Raising Your Child: A Parents’ Guide to Early Childhood Development(English / Urdu/ Nepali Versions Only)

In Hong Kong, parents of ethnic minority families may encounter difficulties in using community resources when raising theirs children due to language barrier, culture and environmental difference. With the aim to equip those parents with practical childcare knowledge and increase their awareness of children’s developmental problems so that intervention could be arranged at the first hint of those problems.

This book is divided into four parts: Childcare, Language Stimulation, Cognitive and Social Development, and Gross Motor and Self-care. Under each part, parents will learn about their child’s developmental milestones, from birth to age six. Most important, there are tips and tactics that parents can implement right away. This wealth of information is distilled for parents in a format that is easy to follow and understand. For the convenience of parents, The book has English, Urdu and Nepali versions. The versions of Urdu and Nepali also come with an audio CD.

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