the wonder weeks

To our children, Xaviera and Marco,
and to our grandchildren,
Thomas, Victoria and Sarah,
from whom we have learned so much

This book is intended as a reference volume only, not as a medical manual. The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your baby’s health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help.

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First published in 1992 as Oei, ik groei! by Zomer & Keuning Boeken B.V., Ede and Antwerp

Hetty van de Rijt and Frans Plooij assert the moral right to be identified as the authors of this work.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

Translation by Stephen Sonderegger and Gayle Kidder
Book design by Convorm Ontwerp, Niels Terol
Illustrations by Jan Jutte

[Oei, ik groei! English]

The wonder weeks : how to stimulate your baby’s mental development and help him

turn his 10 predictable, great, fussy phases into magical leaps forward

/ Hetty van de Rijt and Frans Plooij.

480 p. 24 cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-90-79208-05-0

1. Infant psychology 2. Infants – Development 3. Child rearing. 4. Baby books.
5. Life change events. 6. Emotions in infants. 7. Attachment behavior in infants.
8. Cognition in infants. 9. Parenting.

I. Title II. How to stimulate your baby’s mental development and help him turn his 10 predictable, great, fussy phases into magical leaps forward.