Experimenting with children

Experimenting with Children takes you through the world and development of young children in an original and entertaining way.

This fascinating and practical guide shows you how to test important scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language and behavioural development on your own offspring. With fifty projects that are simple, engaging and fun for kids and parents alike, you can watch your child learn new skills – recognizes faces, voices and shapes, trying to understand new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishes between what's right, and what's wrong. Whether your little research subject is a newborn or a toddler, these simple and surprisingly concise projects will help you see the world through your child's eyes.

did you know that…
… children learn new skills while they sleep?
… if you push on the infant's hands, does he open his mouth?
… children learn to reach for toys with their feet before their hands?
… do we have a hidden spider sense from birth?
… the familiar smell of breast milk soothes babies?
… a smile will help the child recognize your face?