The answers to all these concerns have the same source: his sensory world. That is the key to whether you baby is happily awake, learning from his world, or falling asleep with ease and sleeping peacefully for long stretches at a time.

Three of the most common concerns of parents in their baby's first year are: why is he crying?; how can I get him to sleep well?; how can I enhance his development? The answers to all these concerns have the same source: his sensory world. That is the key to whether you baby is happily awake, learning from his world, or falling asleep with ease and sleeping peacefully for long stretches at a time.

• Our sensory world
• how sensory input affects your baby's state
• preparing your baby's sensory environment
• how your baby signals sensory load
• sensory guidelines for feeding
• establish good sleep habits
• crying
• fussing and colic
• development and stimulation
• a sensory diet to enhance development' care and development
• birth to two weeks
• care and development
• two to six weeks
• care and development
• three to six months
• care and development
• six to nine months