Shinn kept a close daily record of her infant niece and turned it into a readable account of how a baby’s senses and powers unfold. Starting with the newborn’s structure and movements, she traces the first emotions, the long struggle to grasp, and the moment the child discovers a world of things to handle, while discussing the value of such baby biographies to science.
A pioneering work of child study from 1900 that parents will still find touching and familiar. Download the free EPUB.