How can you make sure that your child gets what he or she needs in those critical first few years of life? For parents looking for gentle guidance—user friendly ideas for maximizing their child's development, tips for developing a strong parent-child relationship, and ways to ensure strong cognitive, social, and emotional success—this book is for you! Above all, this book will teach you how to maximize your time with your young child—whether you are a working or stay-at-home parent—so that they get the best of you during the time you have to give! Making Kid Time Count For Ages 0-3 is research-based and parent tested—highlighting the 4 key elements that are behind any successful parent-child relationship: Time, Connection, Interaction, and Play. More importantly, this book offers a combination of current research findings and hands-on, easy "together time" activities—designed for today's busy parents and their young children.