 | The Attachment Parenting Book : A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby by William Sears
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $5.24 A good introduction to Attachment (instinctive) Parenting from Dr. William Sears and his wife. They have many other baby-related books which are also recommended.
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 | Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children by Thomas Gordon
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.89 An excellent book from the "father" of non-punitive parenting. Gives you tools that work, and more importantly - a good outlook on parenting and your children's behavior.
The popular Faber and Mazlish learned from him.
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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: $4.80 Gives clear, good exmaples on how to comunicate with your kids, spouse, etc. to resolve conflicts peacefully and so that "everyone wins". Kind of a chatty writing style, but worth the info.
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 | Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
Buy new: $9.89 / Used from: $4.83 Incredible insight on the fallout of praise, as well as punishment. An important book for every parent!
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 | The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised) by Sheila Kitzinger
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.82 A good alternative to "what to expect when you're expecting" from a more "natural" standpoint. Good - although not complete- info on what happens to you and your baby every month, and much, much more.
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 | What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition by Heidi Murkoff
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.99 "The bible" of pregnancy books... While it is very "mainstream" and I do not agree with many comments she makes (such as about breastfeeding/bottle feeding, sleeping with your baby, etc.), this book does contain a TON of information about pregnancy, and the different complaints/problems you may face or wonder about.
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 | Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth by Sheri L. Menelli
Buy used from: $9.97 A wonderful book about birth, full of positive birth stories to give you strength, hope, and confidence in yourself and your body.
When you are pregnant, you should REFUSE to read/listen to "birth horror stories" and read this book instead!
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 | Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition by Janet Balaskas
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.19 THE classic natural birth book. Contains important info about the birth process and the factors that affect it, which gives you control over your birth! Don't leave it up to the doctors or hospital staff; you can have a wonderful, natural birth if you know what to expect and prepare a bit in advance.
The Hebrew edition is new and revised w/ some added info.
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 | Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $8.95 This is a two-part book: The first contains many positive birth stories, the second talks about the birth process and discusses the negative side(s) of common medical interventions during pregnancy and birth.
While she can come off a bit extreme, her book is still an important read in deciding how you want YOUR birth to take place. Highly recommended.
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 | The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, Second Edition by Penny Simkin
Buy used from: $0.76 A good book about different ways to make the birthing process easier and less painful. Let your birth partner read it, and then talk about it together, so that they know how best to help you while you are in labor.
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 | Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping by James J. McKenna
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.75 Dr. McKenna is THE expert on human sleep and especially babies'. He is an avid supporter of co-sleeping and brings solid research from his sleep lab to back up the claims he makes.
Do not worry about "spoiling" your baby; worry about fulfilling his needs during the day AND night. This is a wonderful way to do so.
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 | The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.99 This book offers encouragement as well as practical support for tired parents whose babies have a hard time going (and staying) asleep. Realize that small babies DO wake up at night - they are meant to! - but there are some things you can do to help everyone get a little more sleep in the meantime.
Stay away from The Baby Whisperer and other "cry it out" methods, and try this book!
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 | Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving...or Missing Sleep? by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $2.44 Another good sleep book. Many insights and "duh!" moments about the things that affect your child's sleep, starting with the morning and throughout the day! This has helped us tremendously in making it easier for our son to fall asleep.
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 | Infant Potty Training: A Gentle and Primeval Method Adapted to Modern Living by Laurie Boucke
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $29.06 Did you know that babies ARE BORN with the ability to control their bladder, but LOSE it due to living in diapers 24/7? Don't do that to your baby (and yourself! think "weaning" later on...). Learn about infant potty training and enjoy the wonderful communication with your baby, which mean people think is not even possible. But it is!
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