Being clever is not just about reading or doing sums at an early age. It is also about having emotional intelligence, that special blend of common sense and social skills that enables a child to fulfill his potential.

By the age of three, children have laid down the foundation for all of their future learning. During this precious time, many influences have a profound effect on a child. This book, beautifully illustrated with colour photographs, shows that:

		Love and acceptance provide the security a baby needs to develop and learn.
		Good nutrition enables the eyes and the brain to develop and allows infants to make important new connections between nerve cells.
		Sensory stimulation is the means by which a baby finds out about the world, using the 4 million sensory receptors packed into his delicate skin.
		Language is a uniquely human skill that a baby starts learning before birth.
		Movement enables a child to learn through direct, hands-on experience, which is the best way to retain knowledge.