Infant Development

In a poll of 300 people that use these basic techniques from birth, 80 percent have their baby sleeping a full 12 hours at night before the age of six months! Join this experienced mom and start organizing your parenting chaos, one baby step at a time. This book is a no-fluff, to-the-point explanation of how this mom had her children sleeping through the night by the age of four months. It is described in six easy steps for you to follow so that you can have your baby sleeping through the night as well.

The First Breath is the first popular science book about the pioneering fetal and neonatal medicine bringing a new generation into the world - a generation of babies without precedent, who would not have lived if they had been born only a few decades ago. Olivia Gordon explores the female experience of medicine through her own personal story and sensitive, intimate case histories of other mothers’ high-risk births. She details the relationship mothers develop with doctors who hold not only life and death in their hands but also the very possibility of birth.

Despite their small size, toddlers can be such a huge source of joy and laughter. But if they’re deprived of much needed sleep, they can be cranky, and difficult, becoming a great source of stress, and anxiety. That’s why if you have a toddler at home, it’s important that you are able to make your toddler sleep well and on time, every time.

What you're not expecting, when you're expecting.... Bec Judd has been pregnant quite a lot: three pregnancies, three deliveries and four gorgeous newborn babies. From carrying a baby to delivering it, feeding it and raising it, Bec has experienced almost everything motherhood can throw at you, and she wants to share the secrets and stories that she has learned along the way.

There are plenty of books and resources about how to properly care for your new baby, but what about caring for yourself? Maria Lianos-Carbone, founder of AMotherWorld.com, outlines the proper care and feeding of mothers during their baby's first year. From the physical and emotional changes a new mom will undergo to rekindling intimacy with her partner, Oh Baby! A Mom's Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year keeps the focus on moms.

Children's welfare is the driving force behind Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mission. A devoted mother to her son, Deryk, she identifies herself as her "kid's mom" because that is her most important job. Never one to shy away from tough truths, Dr. Laura marshals compelling evidence for the widespread neglect of America's children and convincingly condemns the numerous rationalizations to excuse it.

Alle Eltern brauchen "Babyjahre". Das Standardwerk von Remo H. Largo als Hörbuch Eltern, die sich an einer kindgerechten Erziehung orientieren möchten, brauchen das Standardwerk von Remo H. Largo: die Babyjahre. In diesem Erziehungsratgeber über die ersten vier Lebensjahre gelingt es dem renommierten Schweizer Kinderarzt die Eltern an ihr Kind heranzuführen, ihnen sein Wesen verständlich und sie damit im Umgang mit ihrem Kind kompetenter zu machen. So vertrauen Hunderttausende Eltern und Großeltern auf Largos Konzept von der Einmaligkeit jedes Kindes und seiner individuellen Entwicklung.

La versión en español de What to Expect the First Year (Qué esperar durante el primer año), con más 11 millones de copias impresas, es la biblia sobre el cuidado de bebés. Esta edición, que todos los padres necesitan para navegar con éxito el primer año de la vida de su bebé, es una obra completa, reconfortante, entretenida y diseñada especialmente para el hispanohablante como también para aquellos que se sienten más cómodos en su idioma nativo.

Sometimes kids show big emotions and we as parents do not know what to do to help them through these feelings. When kids feel big emotions, they often don’t know how to manage them and what they need to do to help themselves. As parents, it is our job to help our children grow and become better at managing their emotions. This book is a short listen on some ways to help your child become better at managing and understanding their feelings.

Parents these days are under a great deal of pressure to be "perfect". From psychologists to social scientists, journalists to weekend bloggers, everyone has an opinion about the do's and don'ts for raising healthy, well-adjusted - and let's not forget polite - children in today's fast-paced world. Where does this leave parents? Too often lacking in confidence, ill equipped, and overwhelmed. Parenting expert Vicki Hoefle makes the bold claim that it's time for parents to get off the perfection path and get back to the real job of parenting: to grow a grown-up.

In 1930, 25-year-old Violet travels with her 16-year-old sister Lily from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the Good Shepherd Infant Asylum in Philadelphia, so Lily can deliver her illegitimate child in secret. In doing so, Violet jeopardizes her engagement to her longtime sweetheart, Stanley Adamski. Meanwhile, Mother Mary Joseph, who runs the Good Shepherd, has no idea the asylum's physician, Dr. Peters, is involved in eugenics and experimenting on the girls with various sterilization techniques.

Tausende begeisterte Eltern verlassen sich darauf, was Nicola Schmidt zur "artgerechten" Kindererziehung schreibt. Was passiert im Nervensystem, im rasant wachsenden Körper, während der Hormongewitter, wenn aus Babys Kleinkinder werden? Was hat die Evolution ihnen an Entwicklungsaufgaben mitgegeben und warum bringt das Eltern manchmal zur Verzweiflung? Wo hilft im Alltag die Wissenschaft weiter und wo wirken immer noch Ammenmärchen in unseren Köpfen? Nicola Schmidt beantwortet unzählige brennende Fragen und zeigt praktische Tipps zur Kleinkindphase.

Take the guesswork and confusion out of pregnancy, and become the reliable rock of reassurance that your wife needs. Here’s what you need to know. As a new father, your role in pregnancy is a much more important and dynamic piece of the puzzle than you yet know. But once you’ve mastered this strategy and approach, equipped with the tools and techniques of experienced men just like you, you’ll soon find there’s nothing pregnancy can throw at you that you can’t handle.

Have the first weeks of fatherhood been filled with both heartfelt and utterly awful moments? Are you terrified that you’re failing at fatherhood because you don’t think you know how to do anything right? Has your routine changed so much since the baby came, and you’re wondering whether life will ever go back to default settings? Every dad feels like this at some point in their child’s first year, but there are tricks to ensure the brilliant moments outweigh the madness.

Wenn das Kind die Autonomiephase durchlebt, liegen die Nerven der Eltern blank: Sie sind erschöpft, verunsichert und zweifeln, ob sie wirklich gut reagiert und die Trotzreaktionen des Kindes kompetent begleitet haben. Diese sorgenvollen Gedanken rauben den Eltern zusätzlich Energie - ein Teufelskreis entsteht. Mit diesem Praxishörbuch schaffen Danielle Graf und Katja Seide Abhilfe: Sie zeigen konkrete Situationen auf, die Eltern mit Kindern zwischen 1 und 5 Jahren täglich erleben.

Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks a parent will ever face. No matter how much you love your child, there will be moments filled with frustration, anger and even desperation. Over the years the amazing effective strategies of Positive Discipline has helped to raise happy, well-behaved, and successful children. This book will teach you the needed techniques for your children to develop the life and social skills you hope for them...such as respect, problem-solving abilities, and self-discipline.

Parenting comes with a lot of joys and a lot of responsibilities too. As your little baby grows up, you want them to develop a love of learning, which they will have for the rest of their life. While there are many ways to awaken this love of learning, raising your child the Montessori way is one of the most effective methods. Although the thought of raising a child using the Montessori philosophy might seem a bit daunting, understanding this philosophy will help you understand that it's not that difficult at all.

The book Parenting Preschoolers 2 to 5 years old: 20 Tips for Parents from Preschool Teachers presents 20 simple, practical, tried-and-tested techniques used by successful preschool teachers over the years as they handle kids who are between the ages of two and five years old. It will help you to effectively motivate, discipline, and get your child to behave appropriately.

¿Listo para una crianza más pacífica? Descubre en "SIN gritar" de Carrie Khang, cómo mantener la calma y fortalecer los lazos familiares con estrategias simples y efectivas. Este libro está diseñado para ayudarte a transformar los desafíos diarios en oportunidades de conexión y aprendizaje sin elevar la voz. Transforma la crianza con "SIN gritar" – Simplifica, comunica y conecta sin perder la calma.

Geräusche aus dem Schilf am See. Entspannung ist die Voraussetzung für Aktivität - wir sammeln die Energie, die wir für unser Leben, für unsere Aktivität benötigen. Schließe deine Augen und mach es dir bequem, du spürst eventuell schon, wie gut es sich anfühlt den beruhigenden Klängen aus dem Schilf am See zu lauschen. Die Vögel, die ihre Nester im Schilf gebaut haben, der Uhu, der ganz leise zu hören ist im Einklang mit der Ruhe des Sees, ab und zu hört man die Fische im Wasser. Die perfekten Umgebungsgeräusche, um die Seele baumeln zu lassen, zur Ruhe zu kommen.