Anyone have any books on parenting that they consistently recommend to new parents? A friend of my wife's gave her a copy of dr. sear's book and i cringed....😱 Thanks!
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I'm not in primary care but I've heard people recommending Baby 411 and Toddler 411, both by Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields.
My wife enjoyed "The Mother of all Pregnancy Books," so we also tried "The Mother of all Baby Books," and it's pretty decent. I haven't found anything in there to disagree with from a medical standpoint, so that's always nice.
That AAP book that we give out for free in the County ER sure is nice, too!
That AAP book that we give out for free in the County ER sure is nice, too!
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I also like the AAP book- have given it to relatives as a "new baby" gift. And the "Dr. Spock" book used to be good, but I haven't look through one lately.
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I have never recommended a parenting book per se but this topic really makes me stop and think about what I would recommend. I will be watching for what other's say...
What I do recommend:
For the frazzled or new parents who are having a tough time coping with a new baby, I highly recommend Dr Harvey Karp's "Happiest Baby on the Block". He has a method for calming babies and I have used it in the newborn nursery to calm babies and it works great for me (one of my attending's uses it too and she highly recommends the method/book).
I know many people who used "The Baby Whisperer" and found it a great.
What I do recommend:
For the frazzled or new parents who are having a tough time coping with a new baby, I highly recommend Dr Harvey Karp's "Happiest Baby on the Block". He has a method for calming babies and I have used it in the newborn nursery to calm babies and it works great for me (one of my attending's uses it too and she highly recommends the method/book).
I know many people who used "The Baby Whisperer" and found it a great.
Great question! I can't wait to read the answers.
Pregnant with my first, I've been reading everything my public library has. From the totally uninformed perspective, many of them seem to be low-yield. The only author that I've found so far whose work seems to based on solid research is Burton White (The First Three Years of Life and Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child) but obviously I can't evaluate them from any basis of experience.
Anybody with genuine child-raising experience have any perspective especially on these?
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In the last edition(s?), Dr. Spock's book promoted an anti-dairy agenda. I'd stick with the AAP books.
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (Shelov, Caring for your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5) (Paperback)
The latest edition was just released.
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Happiest Baby on the Block is good. My brother just had a kid and often quotes What to Expect: the First Year and so far it seems to be a pretty good one. He always seems to know what he's talking about and this is their first child.
Can't go wrong with the AAP.
Can't go wrong with the AAP.
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I used ideas from The Happiest Baby on the Block and Baby Whisperer before realizing that those books only work on ~80% of the babies. Our little girl was 2 SD from the norm and was in the more 'spirited' category... she did not take a pacifier, she detested being swaddled, she screamed from 4pm-midnight, she was just darn difficult and the usual tricks didn't work to settle her down. She eventually outgrew this intensity at about 9mos-1yr but remained very high-needs until she was 3years.
If you are blessed with one of those babies, read 'Raising your Spirited Child' and repeat the mantra 'this too shall pass'.
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I think Jenny McCarthy, MD has got some good books out there!
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I think Jenny McCarthy, MD has got some good books out there!
I heard they come with pictures . . . .
Brazelton's Touchpoints is good
I'm a fan of Ferber's sleep-training book
Baby 411 is a good quick reference (Baby Bargains is a must-have)
I'm a fan of Ferber's sleep-training book
Baby 411 is a good quick reference (Baby Bargains is a must-have)
Oh yeah, we also got Dr. Karp's "Happiest Baby" DVD--I thought the DVD was nice because it's a pretty visual process. Those tricks worked on our daughter fairly well when she was really young.
Anyone had parents who asked about or tried doing elimination communication?
Anyone had parents who asked about or tried doing elimination communication?
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I second that. Great book.
