Newborn to Infant to Child: Understanding the First 1000 Days of Early Childhood

This comprehensive and accessible book introduces child development in the first three years of life. Organized chronologically, the book explores three developmental stages-newborn (birth-3 months), infant (4-17 months), and child (18-36 months)-covering physical, perceptual, cognitive, language, emotional, and social development.

Martha E. Arterberry is the Clara C. Piper Professor of Psychology at Colby College, Maine. She conducts research in infant perception and cognition and 3- to 5-year-old children’s event memory. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Infant Behavior and Development.

Marc H. Bornstein holds professional appointments with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Bethesda), Institute for Fiscal Studies (London), and UNICEF (NYC). He edits Parenting: Science and Practice and the Handbook of Parenting. Bornstein has published in experimental, developmental, and cultural science as well as neuroscience, pediatrics, and aesthetics.