The First Three Years of the Child

In this classic work on early childhood development, Karl König explores the first three years of a child's life by examining the three major achievements that occur during this stage—learning to walk, learning to speak, and learning to think.

These are three core human faculties and their acquisition, König asserts, is “an act of grace” in early childhood. He continues with a detailed analysis of this extraordinarily complex process.

This “Karl König Archive” edition includes extensive notes and a new introduction by Dr. Jan Göschel, founding President of the Camphill Academy in North America, which puts this well-known text in the context of current research.

The First Three Years of the Child provides fascinating, practical insights into early-years child development and will prove indispensable to parents, educators, medical professionals, and care takers.