M.D. William SearsRezensionen

Since I read this book while pregnant, what I especially liked in it was the description of what to expect the very first time I put baby to breast -- right after birth, that is. The descriptions of common problems that may come up (and how to deal with them) seemed clear, too. I thought it was a good introduction to breastfeeding, but I'll know just how good of an introduction it was in a few weeks, I suppose!

attachment parenting

Birth

Recommended to me by fellow staffer @katemcangus (to whom @ablachly recommended), this book has it all. The entire team of Sears doctors worked to put together this in-depth reference for virtually any questions you might have about your child’s development for the first couple of years. Something I return to quite often! A worthy resource.

With colorful illustrations, this book explains the basics of nutrition to children in an engaging, easy-to-understand way. Sears uses the colors of a traffic signal to help readers remember which foods should be eaten daily, only occasionally, or avoided.

This is a good book for 3-5 year olds. Its about getting your child ready for a new sibling. it's good gives children different examples of what it might be like when the baby arrives. My daughters house.

A different prospective for children who are expecting a baby brother or sister, the changing in the environment and their mommy's body and how it may feel to them, and what they can do to make her feel better.
Ages 5-8
tacoma library

a great resourse book for the first 3 years.

Great book for those mothers who are afraid to read their babies cues and understand what is normal.

Includes great advice about breastfeeding, but goes pretty far at insisting mothers should breastfeed at all costs, which is not always realistic, so it may make women who are struggling with breastfeeding feel worse.

44 months - A good read for a child awaiting their baby sibling. I liked that there were blocks of text dedicated to those kids who want to know more... so you can pick and choose how in depth you want to get with the details of the baby's birth. Since reading a couple of different baby books O has come up with some very interesting and thoughtful questions. Like how does he eat, how does he poop and pee?

Couldn't have lived without it. All about attachment parenting.

Becoming a parent was miraculous and wonderful. It was also, for me, terrifying. I learned a lot from my Sears' Baby Book. The most important thing I learned is that --I-- am my children's mother. Only I can love them like their mother, because only --I-- am their mother. And so I, a person who used to be blown around by other's opinions like dandelion fluff in the wind, learned to raise my own children and be confident in my own self. Yes, I gathered facts from the Baby Book. I gathered information from family members and friends and the internet and other books and that woman I met at the grocery store and we chatted for fifteen minutes, and so forth.

But after getting all the facts and information, at the end of the day --I-- was the one who was living with and raising my babies. I wouldn't always make the right decisions, but I am satisfied in myself and very proud of both of my, now adult, children.

I credit the Sears' Baby Book and the attachment style parenting I was introduced to in that book, for helping me greatly in the raising of my children and highly recommend it, to parents, expectant parents, and people considering becoming parents.

Totally non-dogmatic. Highly pragmatic. Never alarmist. I read it cover-to-cover as it stayed on my nightstand from first trimester through early toddling.

This guide is written for both parents and children to explain the potty training process. Unlike the other picture books we have read in this course, it is an informative text. Instead of a straight-forward story, the book is a prompt for conversation(s) between children and caregivers. There is a lot of text on each page, so parents reading the book aloud to children may want to edit, or perhaps revisit sections of the book at different times.

I would recommend the book to parents who are potty training their children. The combination of bright, colorful child-friendly illustrations and medically-accurate information for parents makes it a helpful resource. Overall, the book sends a positive message about potty training, what it entails, and what children can look forward to as they learn to use toilets.

Obviously, I read this with my sons. It's a bit wordy in spots but they were entranced anyhow.

check out the "Neck Nuzzle" by Daddy

Great way to talk to little ones how to take care of their babies, and how special and fragile they are.
Age group: 2- 5 Years old
Source: Pierce County Library

definitely a lot of good information, and a book worth having to refer back to over and over. that said i found his attitude really annoying. i think if you have a platform like a book it's fine to use it to highlight your opinion, and to put forward your theory on parenting (attachment in this case). what bothered me was how often he'd say things like, "do what feels right to you" or "this won't work for everyone" and then gave advice that only took into account his parenting strategy. he totally acknowledges that not everyone will do attachment parenting, or not all aspects all the time, and then berates them for it in a subtle way. two men (or one man) parenting are going to find it extremely difficult (or cost prohibitive) to give breast milk, so allow for other options without the guilt trip (since you say that's what you're doing).

Overall, I've really appreciated this book in my seven-plus years as a parent. The most useful portion of the book for me was the large section devoted to "normal" or "needs attention" ailments in infants and toddlers. I first used it when my daughter was an infant seven years ago to look up the dosage of infant fever reducers, which never are listed on the medications themselves. It helped keep me calm and out of an unnecessary ER visit several times when my daughter had croup as toddler, and I referenced it just last month when my son started "whooping" during coughing fits. He's vaccinated, so pertussis wasn't really even on my radar, but when I looked up "persistent coughs" in the book and saw the paragraph describing whooping cough, I knew I needed to call our doctor. (Even then it took two doctor visits and a huge amount of time watching pertussis videos online to reach the pertussis diagnosis and get appropriate treatment.)

The conventional "baby in another room" parenting books didn't work for me with my first because I had a baby who refused to be set down or to sleep unless she was in direct physical contact with me. I would think back to my vast experience babysitting and think, "Isn't she supposed to, you know...sleep?" Conventional parenting books only made it worse; my baby didn't do any of the things they said she was supposed to do, and it was clearly my fault. But if I'd had my second child first, those kinds of parenting books might have seemed perfect for us, and I might have found the Sears's book weird (my second is a child who will let me set him down and accepts---and even demands---routines).

I had learned about attachment theory before I'd read The Baby Book, but the book offered helpful suggestions about what attachment parenting might look like. More important, it suggested that maybe it wasn't horrible---and might actually be "normal"---that my baby slept only on me or my husband, and it provided the support of reading about a family who'd lived it (not only with the children they'd birthed but also with their adopted children). I especially liked the section about infant massage and the section that describes the unique comforts that a father can provide to his infant, like a broader, flatter chest on which to rest, a resonant voice to soothe a fussy baby, and confidence in trying off-the-wall holding positions to relieve tummy complaints. And the information about food allergies was integral to identifying the root of the problems my daughter was having and giving me the confidence to change doctors when ours wasn't listening to me.

As much as I've liked The Baby Book, it didn't always accurately reflect what was going on with my child, either. There was one section in which Dr. Sears assures us that if our toddler doesn't want to go to sleep, we shouldn't worry. Just leave him alone for a while and soon we'll find him asleep in the middle of the living room floor. Whenever we were up until all hours with my daughter, my husband and I would joke with each other, "Don't worry. She'll be asleep in the middle of the living room floor in a few minutes."

For the diversity of real-life experiences I needed to witness to make my own choices about day-to-day parenting issues, I relied on the moms I met at the monthly La Leche League meetings I attended. They were the moms who finally taught me how to wear a sling. I swear, I threw that darned thing in the trash half-a-dozen times only to fish it out again and sit down with the demonstration video and try it all again. It's difficult to practice babywearing, no matter how much you buy into the idea, if you can't figure out how to do it.

Basically, I find The Baby Book to be a great reference, but like with parenting advice from any source, you can't rely on it as your only resource. Each child is different, and the dynamics of each family are different, so no advice is going to be helpful (or even reflect reality) for everyone. But if you're able to take what works for you, leave the rest, and look around for support from a variety of other sources, this is a great resource to have available.

This book is a great reference with its no-nonsense approach to healthy aging. It is divided in 6 parts: 1. 'are you ready for prime time' elaborating about investing in a personal health plan... 2. 'keeping your body at its prime' detailing the health plan for all vital organs and tissues... 3. 'prime-time well-being' learning about the 4 S's: super foods, sound sleep, subdued stress and satisfying sex... 4. 'prime-time health care' presenting a crash course in preventive medicine... 5. 'prime-time fitness' staying lean, fit and safe... 6. 'the prime-time plan' putting together an 8-week plan. Dr Sears presents a wealth of information with his step by step instructions on how to maintain health in the 2nd half of ones life.

I enjoyed reading this book. This book is a good book for young children that their mommy would be having a baby soon. This book is about the two young children in the story and their mommy having a baby soon. It talks about how the parents talk to the children and letting them know the do and the things that will be happening with their little sister or brother on the way.

Personal reaction
I enjoyed reading the book. I think that this book is good young chrildren's mom is having a baby. It can be little scared at times and not knowing what it is going to be like when the new baby arrvied. This book will help them understand and see that nothing really going to change but just having a new addition to the family. This book is also good for parents cause i felt like it would also help them to help their children understand as well.

Extension ideas
1. Have the students write down a list of thing that they could help their parents with the baby.
2. Have the students draw something that they would want to teach their brother or sister when it gets older.

Fantastic book. Worked it through. Skeleton for our birth plan. Confidence building. Not afraid of birth, trusting my body.

This book is for younger children. It tells us all of what babies need. How they need to be taken care of, loved for, and attention all the time. I think this would be a good book to read to a child that has siblings and show them how their brother or sister has to be taken care of.½

This book is great to read to little ones who are going to be the big ones. The pages also give parents how too tidbits they can follow to make the transtion into a bigger unit go smoothly.