development in children

United Kingdom on Nov 23, 2017

Phil Broomes: This book is a must have for first time parents as it clearly articulated answers to questions my wife and I had regarding our newborn. It’s a clear roadmap to ensure that anxious curiosity can be calmed.

Canada on Nov 21, 2017

Claire: I bought this book as a health professional who works with under 5s but found it quite basic, almost more of a parental read which I was disappointed with because of the speciality of the author.

United Kingdom on Apr 13, 2017

bananabelle: Around 11 months, my kiddo started becoming obsessed with walking, but he lacked the balance to even stand on his own. Consequently, he screamed all the time. He was inconsolable. It was awful. I took him to the pediatrician, who was concerned he had an ear infection. When it wasn't that and he seemed otherwise fine physically, she recommended this book. I read the chapters on 9 month and 1 year olds, and it was like Dr. Brazelton was describing my kid. He talked about how some kids become so fixated on walking that if they're not walking, they're miserable. It's a phase and they grow out of it, especially if they do start walking. I felt such relief reading this!

The book is divided by months and stages. It's very clear and calm, and did not make me feel like an inadequate parent failing my child (as a lot of parenting books seem to do). I find most parenting books to be condescending and pressuring. I did not find Touchpoints to be this way. I found Dr. Brazelton to be a source of calm--if I could have him as my kid's pediatrician, I would jump at the opportunity!

United States on Mar 07, 2014

Philippe Delisle: Very good, comforting about all stages of development. Read it for all my 3 kids. I recommend it to all parents

Canada on Mar 17, 2013

past futurist: Well, he may not really be, but unfortunately, that's how the writing comes across in several places. For example, p 52 "I have come to expect this tenuous, rather childlike behavior [of father and mother] when new parents come into my office. Rather than a sign of incompetence, it represents their ability to accept me in a nurturing 'grandfather' role...". p. 102 "By this time, I know parents will leap in to correct me if I'm off track, and I welcome their deeply held beliefs about who their child is becoming". If these sound somewhat condescending to you, you might be put off by the book. Also, the term 'Touchpoints' itself doesn't really refer to a particularly useful concept-- it's basically refers to an opportunity to bond with your baby. The repetitive use of the term sounds forced. OK, so this may sound like a negative review, so why 4 stars? Because despite these annoyances, the information inside is useful and I like how the chapters are essentially organized by periods between pediatrician visits. You get a chance to check your baby's progress against a pediatrician's standards. It is not too useful for the first 10 days when so many questions swirl around your...

United States on Sep 12, 2008

Jon J: There are so many books on the market about parenting in the first few years of your baby's life. I have read a dozen of them, and was mostly disappointed. The "What To Expect" books, for example, are very wordy, and have very pragmatic advice, but for me lack some "depth". Brazelton's book, by contrast is both pragmatic and philosophical, giving parents much more depth on this subject. I loved reading this book; I found it to be engaging, interesting, and very relevant to raising my 2-year old.

In particular, some things that impressed me:
* The author has great insight into infant and toddler behavioral development (in fact, he has great insight into parental behavior as well). This background gives parents some inclination for what is going on with their child, and is useful in crafting responses to various behaviors that are observed in the early years of a child's life.
* The book is comprehensive, touching on most aspects of parenting in the first three years.
* The book is extremely well organized. It serves well as both a reference, and a cover-to-cover read.

I do agree with other reviewers who have said the author is opinionated. I think this is a...

United States on Apr 28, 2008