Experimenting with Babies: 50 Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Kid
This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills—everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishing between right and wrong.
Whether your little research subject is a newborn, a few months old, or a toddler, these simple, surprising projects will help you see the world through your baby’s eyes—and discover ways to strengthen newly acquired skills during your everyday interactions.
From the Publisher
Publisher : TarcherPerigee; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 0399162461
ISBN-13 : 978-0399162466
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.44 x 0.55 x 7.47 inches
Price: $18.00 - $8.90
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Babies can be a joy—and hard work. Now, they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit!
This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills—everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishing between right and wrong.
Whether your little research subject is a newborn, a few months old, or a toddler, these simple, surprising projects will help you see the world through your baby’s eyes—and discover ways to strengthen newly acquired skills during your everyday interactions.
From the Publisher
Publisher : TarcherPerigee; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 0399162461
ISBN-13 : 978-0399162466
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.44 x 0.55 x 7.47 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book entertaining and engaging. They find it a great gift for baby showers, father’s day, and other occasions. The experiments are educational and provide helpful information, with helpful takeaways following each experiment. Readers appreciate the author’s sense of humor and find the title humorous. The book provides useful insights into baby development and is a good starting point for new parents.
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