Birth to three - Camilla Jessel

The right moment for each stage of child development is the moment that is natural to each individual child. An early or late start has little influence on a child's eventual grace, athleticism or intelligence. This way of thinking is the keynote of "Birth to Three". The author's intention is to encourage parents to enjoy their children growing up instead of worrying about them.;Camilla Jessel photographed one child continually from birth until his third birthday. The 275 photographs reproduced in this book are arranged in groups and sequences to demonstrate every aspect of infant development, from sitting up, crawling and learning to walk to mastering hand-eye co-ordination, acquiring language and forming relationships with parents and other children.;Even complex and abstract points - of psychological as well as physical growth - are clearly illustrated and explained in the accompanying text, so that parents will be alerted to all the small but fascinating clues to many of the less obvious stages of development which they might otherwise miss.