About this title: Based on the philosophy of attachment parenting--creating an intense bond between parents and their babies through methods such as breastfeeding and babywearing--this incredible resource for new parents devotes over 700 pages to caring for newborns, infants, and toddlers. Drawing from 30 years of personal and professional experiences, the Searses ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2003-03
ISBN-13:9780316778008ISBN:0316778001
Description: Fair. The book has been extensively used. The cover and pages shows signs of heavy use. Pages tanned. Stain on flyleaf. Corners bent. Pages appear clean with no marks. A readable copy. Book only, unless otherwise specified. Delivery confirmation on all domestic orders. Fast Shipping. read more
Edition: 2nd Revised and Updated ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780316778008ISBN:0316778001
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean, bumped at the fore edge corners; wraps are creased at the fore edge corners and there is a long crease running the length of the cover; there is edge wear, particularly at the backstrip. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 769 p. Contains: Illustrations. Sears Parenting Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316778008ISBN:0316778001
Description: Very Good. 0316778001 paperback in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Cover has slight shelf wear. Appears gently read. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Edition: Revised
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780316778008ISBN:0316778001
Description: After more than 10 years and a half-million copies sold, the classic "bible" for new parents is now revised and updated. Focusing on the essential needs of babies, the authors address the questions of greatest concerns to parents today, from diaperin... read more
"I am not a fan of "Babywise" or "What to Expect When..." books. This is my go-to baby book. It has, literally, everything you need to know. Time and time again I'd check the awesome table of contents and there was the answer to my question or challenge. I call it my baby bible. I love their focus on "The Seven Baby B's of Attachment Parenting".
1. birth bonding 2. belief in the signal value of your baby's cries Quote: "Pick up your baby when he cries. As simple as this sounds, there are many parents who have been told to let their babies cry it out, for the reason that they must not reward "bad" behavior. But newborns don't misbehave; they just communicate the only way nature allows them to. Imagine how you would feel if you were completely uncoordinated -- unable to do anything for yourself -- and your cries for help went unheeded. A baby whose cries are not answered does not become a "good" baby (though he may become quiet); he does become a discouraged baby. He learns the one thing you don't want him to: that he can't communicate or trust his needs will be met." This is one reason I fell in love with this book. I did not want to let my baby cry it out when he was obviously trying to tell me something. 3. breastfeeding 4. babywearing (I tried this and went through a couple baby carriers that I did NOT like. I did enjoy the carrying part, so next child I will look again for a more comfortable carrier.) 5. bedding close to baby (Tried this. Didn't quite work for my new-mom-anxiety at every little sound, worried that he was waking up for another three hours. Hopefully, I'll be more relaxed next time.) 6. balance and boundaries 7. beware of baby trainers
I did about 5 out of 7 of these and truly loved it.
More quotes: "Remember, while attachment parenting is not the easiest style of parenting, if practiced properly it should be the most joyful one."
"Be prepared to be the target of well-meaning advisers who will shower you with detachment advice, such as: "Let her cry it out," "Get her on a schedule," "You shouldn't still be nursing her!," and "Don't pick her up so much, you're spoiling her!"
The last quote is so true; so many people would tell me these things and it would go against my motherly instinct. I think I was the one being spoiled by attachment parenting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Your babies are only babies for a short time."
"This book is great from the practical standpoint of figuring out how and when to take your baby's temperature or what the signs of an ear infection are, but don't get me started on parenting advice given by pedeatricians and based on their own personal experiences. The Sears corporation is a big proponent of what they call "attachment parenting," which if you read before your baby is born makes you think everything will be very smooth and wonderful if you just "learn to read your babies cues," wear a sling, and rock your baby to sleep. Be warned it's a lot harder to learn your babies cues, and something the Sears won't tell you is that sometimes your baby doesn't want to be held. When you decide on a parenting style that works for you remember that it's a personal, often cultural, decision. Also, if you find yourself freaking out about your parenting style remember that if you're reading books on parenting you are at least thinking about how to parent, which means your baby will most likely benefit from you being self-aware."
"I don't quite agree with "attachment parenting" mostly because it seems someone just read a bad summary of attachment theory and ran away with it. Attachment theory is one of my favorites but attachment parenting distorts it especially when practiced to extremes by zealots which seems to be common. I do like Sears in general, he isn't a zealot even though this is really his "baby" figuritavely. It annoyed me that consistently through out the book he would say "This is an individual and personal choice..." but then in the very next sentence there would be a lot of implicit pressure and bias for a certain choice which is the right choice, his choice."
"Fact: babies are not supposed to be convenient. Caring for them is difficult, and it's going to cramp your style. Dr Sears advocates attachment parenting (AP), which basically means being responsive to the baby's needs. He also calls it "high touch parenting." It's too bad that some people see this as an all-or-nothing approach, its not. We all do the best we can, and guilt is counterproductive. I consider myself AP, but I do a lot of things that hard core AP people wouldn't- i still feel very connected to my baby, her needs top my priority list, and i am utterly opposed to any sort of "training."
i am so glad for dr sears, because i do not come from an ap family & i don't know if i could have followed my parenting instincts without him. however, one thing bugs me about this book, which is why it gets only 3 stars. he mentions research on ap methods, but never gives citations. other books do cite such studies, and i've read some so i know they are out there. but w/out citing them sears has a hard time convincing ppl about ap.
aside from the ap stuff, this book is a good, well-organized reference on everything baby."
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