Prologue: Baby, That Amazing Creature Chapter 1: The First Step Toward the World Babies feel and respond even in the womb Discovering a baby's survival instincts through reflexes Touch shapes a baby's brain Babies learn about the world with their whole body While learning about the world, babies become aware of themselves Chapter 2: The Birth of Baby Einstein Babies are born as scientists The astonishing abilities of baby scientists Experience: the nourishment that builds learning ability Raising your own Baby Einstein Chapter 3: Attachment, the Greatest Gift a Mother Can Give Babies are born with an attachment system Touch: the key to a baby's growth Every attachment has a different quality Insecure attachment caused by the mother A secure relationship with mother becomes the prototype for all human relationships Secure attachment promotes brain development Insecure attachment is never permanent Chapter 4: The Amazing Secrets of Language Acquisition Babies communicate in their own unique language A baby's language acquisition begins in the womb Babies are born with language abilities different from adults A baby's language development is completed through experience To raise a child who speaks well, become their conversation partner Chapter 5: Temperament, the Key to Happy Parenting Understanding temperament makes parenting easier Genes govern temperament Personality is a joint product of temperament and parenting style Understanding your child's temperament is the best parenting method Appendix: Baby Growth Journal Monthly development by age – sensory, motor, cognitive, language, behavioral, and social development Monthly habits and emotional changes Recommended toys and picture books by month At-a-glance checklist for your child's growth and development Publisher's Review Customized parenting methods for each stage of growth from 0 to 3 years old Happy, wise parenting begins with understanding the abilities your baby already has. A scientific analysis of a baby's growth, covering brain, language, psychological, and behavioral development. Through this, discover solutions for raising a smarter, happier baby! This book is based on the EBS special documentary Baby's Growth Report, Korea's first science documentary to focus on infant development. After airing, it received an overwhelming response from viewers and was praised for opening a new chapter in Korean TV documentaries, winning dozens of awards. Through close-up coverage of the mysterious process of infant growth, the documentary carefully analyzed the hidden secrets of a baby's development. To share the wealth of information from the broadcast with even more people, this book includes not only the documentary's content but also valuable information and stories that couldn't fit into the original broadcast, resulting in an even more complete work. "A being with astonishing senses who recognizes their mother's scent the moment they're born, and who has heard and felt things since the womb! An explorer who actively investigates the unfamiliar world through sounds and movements known only to themselves! A remarkable language learner who can distinguish even the phonemes of foreign languages! A born Baby Einstein with innate learning abilities who understands cause and effect, addition and subtraction, and even the concept of gravity! A being with rational leadership who expresses affection through their own unique signals, builds positive attachment with their mother, and goes on to form smooth relationships with others based on that foundation!" Where do these wondrous abilities, possible only because they are babies, actually come from? For parents, every small gesture and reaction a baby shows—from birth to their first babble, their first eye contact, their first steps—is a miracle and a wonder in itself. Hidden within all of these behaviors and growth processes are scientific secrets. The truth is that babies are already born with the key abilities they need to navigate the world, and they are programmed to interact with their parents. So how should we raise a baby who is already born with the amazing ability to respond to and adapt to an unfamiliar world, so that they grow into a versatile and emotionally stable person? By broadly understanding the scientifically proven, astonishing abilities that babies possess, you will discover new parenting methods to raise your baby happily and intelligently. The book consists of five parts. Part 1, 'The First Step Toward the World,' covers a baby's birth and their remarkable motor development and sensory world. Part 2 explores the boundless potential a baby displays from the moment of birth through their cognitive development process...