Normal Development of Functional Motor Skills: The First Year of Life

How do babies learn to do that? No two babies are the same. Each is a unique individual; each has a personal inventory of abilities and achievements. In this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated resource, three renowned child-development specialists–Rona Alexander, Ph.D., CCC-SP, Regi Boehme, OTR, and Barbara Cupps, PT–discuss the process of development during the first year of life. Included with each chapter is a summary chart and list of reference materials.FORMER PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION 076-1641-874The text follows the development of the typical infant from newborn to age 12 months in these vital* Postural control* Gross motor skills* Fine motor skills* Oral-motor and respiratory functions* Speech and language