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| About the author | viii | |
| Preface by Margaret Rustin | ix | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Chapter 1. | Parenthood | 5 |
| Becoming a parent | ||
| Motherhood | ||
| Reactions to birth | ||
| Fatherhood | ||
| Mrs B's first baby | ||
| Chapter 2. | The New Baby's Point of View | 15 |
| Uniqueness of your new-born baby | ||
| The baby's world | ||
| The baby's need to feel held | ||
| Expressing his needs | ||
| How mother becomes a person for him | ||
| Breastfeeding | ||
| Comforters | ||
| Mrs R's relationship with her baby | ||
* This edition published in 2011 by Karnac Books Ltd., 118 Finchley Road, London NW3 5HT
First published by Dickens Press in 1969 in the Inside Information series entitled On Understanding Infants.
New edition in 1975 by Clunie Press for The Roland Harris Educational Trust with an additional chapter and illustrations, entitled Thinking about Infants and Young Children.
Copyright © 2011 The Harris Meltzer Trust
Copyright © 2011 Margaret Rustin for preface
Copyright © 1975, 2011 Meg Harris Williams for illustrations, cover illustration and editorial matter
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| Chapter 3. | Coming up to Six Months | 25 |
| Discovering the world and himself | ||
| The ability to be separate |
| Curiosity and jealousy |
| Greediness |
| Mrs J's relationship with Olivia (6 months) |
| Alan's emotional development (4 months) |
| Chapter 4. | Weaning | 37 |
| Starting to wean |
| Taking it slowly |
| Mrs |