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I just want to add to this thread that I think this book is wonderful!

The edition I have has a different title. It's a revised version, published as "What every parent needs to know". By Margot Sunderland, obviously. I think I ordered it from Amazon UK after a friend recommended it. It's the kind of thing you'd want to have to hand to refer to often as your children grow.

I love the way the author explains the research that is improving our understanding of how children's brains develop. This helps me to understand why I want to do the things I want to do naturally, like not ever to leave my baby crying.

Other books I think are excellent:

The Wonder Weeks (brain development)
Baby Talk (language development)
Babylove (general useful information and reference)

I refer to all of these regularly.