Reviews for Science in the Early Years: Building Firm Foundations from Birth to Five

The average rating for Science in the Early Years: Building Firm Foundations from Birth to Five based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-12-27 00:00:00 Paul L. Boyko This book is a total waste of time! Starting with the title "Decoding Love: Why it Takes Twelve Frogs to Find a Prince"... Well, it should have been called " Mating for Dummies; Animal Kingdom Edition"... I thought i would find some answer to " Why men are jerks" or something... But rather i found the guy relating EVERYTHING to sex! He sees sex as the main upside of getting married, recommends that couples should delay having sex for no reason except that it makes the woman cares more about the guy and at the same time makes the guy cares less! And why is that?! Because people - HUMAN BEINGS - are similar to animals! The female would want someone to support for the babies while the male would prefer to spread his genes elsewhere!!! His golden rules to keep a marriage happy are "have more sex" and "have a boy"!!! So much for couples who had no children or girls only... And what about those who would like to stay married in their fifties or sixties when sex doesn't matter that much?!!! The author would go on and on about studies and research only to discover afterwards that he read about them in some article or book with no statistical foundation whatsoever! Do not waste your time reading this book... For God's sake he's talking about a woman who likes to smell her boyfriend's armpits!!! Should i say anymore?!!

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-20 00:00:00 Peter Parkes The mysteries of love unravelled! Well, almost. On the plus side, this book covers a huge amount of territory, summarizing a vast amount of research on a number of varied topics and it does so in a light, breezy and highly readable style. The overview of John Gottman's work is very well done. On the other hand, many of the conclusions drawn from a single study or pop culture reference seem rather far-fetched. Some of the examples meant to bolster the author’s arguments about biology seem more to reflect American mores (it would have been interesting to hear about studies done in developed countries with greater social support and gender equality, such as the Scandinavian nations, for example). In addition, same-sex relationships are not mentioned at all – a glaring omission! If this topic interests you, I would recommend “What's Love Got to Do with It?” by anthropologist Meredith Small and “Bonk” by Mary Roach.