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A 4 page book review of a text on early childhood development. Norbert Herschkowitz is a Swiss pediatrician and his wife, Elinore Chapman Herschkowitz, is an American educator. In their text A Good Start in Life, they collaborate to offer the reading public a comprehensive, yet concise, compilation of basic information on child development during the first six years of life that can serve as a useful reference to all new parents. These authors offer fascinating detail on what science now understands about development, as well as concrete, straightforward suggests that make parenting a little easier. No additional sources cited.
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to offer the reading public a comprehensive, yet concise, compilation of basic information on child development during the first six years of life that can serve as a useful reference
to all new parents. These authors offer fascinating detail on what science now understands about development, as well as concrete, straightforward suggests that make parenting a little easier. Incorporated
into their approach is a novel literary device that adds a great deal to the readability of this text. The authors create fictitious children to illustrate their points and then
follow the development of these children as they discuss developmental milestone. This makes for a more enjoyable reading experience and also helps parents relate to the information given in the
text. Question and answer section close each chapter and pictures and charts for development milestones provide a quick reference guide. The topics covered include advice for parents on how to
build a sense of security in their child, as well as how to set limits and prepare for school. However, as indicated by the title, the main framework of the
text is provided by the process of development from conception through age six. The authors begin with life in the womb. They discuss the emotions of expectant parents and
also the milestones of development as the fetus grows. For example, they state that at roughly 20 days after conception, the "babys hear muscles start beating" (Herschkowitz and Herschkowitz 11).
As the authors describe the miracle of the developing child, they convey a sense of wonder at the complexity of the process. For example, citing neuroscientist Pasko Rakic, they compare
the way that nerve cells migrant to genetically predetermined locations in the babys brain to the "whole population of the United State" migrating "from one coast to the other" (Herschkowitz
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