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My 12 Best Mothering Books
By an Amazon.com customer
The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development)The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
Buy new: $12.87 / Used from: $3.49
Heart stopping descriptions of your newborns intense longing for holding and movement
The Year After Childbirth: Surviving and Enjoying the First Year of MotherhoodThe Year After Childbirth: Surviving and Enjoying the First Year of Motherhood by Sheila Kitzinger
Buy used from: $0.01
Good description of what to expect in the first year postpartum.
What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood ImmunizationWhat Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Immunization by Jamie Murphy
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $0.01
What you need to know in order to make an informed decision.
Healing Childhood Ear Infections: Prevention, Home Care, and Alternative TreatmentHealing Childhood Ear Infections: Prevention, Home Care, and Alternative Treatment by Michael A. Schmidt Ph.D
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01
Sensible alternative advice on preventing and healing ear infections.
Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to SleepNighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep by William Sears
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01
The best advice I have read on gently putting your child to sleep without breaking his heart or his trust.
Preventing Childhood Eating Problems: A Practical, Positive Approach to Raising Kids Free of Food and Weight ConflictsPreventing Childhood Eating Problems: A Practical, Positive Approach to Raising Kids Free of Food and Weight Conflicts by Jane Hirschmann
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $4.49
Sensible advice on cultivating normal approaches to food.
The Birth Of A Mother: How The Motherhood Experience Changes You ForeverThe Birth Of A Mother: How The Motherhood Experience Changes You Forever by Daniel N. Stern
Buy new: $16.20 / Used from: $0.43
Beautifully written book about the emotional experience of becoming a mom.
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition)Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition) by Penelope Leach
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $0.01
Informative well-written guide.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Sixth Revised EditionThe Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Sixth Revised Edition by Gwen Gotsch
Buy used from: $0.01
The 'bible' for the breastfeeind mom!
The Aware BabyThe Aware Baby by Aletha Jauch Solter
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.65
Sensitive approach to raising a child without breaking his spirit.
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age TwoThe Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two by William Sears
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A comprehensive book by America's leading Attachment pediatrician.
How Weaning HappensHow Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson
Buy used from: $0.98
A sensitive account of how necessary it is to take your child's needs into consideration at the end of the nursing relationship. Abrupt or insensitive weaning is clearly not recommended.