Digital e-book (PDF). Always delivered in your language, automatically, right after checkout. Nothing is shipped; the download link arrives by email.
About this e-book
Our most complete guide. Children change fast, and so does what they need from play. This guide walks you through every stage from birth to eight: what your child is working on right now, how to play along without taking over, and which toys actually fit this age (and which can wait). One book you keep coming back to, from the first rattle to the first strategy game.
What’s inside
- 0–6 months: senses, faces and the first grasp
- 6–12 months: sitting, crawling, cause and effect
- 1 year: walking, stacking, first words
- 2 years: pretend play begins
- 3 years: imagination and playing together
- 4 years: building, rules and big questions
- 5 years: games, letters and doing it alone
- 6–8 years: projects, strategy and reading
In every chapter
- What they’re learning, in plain words
- Play ideas for this week, using what you already have
- Toys that fit now, and what can wait
- Safety notes for this age
Printables included
- Play by age, at a glance
- Toy rotation planner
- Gift list by age
Who it’s for
Parents of children from 0 to 8 years, and anyone choosing a gift for them.
Good to know
This is our complete edition: all age stages in one book, where our other e-books each go deep on a single topic. Because it is a digital file, it can’t be returned once delivered; if the file is faulty or not what you ordered, email info@juniorpalace.com and we will sort it out.