Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1595967 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 253 pages

Customer Reviews

Thia book was very disapointing--don't buy the book or what it says
I would not recommend this book whatsoever... It is just a typical baby book like any other out there. And I would say it was quite a boring read--many other baby books I have read have more insight and were more interesting. I have met this doctor in person; have gone to two of her seminars and personally know other professionals she works with. They have told me candidly that she acts and speaks much differently than the way she appears to feel and think in this book. I question her intentions and motives. I would really look for other books before investing the money and time into this one.

This book is a must-read!
This book was refreshing and reassuring. It's time for us to not just love, but respect our children as individuals. Instead of constantly worrying about what other people think, we need to listen to our children whose needs need to be met in order to develop trust in others and confidence in their world. Please read this book. It has simple instructions on how to raise a happy baby. Happy babies turn into confident, well balanced pre-schoolers. It's worth it!

An absolute "must-read" for mothers-to-be and fathers-to-be everywhere.
Winner of the National IPPY Gold medal for parenting books (an award created and hosted by "Independent Publisher" magazine), Got the Baby Where's the Manual?!? Respectful Parenting from Birth Through the Terrific Twos is a solid guide to braving the transition from couple to family, and looking after one's child for the first two years of life. Chapters discuss how to be kind yet set limits, raising a child with healthy self-esteem, common misperceptions and parenting myths to watch out for, and much more. Therapist, educator, and writer Dr. Joanne Baum pays specific attention to matters that may catch unwary new parents by surprise, such as the necessity of learning to sleep when a new baby sleeps or allowing the house to become a little messier than it used to be. Also discussed are the decision of whether to nurse and how to go about it, how to tell whether behavioral oddities in one's child are a worrisome enough to warrant visiting an expert, how to tackle the challenge of co-parenting, steps to take keep an unhappy situation from degenerating into divorce, steps to take if divorce is unavoidable, and much more. Got the Baby Where's the Manual?!? is written for new parents of every walk of life, including married and unmarried couples, straight and gay couples, or single parents of either gender, and is an absolute "must-read" for mothers-to-be and fathers-to-be everywhere.