 | The Attachment Parenting Book : A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby by William Sears
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $5.74 Inspirational book. Benefits of AP and breastfeeding; tips on bonding for mothers, fathers, and in special situations; dispels myths involved with AP. Also discusses baby wearing, cosleeping, mother burnout, and "baby training."
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 | Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child by Katie Allison Granju
Buy new: $19.62 / Used from: $3.19 Practical guide for parents who want to be responsive and respectful of their baby's needs. Minimizing baby-parent separation, co-sleeping, exclusive breastfeeding, and avoiding an over-reliance on baby gadgets.
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 | Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith Small
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $6.00 Draws on new science of ethnopediatrics to examine intersection of culture and biology and their joint influence on parenting. Parenting styles around the world. Infants' biological needs and how we can best meet those needs within and across cultures.
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 | The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
Buy new: $11.88 / Used from: $3.24 Author lived with Yequana Indians of South America and observed the effortless upbringing of their children. Yequana babies are literally kept in arms day and night until they begin to creep.
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 | A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.46 Importance of attachment to brain development which underscores value of early nurturance. What new scientific research has to say about human love. How relationships function, where love goes wrong, how parents shape a child's developing self, what promotes and discourages violence in children, how modern societal expectations are often at odds with our needs.
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 | Gentle Baby Care : No-cry, No-fuss, No-worry--Essential Tips for Raising Your Baby by Elizabeth Pantley
Buy used from: $1.85 |
 | Listening to Your Baby: A New Approach to Parenting Your Newborn by Jay Gordon
Buy used from: $0.75 Parenting advice is available everywhere, but the best source of information according to Dr. Gordon is a baby. Common-sense advice, reminding parents that their babies and own instincts will give most reliable guidance. Easy to read, especially helpful for expectant/new parents.
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 | Growing Together: A Parent's Guide to Baby's First Year (Growing Family) by William Sears
Buy used from: $1.38 Charts development of tiny newborn into a curious toddler. 150+ black-and-white photos and 16 pages of color photos illustrate the growth of motor, language, social, and cognitive skills. Explains how parents can enhance baby's development by their responsiveness.
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 | Growing Up: Attachment Parenting from Kindergarten to College by Isabelle Fox
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $1.44 Developmental stages of children 5-21. By understanding what is normal, parents are better equipped to deal with changes that occur throughout turbulent years, and should be able to respond with empathy, respect and sensitivity. Importance of being there, and creating supportive and loving family environment.
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 | Babywearing by Maria Blois
Buy used from: $25.00 |
 | The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart by Jan Hunt
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $5.00 Collection of essays, such as importance of natural childbirth, extended breastfeeding, and loving guidance from infancy onward. "Children who have the most loving care in infancy become the most secure and loving adults." Living with a crying baby, parenting with empathy and trust, and guiding and helping children to learn.
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 | Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $1.29 Comprehensive survey of research and opinion documenting the importance of skin stimulation in the development of the human being. Encourages mothers to give in to their natural impulse to cuddle their babies, and emphasizes the importance of breastfeeding.
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 | Your Amazing Newborn by M.D. Marshall H. Klaus
Buy new: $13.85 / Used from: $9.50 New research on mother-infant bonding and infant behavior and development. Coherent and beautifully illustrated volume. 7-page spread of newborn infant making his own way to the breast just minutes after birth is stunning. Discover a new appreciation for a newborn's awareness and abilities.
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 | Around the Circle Gently: A Book of Birth, Families, and Life by Lynn Moen
Buy used from: $0.75 Collection of inspiring quotations: pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting, and other aspects of life.
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