Anne H Zachry - Retro Baby: Timeless Activities to Boost Development—Without All the Gear!

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Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development

Additional Titles for New Parents From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Baby and Toddler Basics: Expert Answers to Parents Top 150 Questions

The CALM Baby Method: Solutions for Fussy Days and Sleepless Nights

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5*

Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro

Guide to Toilet Training

Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

High Five Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids

My Child Is Sick! Expert Advice for Managing Common Illnesses and Injuries

The New Baby Blueprint: Caring for You and Your Little One

New Mothers Guide to Breastfeeding

Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence

Raising Twins: Parenting Multiples From Pregnancy Through the School Years

Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and Other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know

The Working Mom Blueprint: Winning at Parenting Without Losing Yourself

Your Babys First Year*

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*This book is also available in Spanish.

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The information contained in this publication should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.

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2022 Anne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/L

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Cover and publication design by Peg Mulcahy

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020948707

Packed with wonderful retro activities and based on modern-day research, Dr Zachry shares how to avoid baby product hazards by sticking with the tried-and-true, fun, sensory-motor activities that babies really need. A must-read guide for the discerning parent!

Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L
Author of From Rattles to Writing; A Parents Guide to Hand Skills

This is a great book for any parent, but particularly for those who want to minimize the high-tech, often unnecessary, paraphernalia being pushed these days! Parents, you will appreciate the creative ideas for entertaining your baby and encouraging your babys development.

Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP
Professor of pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Childrens National Medical Center; editor in chief, Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know; chairperson, American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Its great to see someone take notice of the wonderful way that experiences while awake in prone help the infant learn essential motor skills and do not require special expensive equipment. In addition, parents can be their childs first teachers of exploration, communication, social interaction, and sensory and manipulation skill using inexpensive toys. Many parents will learn that there are simple, easy ways to promote a babys development.

Michael E. Msall, MD, FAAP, FAACPDM
Professor of pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine Comer Childrens Hospital, and cochair, Pathways.org Medical Round Table

Put down your smartphone and pick up this book. With plain-spoken, concise wisdom, Dr Zachry provides vital, research-backed information for parents of young children. Creative, interactive play with other children and adults supports healthy brain development in ways todays technology never will. Retro Baby provides parents fun, money-saving activities that will set their children up for lifelong success.

Mark Bertin, MD, FAAP
Developmental pediatrician, author of The Family ADHD Solution:A Scientific Approach to Maximizing Your Childs Attention and Minimizing Parental Stress, and editorial advisor, Common Sense Media

For my husband, Mike With all my love

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