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The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-Free Guide to Your Baby`s Behavior Paperback – Illustrated, 1 October 2019

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The Wonder Weeks answers the question, "Why is my baby cranky, clingy, and crying?" with helpful guidance. Maybe they're experiencing a leap in brain development, after which new skills are mastered, discoveries are made, and perceptions evolve. Fussy behavior might signal that great progress is underway!

Better yet, these phases occur on similar schedules for most babies-as explained and mapped out in this book-so parents can anticipate the "stormy weeks" that precede the "sunny weeks." Based on decades of research, this fully revised sixth edition covers the first 20 months of a baby's life and includes:

The top 10 things to know and remember about a leap
Fun games to support brain development
Fill-in-the-blank checklists to help better understand personality and behavior traits
Science-based explanations about sleep
Fresh insight and recent commentary from new parents who've used The Wonder Weeks
Anchor moments to keep new parents sane, especially when they are exhausted and discouraged

With 2 million+ books sold, and 4 million+ downloads of the corresponding app, The Wonder Weeks has struck a chord. Join the phenomenon that has been embraced by celebrities, social media influencers, and parents worldwide.

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Anyone who deals with infants and young children will want to read The Wonder Weeks. This book will open parents' eyes to aspects of their children's growth, development, changing behavior, and emotional responsiveness that they might otherwise not notice or find puzzling and distressing.
- This is a very practical and entertaining window into the baby's first year and a half. van de Rijt and Plooij have observed and found the vulnerable times in an infant's development that I independently came to in my book Touchpoints (Perseus). The authors' observations and practical suggestions are wonderful.
- T. Berry Brazelton, MD, professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School The Wonder Weeks is the newly-updated go-to guide for understanding your child s mental developmental milestones (referred to as leaps )....Understanding the real reason behind crying and eating and sleeping problems is the only real solution parents need, and take it from us you ll be glad to be in the know.
- Pregnancy & Newborn One of our personal favorites...[a] comprehensive guide to baby s development during the first 20 months...
- The Bump Reading The Wonder Weeks saved my sanity more than once during the times my baby got inexplicably fussy or refused to sleep. It's a must read for any new mom.
- Popsugar.family Armed with the insight of [The Wonder Weeks] I would have been more confident as a new parent... rather than anxious, about how my baby was experiencing the world
- Rookie Moms Fantastic tips on how to help baby reach his potential during and after [the wonder weeks].
- The Cradle Coach --Catherine Snow, PhD, Shattuck Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Once I realized there was a reason and a positive reason, at that that my kid had suddenly turned terrible, it eased the pain of parenting through these times.
- --Mom.com

The book outlines when and why each wonder week happens; it also offers parents insights into how to help their babies navigate each wonder week, and turn it into a leap forward for baby.
--- The Baby Sleep Site

About the Author

Xaviera Plas-Plooij, mother of three and CEO of the Wonder Weeks, has one mission: to give parents the tools they need in order to fully understand their baby s mental and emotional development. Daughter of Dr. Frans X. Plooij and Dr. Hetty van de Rijt, founding authors of The Wonder Weeks, Plas-Plooij has significantly revised and modernized the sixth edition of the book. As a writer, columnist, and popular speaker, she s in 24/7 contact with parents around the globe. Plas-Plooij is a trusted member of the Lumi by Pampers Expert Advisory Panel. She lives with her husband and children in the Netherlands.

Frans X. Plooij, PhD, has been conducting research in the field of psychology for close to 50 years. Highlights include working alongside his wife, Dr. van de Rijt, with Dr. Jane Goodall on infant development in free-living chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park; leading the department of Research and Development at the institute for Child Studies of the City of Amsterdam; and currently presiding over the International Research Institute on Infant Studies (IRIS) at Arnhem, the Netherlands. He is a full member of several international scientific societies in the domains of child development and behavioral biology and of the New York Academy of Sciences.

The late Hetty van de Rijt received her PhD at Cambridge University as a physical anthropologist. With her husband, Dr. Plooij, she studied infant development in free-living chimpanzees with Dr. Jane Goodall in the Gombe National Park. As a researcher at the University of Amsterdam, she studied the development of human babies in their home environment through direct observations, filming, and in-depth interviews with their parents.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Countryman Press; 1st edition (1 October 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 168268427X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682684276
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm

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The late Hetty van de Rijt-Plooij received her PhD at Cambridge University as a physical anthropologist. With her husband, Dr Plooij, she studied infant development in free-living chimpanzees with Dr. Jane Goodall in the Gombe National Park. As a researcher at the University of Amsterdam, she studied the development of human babies in their home environment through direct observations, filming, and in-depth interviews with their parents.
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Frans X. Plooij, Ph.D., has in the field of psychology for close to 50 years. Highlights include working alongside his wife, Dr. van de Rijt-Plooij, with Dr. Jane Goodall on infant development in free-living chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park; leading the department of Research and Development at the institute for Child Studies of the City of Amsterdam; and currently presiding over the International Research-institute on Infant Studies (IRIS) at Arnhem, the Netherlands. He is a full member of several international, scientific societies in the domains of child development and behavioral biology, and of the New York Academy of Sciences.
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Neekey

Do yourself a favour and read this book!!

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2020

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I am surprised hospitals don’t recommend this book to every new mum/ parents!
It contains so much more than explanation why your Bub is grumpy or acting unusual at times. I find the article about sleep cycles very helpful and personally am using the book more than the phone app just because I found the book easier to follow. Whereas the dates in the app can be confusing to some. Also info on what to expect with each leap is better explained in the book! Not mentioning extra info about background of how authors collected evidence and therefore wrote the book!

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Aditi Das

Would have liked more charts and quick reference guides

Reviewed in Australia on 20 July 2020

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Helpful guide. But would have liked more charts and graphs that are quick to refer and print. Some points get repetitive in chapters

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Seems worth it.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2021

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Arrived quickly, book is in excellent condition. Yet to read it but going off other reviews it's a good read.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2021

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Very informative. I highly trust the authors and their book is based on scientific facts.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 March 2022

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As described

Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2022

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was recommended to this by a friend and so far, everything is spot on

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Not what I was hoping for

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2019

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This book explains the different stages of development your baby is going through but I was very disappointed as it does not give you any idea how to help your baby through them. For example, the book describes your baby waking through the night due to them going through a 'leap' which is good to know by way of explanation but it does not give you any tips on how to help baby sleep through the night. For me I felt this book was a waste of money.

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nensy77

A Must Have for all the Parents!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2020

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I have the mobile app for my own use and I bought the book for my relative who has recently gave birth to a baby. I know that all the children are different however this method was spot on for our boy. For me as the first time mum it provided so much needed support, encouragement and hope in those tough moments (or weeks!) when I was ready to burst in tears. I also found it so helpful in understanding as to why my boy was acting differently to how he normally did and what I could do to help him. I felt a bit like I could see the world with his eyes.

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Rapidly becomes irrelevant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2021

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Any book which claims to be about all babies' development, but has this many caveats about 'your baby is on their own timeline' and 'your baby might investigate different skills to other people's babies' is a waste of money.
Useful in the first 0-10 weeks to understand why they might be making such a fuss about nothing. By the time they get to seven months, you could interpret literally anything your baby does as a 'leap'.
Feeds into mother's worries and the modern need to pathologise and categorise everything. Not necessary or helpful

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Erica @ricci.reads

Not worth the cost.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2020

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Info is interesting - helps to develop an understanding of what baby is experiencing at certain stages, however it's not very detailed and I felt that the text comprised mostly of filler checklists and anecdotes from parents from social media, which didn't really add anything for me. Checklists aren't so useful in kindle format so I returned. I may purchase a physical copy if I can find a cheap one second hand, otherwise it's really not worth the tenner I spent on a digital copy that can't even be passed on to someone else once I no longer need it.

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Lifesaver of a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2019

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This book has been absolutely amazing for helping me understand what my baby is going through at each developmental leap.

This book is to help you understand why your baby is doing what they're doing, for instance why your baby may have stopped going through the night during a leap. There is a reason for those regressions, and the book tells you to rest assured your baby will come through the other side.

This book has been a lifesaver, and with each new leap my son goes through I devour that next chapter.

Thank you for writing this!

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