In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Infant and Toddler

by Marilyn Segal, Roni Cohen Leiderman, Wendy S. Masi

Written in a jargon-free, parent-friendly style and illustrated with 100 photographs, In Time and With Love is filled with advice on feeding, dressing, disciplining, teaching, and assisting special-needs children. The author of the acclaimed Your Child At Play series, Dr. Segal presents a warm, positive approach toward child-rearing that helps parents deal effectively with the particular issues of raising special-needs children, The mother of a special-needs child herself, Segal offers an entire section on games and activities that can promote social and emotional development, encourage motor and language skills, and are just plain fun for parents and children alike.

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 20, 2001

About the author

Dr. Marilyn “Mickey” Mailman Segal was a developmental psychologist, author, and educator who specialized in early childhood.

Segal received her Ph.D. in behavioral science from Nova University. In 1972, she became an assistant professor at Nova University. That same year, she received a grant to produce the public television series “To Reach a Child.”

Segal worked in the community to develop early learning programs. In 1975, she opened the Family Center at Nova University, an early childhood center that was also a teaching and research facility. In 2002, it was renamed the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies.