Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk

How to Use Everyday Routines to Build Social and Communication Skills

By Deborah Fein, Lynn Brennan, Marianne Barton, Molly Helt | Publisher: Guilford Publications

About the book

Suspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a lot you can do to help, even while waiting for an evaluation or early intervention. With the right tools, everyday tasks can be terrific opportunities for building critical social and communication skills. Start at the kitchen table, bathtub, or shopping cart! In this easy-to-navigate guide, leading experts present more than 100 games and activities designed to support development in children from birth to age 3. Your child's daily routines are transformed into learning opportunities that promote crucial abilities, like how to imitate others or use simple hand gestures to convey wants and needs. As a parent, you are the most important person in your child's life. Now you can be the best teacher, too. 

Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Child Health Category

Editions of Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk

Paperback
ISBN 9781462520916
EBook
ISBN 9781462523801

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Suspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a lot you can do to help, even while waiting for an evaluation or early intervention. With the right tools, everyday tasks can be terrific opportunities for building critical social and communication skills. Start at the kitchen table, bathtub, or shopping cart! In this easy-to-navigate guide, leading experts present more than 100 games and activities designed to support development in children from birth to age 3. Your child's daily routines are transformed into learning opportunities that promote crucial abilities, like how to imitate others or use simple hand gestures to convey wants and needs. As a parent, you are the most important person in your child's life. Now you can be the best teacher, too. 

Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Child Health Category

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What is Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk about?

Suspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a lot you can do to help, even while waiting for an evaluation or early intervention. With the right tools, everyday tasks can be terrific opportunities for building critical social and communication skills. Start at the kitchen table, bathtub, or shopping cart! In this easy-to-navigate guide, leading experts present more than 100 games and activities designed to support development in children from birth to age 3. Your child's daily routines are transformed into learning opportunities that promote crucial abilities, like how to imitate others or use simple hand gestures to convey wants and needs. As a parent, you are the most important person in your child's life. Now you can be the best teacher, too. 

Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Child Health Category

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk?

Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Age groups and generations > Age groups: children

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk?

Deborah Fein, Lynn Brennan, Marianne Barton, Molly Helt

Who is the Publisher of the book Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk?

Guilford Publications

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Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk is available as paperback(ISBN 9781462520916) and ebook(ISBN 9781462523801)

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