The Baby in the Mirror : A chiild's world from birth to three
Author(s): Charles Fernyhough
For Charles Fernyhough, the birth of his daughter Athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate much of what he had learned as a lecturer and researcher in developmental psychology. Drawing on the detailed notes he kept on her development, Fernyhough uses Athena's story as an entry point into an account of how a child's mind develops before the age of three. Unlike dry childcare manuals, or patronising TV tie-ins, this unique book taps into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in an engaging, child-centred way. It is written with a father's tenderness, and a novelist's empathy and style. Funny, touching and fascinating, it will allow parents to understand the extraordinary journey their child makes during the momentous first three years of life.
General Information
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- : Granta Books
- : Granta Books
- : 04 May 2008
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Charles Fernyhough
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 155.422
- : 288
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"A painstakingly observed, exquisitely written voyage of discovery into the first three years of life as experienced by a child . . . an unusual and beautiful hybrid; a textbook suffused with tenderness, a memoir rooted in research." "--The Guardian"
Charles Fernyhough studied developmental psychology at Cambridge University and is now a part-time lecturer in psychology at Durham University. He lives in County Durham with his wife and two children. He is the author of a novel, The Auctioneer (Fourth Estate,1999), and more than 25 research articles. His fiction has appeared in several anthologies, including New Writing 11 and New Writing 14. He has been the recipient of several awards, including from the Arts Council and the Society of Authors.
