First of all, please don't think I'm one of those mom's who wants her baby to be the smartest kid in the class, speaking 3 languages by age 4, reading at a year, etc! But watching a baby learn is fascinating and I wanted to do some reading about how a baby learns and how I can help the process and provide developmentally appropriate interactions, toys, etc. The cool part about reading this book is that it reinforced that the natural things you do with a baby are "right" and have a purpose. Talking, singing, playing peekaboo, etc. are all important to brain development and are things you do anyway. This author found very little use for the "edu-tainment" industry and I found that very reassuring. Most of the activities use common household items. So I didn't get too many new ideas from this book for my son's current age (5 months), but it was neat to see how the brain develops and is wired. I will probably check it out from the library again when my son is older since I thought some of the toddler activity ideas were fun and things I might not have thought of. Very interesting book. ( )