First Baby

More adults with young children are committed to integrative and holistic health, but the available information can be overwhelming and confusing. Through accessible, evidence-based guidance, Dr. Joel Warsh helps parents work through the health concerns and developmental changes that come up during the first three years of life and navigate the unique realities of parenting today.

Employing no taboos, no mom shaming, and no hard and fast rules, this book goes where no other baby book goes: to the heart of what it really means to make the transition from womanhood to motherhood (while elbow deep in diaper blow outs and smiling through unexpected visits from your in-laws). Celebrating variety and difference among mothers, steeped in a sense of camaraderie and togetherness, and packed with practical tips and encouragement, Baby’s First Year is as much about taking care of yourself as it is about taking care of your baby.

Eating is an innate skill that has been overcomplicated by marketing schemes and a dieting culture. It’s time to leave the dieting culture behind for the whole family. It starts with the baby’s first bite! When babies show signs of readiness for solid foods, they can eat almost everything the family eats and become healthy, happy eaters in the process. By honoring self-regulation (also an innate skill) and focusing on a whole-food foundation, we can foster healthier children, parents, and families.  

This new dad’s guidebook will help you to become the best dad you can be in the first year of your baby’s life, showing you how to ensure your baby is well-fed, well-rested, happy, and growing, while also making sure you and your partner get the rest and care you need.

Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. It's about existence and nonexistence, about being born - without consent. Jenny Zhang writes about accepting pain, about the way we fetishize womanhood and motherhood, and reduce women to their violations, traumas, and body parts.

Is cosleeping safe? How important is breastfeeding? Are food allergies preventable? Should we be worried about the aluminum in vaccines? Searching for answers to these tough parenting questions can yield a deluge of conflicting advice. In this revised and expanded edition of The Science of Mom, Alice Callahan, a science writer whose work appears in the New York Times and the Washington Post, recognizes that families must make their own decisions and gives parents the tools to evaluate the evidence for themselves.

Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager, impulsive, eager, and restless. For his 16th birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He's going to be a father.

There comes a time in every new mother's life when she realizes that all the pregnancy well-wishes and baby shower gifts left her profoundly unqualified for the realities of life with a newborn. Who knew there would be so much crying - and how much of that crying would be coming from the mom?

In this audiobook, I’ll guide you on what you can expect from your little baby in the first month, including the hospital process following birth, in-depth instructions on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, changing diapers, possible complications, and many tips.

Welcome to fatherhood – an awe-inspiring, life-altering, but admittedly overwhelming journey. Whether you're just starting this beautiful trek or preparing for the arrival of your little one, "Baby Hacks for New Dads" has you covered. This comprehensive guidebook simplifies parenting, making it not just manageable, but also a delightful adventure.

Writing a Thanksgiving play for the third-grade class she coaches, Claudia is disappointed when some parents object to her less-than-traditional themes, and she must choose between letting the other kids down or fighting censorship.

Traditionally, the Orthodox Church has appointed forty days of rest and seclusion after childbirth for mothers to recover from the rigors of birth and get to know their new babies. In the modern world, it can be difficult to understand how to use this time to the fullest in the way it was intended. The authors of A Sacred Beginning—a therapist and a pediatrician who are both mothers themselves—come to the rescue with a resource that addresses the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of a mother's recovery from birth and embarkation on her new life.

Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into the first two years of parenting and furthers his deeply held belief that you don't have to lose yourself when you become a father. Once again written in Pegula's everyman voice and filled with humorous takes on fatherhood from the front lines, the book is an easy-to-understand resource for new dads, combining hard-won lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and practical advice from a dude who hasn't lost his identity (or his sanity).

As a new dad, you'll learn to take care of your newborn while ensuring your partner's recovery. Discover how to balance self-care with your new responsibilities and gain practical tools and advice to excel in your role as a father. Your journey into fatherhood begins long before childbirth, with the effort and care you invest in your partner's well-being.

From the pediatrician who became an Internet sensation with the “Hamilton Hold” in a YouTube video about how to calm a crying baby comes a one-of-a-kind resource to guide you through the earliest moments of your child’s life - and help you to parent with common sense and confidence.

In Parenting by Heart, Pinky McKay encourages parents to trust their own instincts, and connections with their children. Practical advice is offered with Pinky's trademark humour and covers birth choices, breast-feeding, postnatal depression, sleep, crying, gentle discipline, and building self-esteem (yours and your child's!). Along the way Pinky gives excellent advice for dealing with unwanted inquiries from family and friends.

You have a million questions racing through your mind. Am I ready to be a Dad? Can I provide the support my partner needs? Coupled with that, you feel a whirlwind of mixed emotions, including anxiety, fear, exhilaration, and worry. Just take a minute. Breathe…you've got this! It's completely normal to feel lost and overwhelmed. You are just human, after all.

Delight in a perfect 'first stories' collection for the little ones.... This collection includes: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Little Tin Soldier, The Three Little Pigs, The Brown Bear and the Fox, The Tortoise and the Hare, Tom Thumb, The Little Red Hen, Sammy's Miracle, The Acorn and the Pumpkin and The Little Fir Tree.

Most parenting books out there only seem to be for mothers - but you’ve probably already noticed that. No one is helping the dads through the responsibilities of fatherhood. Fatherhood can be one of the most beautiful roles you take on in your lifetime, if you play your cards right. Inside, you will find the resources you need to travel down the line with your newborn and create an everlasting bond between father and child. 

The first three months of a newborn baby’s life offer new parents a unique opportunity to lay a solid and loving foundation that will last a lifetime. It is also when parents - whether first-time or not - need unfailing support to help them deal with the countless decisions they face every day.