 | Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy by Mayo Clinic
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $4.61 The only pregnancy book you need. Covers the basics in the front, put the scarier stuff in the back where you can find it if you need it without freaking yourself out.
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 | The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition by Kathleen Huggins
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.99 Do yourself a favor and read this BEFORE your baby is due!
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 | The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) by Robert Sears
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $8.28 Really excellent source for making an informed decision on the vaccine issue. Plus, Dr. Bob quotes Star Trek. That makes the book EXTRA GOOD.
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 | Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition) by Penelope Leach
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $0.01 My go-to book for any child-related issue. She covers all basic topics with a focus on respecting your child.
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 | The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) by William Sears
Buy new: $14.29 / Used from: $6.94 This tells you all you need to know implementing Attachment Parenting concepts. You don't need to follow every idea in the book for it to be useful.
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.35 Great information about getting a baby to sleep.
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 | Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $17.42 Not the best-written book ever, but has lots of useful information about getting babies to sleep. If you are a working parent and NEED your baby to get on a schedule, try this.
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 | Baby Talk: A Guide to Using Basic Sign Language to Communicate with Your Baby by Monica Beyer
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.75 Really nice first sign-language book. I loved the illustrations, and they cover a lot of signs and ways to get grandparents/ caregivers to use them, too.
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 | Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear, 2nd Edition by Pam Leo
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $12.48 Beautiful overall philosophy for raising children.
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 | Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $6.21 This is kind of like the more academic version of Connection Parenting. Alfie Kohn is fabulous.
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 | Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.56 Lots of good options for turning difficult moments into fun (or at least manageable) ones.
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 | The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears: Foreword by Tim Seldin (Pantley) by Elizabeth Pantley
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.11 Good ideas for discipline for parents who do't spank or use time-outs.
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 | How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.85 Fantastic. It teaches you a whole new way to communicate, and is useful even outseide the realm of parenting.
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 | Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $2.00 Great ideas to teach your children how to communicate with each other.
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 | Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.00 If you think you have one... read this. You are not alone.
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 | Montessori Play And Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six by Lesley Britton
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $3.16 Full of great ideas for using and teaching Montessori-style at home.
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