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Frans Plooij Ph.D

About Frans Plooij Ph.D

Frans Plooij, Ph.D is the author of the international bestseller The Wonder Weeks and one of the worlds top specialists in infant/child development and parent-baby interactions. His book, based on 35 years of extensive research, describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all babies go through during their first 20 months of life. Following Dr. Plooijs advice and insight in the babies changing brain, parents all around the world have been better prepared (often within a week or two) for the often drastic behavior that marks a new change in their babys development, the new skills that emerge with each leap and how to get the most out of these wonder weeks. (www.thewonderweeks.com).

What Your Baby Learns in the Womb

September 30, 2017 by Frans Plooij Ph.D Leave a Comment

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New parents and parents-to-be often ask me just how much their baby experiences while still in the womb.  The answer is, simply, quite a lot. Life in the Uterus: Some people think that the period in the womb is mostly for physical growth. Yes, of course it is, but there is so much more to it. In the last period of pregnancy, babies start to do things with their … [Read more...] about What Your Baby Learns in the Womb

Help Your Baby Discover Their Hands

September 7, 2017 by Frans Plooij Ph.D Leave a Comment

We use our hands all day.  As adults, we don't even think about it on a regular basis - we just "do." But, when you watch your baby, you will notice that's it has not always been this way.  Actually, you can seem them as a tool that we increasingly learn to use.  You see, when your baby is first born, he doesn't even know that his hands exist, much less what they can (and … [Read more...] about Help Your Baby Discover Their Hands

The Three C’s: Clingy, Cranky and Crying…The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

March 15, 2017 by Frans Plooij Ph.D Leave a Comment

Have you ever looked at your baby and wondered "What's going on inside that head of yours?" Or, why is a normally well-tempered baby all of the sudden difficult and demanding? And then, suddenly, he is doing things he could not do the day before? Recent research has shown that there are predictable times during the first few years of a child's life when he may be more … [Read more...] about The Three C’s: Clingy, Cranky and Crying…The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

What Can Your Baby See?

April 20, 2011 by Frans Plooij Ph.D Leave a Comment

Your Baby Can See This Sharp: There are quite a few myths about what a baby can see. Many people believe that all babies are color blind or can barely see. This is not true.  After taking the first leap (@ 5 weeks, the leap of changing sensations), your baby can see pretty well.  But, in order to understand how the world looks different to your baby after this leap, … [Read more...] about What Can Your Baby See?

How Your Baby’s Brain Grows

March 30, 2011 by Frans Plooij Ph.D Leave a Comment

Nature is a remarkable thing.  I am sure, as new parents, you have already experienced this.  But, the innate abilities babies are born with never stops amazing me.  When a baby is born, it is perfectly capable of sensing “what," such as hot, cold, loud, bright, and “how much."  A baby placed on the mother’s tummy will root around, searching for … [Read more...] about How Your Baby’s Brain Grows

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