Just as I turned to pregnancy books before my little one was born, I turned to parenting books in the first few weeks after her birth.
Here is a short list of the titles I would recommend, buy for close friends and keep on my bookshelf for years to come.
Tags: AP, Attachment Parenting, baby freebies, books, Dr. Sears, Elizabeth Pantley, Heidi Murkoff, mother goose, no-cry sleep, nursery rhymes, Parenting, songs, What to Expect
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When our babies’ grandparents were raising us, they had Dr. Spock and their own intuition… and not much else besides the guidance of their own parents. Everything has changed since our parents’ days… a lot for the better, such as the “Back to Sleep” campaign to decrease the risk of SIDS and better safety [...]
Tags: Babywise, Elizabeth Pantley, Parenting, sleeping through night
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A lesson I’ve learned the hard way, is that sometimes, once Baby sleeps through the night, he is not necessarily programmed to do so forever. His patterns may go through more changes as he continues to change and grow, especially during his first two years.
I have vague memories of our older boys, sleep habits, especially [...]
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Extended breastfeeding has many benefits for mom and child, and today it seems more moms and babies are nursing into toddlerhood. But eventually there will come a time when nursing mom, or nursing toddler, are ready to wean from the boob.
If your toddler decides it’s time, well it’s time. But what if mom decides it’s [...]
Tags: Elizabeth Pantley, extended breastfeeding, gentle weaning, nursing toddlers, weaning a baby, weaning a breastfeeding toddler, weaning a nursing toddler, weaning a toddler
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