The Wonder WeeksDuring the first year of your baby’s life he learns more than in any other year. His brain is developing at break-neck speed. The Wonder Weeks gives you unique insight into all the mental changes your baby makes. Research has shown that your baby makes eight major, predictable, age-linked changes during the first year. This website and the book provides insight into your baby's mental development. You learn: When your baby will make a leap in his mental development Why a baby Cries, is Clingy and Cranky during a leap How you can facilitate your baby’s mental development Sleep…
During a leap in his mental development your baby often sleeps less. His whole world is changing and he doesn’t allow himself to get a good night's sleep. Or he is so interested in discovering the world that he simply doesn’t take the time to get some sleep. If you help your baby by facilitating the development of skills based on the mental leap he has just made, you will automatically help your baby to get a good night’s sleep. Read more |
Crying…
Imagine: Suddenly the way you see the world has changed 100%. Everything you thought you knew is now different. It is as if you woke up on another planet. What would you do? Cry! That's how it is for your baby. With every one of his mental development leaps, his whole world turns inside out. He is scared, and you will notice that he cries more, is cranky and clingy. Once each leap is complete, he wants to explore this new world with you as his guide. But before you start this next exploration together, a couple of tears will flow… Read more Best development: mental development
As parents we often look at the skills our baby has mastered. Can he walk already? Does he talk already? It turns out that these questions are not important. Research has shown that the physical skills of doing or not doing something at a certain age have nothing to do with how advanced your baby is. We should focus less on the physical abilities and skills and more on the mental development of a baby that makes the physical abilities and skills possible. Because everything a baby does starts in the brain... Read more |
