In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Infant and Toddler (Your Child at Play) - Softcover

Segal PhD, Marilyn; Leiderman, Roni; Masi, Wendy S.

9781557044457: In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Infant and Toddler (Your Child at Play)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557044457 ISBN 13: 9781557044457

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2001

Written in a jargon-free, parent-friendly style and illustrated with 100 photographs, In Time and With Love is filled with advice on feeding, dressing, disciplining, teaching, and assisting special-needs children.

The author of the acclaimed Your Child At Play series, Dr. Segal presents a warm, positive approach toward child-rearing that helps parents deal effectively with the particular issues of raising special-needs children, including:

dealing with relatives and friends
keeping peace between siblings
maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner
understanding the advice from your doctor
taking charge of your child’s medical care

The mother of a special-needs child herself, Segal offers an entire section on games and activities that can promote social and emotional development, encourage motor and language skills, and are just plain fun for parents and children alike.

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About the Author:

Marilyn Segal, Ph.D., the noted developmental psychologist, educator, and researcher specializing in early childhood, is the founder and dean emeritus of the Family and School Center at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The mother of five children and grandmother of thirteen, she has written nineteen books, including the Your Child at Play series and In Time and With Love. She also produced a nine-part, public-service TV series, To Reach a Child.

Wendy Masi, Ph.D., one of Dr. Segal's daughters, continues in her mother's footsteps as a specialist in early childhood development, and is now director of the Family Centerwhich serves 5,000 families with its workshops, parenting classes and pre-school classes.

Review:

A wonderful resource for new parents who are beginning the many adjustments to parenting a child with special needs. -- Parenting Preemies

This guidebook provides accurate parenting information and practical suggestions. -- Family Resource Coalition Report

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