Explore how a child’s senses and actions unfold in the first three years, revealed through careful observation.
Learn what early reflexes, imitation, and sensory experiences can show about growth and learning.
In this nonfiction work, a professor of physiology records detailed notes on the development of a child from birth through the third year. The observations focus on how touch, vision, hearing, and movement interact with emotion, memory, and learning, offering a clear look at early human development without speculation.
- First-year reflexes and the sequence of sensory responses that accompany newborn life
- How imitation and vocalization begin, and what they reveal about memory and attention
- How tactile experiences influence motor and emotional responses
- Patterns of curiosity, problem solving, and social interaction as the child grows
Ideal for readers interested in child development, physiology, or early education, this edition provides concrete observations that illuminate the building blocks of later growth.