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.
Author(s): Shaun Gallagher
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 0
Cover
Praise for Experimenting with Babies
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
1 | Soothing Scents
2 | Baby Blueprints
3 | En Garde
4 | Happy Feet
5 | A Penchant for Patterns
6 | Feet Lead the Way
7 | Response Under Pressure
8 | I’m Hip to That
9 | This Little Piggy Was Named Babinski
10 | A Memorable Smile
11 | Out on a Limb
12 | Grasping Prep
13 | Tongue Testing
14 | Picture: Impossible
15 | Pitch Patterns
16 | Spider Sense
17 | Put an Age to That Face
18 | The Face Matches the Feeling
19 | Stress Busting
20 | Propulsive Perceptions
21 | Body Stretches
22 | A Cappella Strikes a Chord
23 | Natural Interference
24 | The Gestation of Gestures
25 | Sizing Things Up
26 | Mirror, Mirror
27 | Capturing the Cup
28 | Grabby Hands
29 | I Want What You Want
30 | Be Still, My Face
31 | The In-Plain-Sight Switcheroo
32 | The Goldilocks Effect
33 | The Importance of an Audience
34 | A Gazy Connection
35 | Shapes or Kinds?
36 | Demonstration and Deduction
37 | Defending What’s Mine
38 | Taking Cues
39 | Walking Tour
40 | Familiarity and Foods
41 | The Retriever
42 | I Know Something You Don’t Know
43 | Using Your Head
44 | A Questioning Look
45 | Power Napping
46 | Same or Similar?
47 | The Ambiguous “One”
48 | Helping the Helper
49 | Punishing the Bad Guy
50 | Don’t You Know?
Appendix A | Projects by Complexity
Appendix B | Projects by Research Area
References
Acknowledgments
About the Author
