The Wonder Weeks Milestone Guide: Your Baby's Development, Sleep & Crying Explained

by Frans X. Plooij, Xaviera Plooij

The Go-To book covering all you need to know about your baby’s physical, emotional and mental development, as well as sleep, crying, diet, stress, intelligence and health. It’s practical, to the point but complete. While The Wonder Weeks is all about babies first 20 month, The Wonder Weeks Milestone Guide informs parents on other topics than the mental health explained in The Wonder Weeks. Together they are the most complete resources for parents to turn to. One single book with all the answers why babies do what they do.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2017

Reviews

[Beth VC]

I know this is the condensed version of the full book, but I still expected it to actually include a bit of info about each leap and what it entails. Instead, the information was just one chart showing when they happen. Guess I need to go get the full book from the library now. 🙄

[Melissa Reagan Love]

Although I liked this book at first, based on the research it provided, I found myself stressed and waiting for the next leap and not enjoying my baby. Having the app alerts me of when the next "stormy" week was approaching completely rattled me. A friend finally gave me the sound advise to delete the app and just let the weeks unfold naturally. Some may find this information helpful, but I would it cause me stress after a while

[David A Townsend]

Piaget for dummies, very very poorly condensed. Chapter 7 on stress not only contains many factual errors but it's downright dangerous. Chapter 8 on intelligence seems to have been lifted directly from the bell curve. I had no idea you could get a PhD in developmental psychology from Kmart.

[Violet]

One of the only baby books I’ll recommend. Read it in conjunction with The wonder weeks.

[Katie]

Again, the app was helpful & this book wasn't necessary. However, it was better than the full-on Wonder Weeks book.

[Paulina André]

Very insightful

Interesting, easily written, even if one knows some of the concept it is still a good reminder. Recommended to all parents

[Samantha]

A lot of common knowledge. Poorly written.

[Danielle]

easy read
useful concept
some dated examples

[Ayesha Gloria]

A nightstand must halve with children under 2, it really helps you understand your child and have more patience.

[Laura]

I thought it would have different information from the Wonder Weeks book, but it's just a really stripped down version of the authors' other book written in a Q&A format. Two stars for some useful charts regarding, e.g., typical age ranges for hitting gross motor milestones. The original Wonder Weeks book is excellent; buy that instead and don't bother with this one.

[Steph]

Didn’t read full Wonder Weeks book, but have the app. This is a small time investment (read in two sittings), and has some useful information. In my opinion, not a bad quick reference guide to have - but certainly not a complete or comprehensive guide to parenting or a baby’s development.