"Amy Hatkoff has written a wonderful guide for parents. She gives us a perfect understanding of how critical a child's early years are… how lovingly interacting with children will have a profound impact on their lives. As we say, the first years last forever."
- Rob Reiner, Actor/Director, Founder of Parent's Action Committee and creator of I Am Your Child
"I see this book as a major resource for all parents. It should be used in parenting classes, prenatal classes, and preschool teacher training. Amy Hatkoff has taken the research findings and translated their implications into a highly readable book. Shaped By Love will now be my baby gift. Thank you,
Ms. Hatkoff!"
-Patricia K. Martin, MD, Family Medicine Hospitalist at RWJ Barnabas Health and Assistant Professor of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at Rutgers University
"This beautiful book validates the critical role of parents and provides a sensitive and clear understanding of the developmental tasks and challenges of the first years of life. Spoken through the voices of newborns, infants, and toddlers, the book offers not only a guide to developmental stages, but also reinforces the profound role that parent's early relationships play."
-Evelyn J. Blanck, Executive Director of the New York Center for Child Development
"Kudos to Hatkoff for once again giving the world another treasure to help enhance early relationships... This is an absolutely appealing, informative book that gives us the best of early development in a manner that both captivates and teaches. It should be widely disseminated to parents, caregivers, grandparents, educators and so many others."
-Thelma Dye, PhD, CEO/Executive Director, The Northside Center for Child Development
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