Infant Development

Suzy and Demi were carefree twenty-somethings. They had fun! They didn’t have responsibilities! And then they decided to have a baby. Goodbye lazy weekends, hello sleepless nights, arguments and an addiction to industrial-strength hot chocolate. Follow Suzy on the ultimate make-over - from nervous-wreck new mother to happy families. In this hilarious and refreshingly honest account for parents who prefer the realistic to the utopian, Suzy debunks the myths and takes us all along for the (bumpy) ride.

Due lineette sul test, e di colpo la nostra vita cambia per sempre. Fino a un momento fa eravamo noi due soli, una coppia, ora saremo in tre (o in quattro, in cinque...). È un'ondata di felicità, stiamo toccando il cielo con un dito, eppure allo stesso tempo non possiamo nascondere mille paure. All'improvviso bisogna ridefinire la vita: le priorità, gli impegni, i ruoli, il rapporto con l'altro. E nella ricerca di un nuovo equilibrio ci appare più che mai netta una non trascurabile evidenza: gli uomini e le donne vengono da pianeti diversi.

El sueño de los niños, y el de sus padres, tienen ritmos distintos. Ante esta realidad, los padres se encuentran a menudo perdidos, sin respuestas o alternativas que les permitan sentirse seguros acerca de cómo pueden actuar.

Being a parent is a powerful experience, but often we don't anticipate the many ways it will change us. Expectant and new parents will find this book helpful because it examines the real effects children exert on a parent's sense of self, concept of love, personal and work goals, and your family relationships and friendships, and it explores the basis of the deep satisfaction we derive from being a parent - as well as areas that create stress.

100 Ways to Calm the Crying addresses the reasons babies cry, from the normal developmental changes that may make them more sensitive to painful conditions such as colic and reflux. Along the way, Pinky McKay offers gentle strategies to help you calm and connect with your baby, practical tips to help you cope with crying and sleepless nights, and ways to identify symptoms that may require professional help.

This simple-to-use manual provides rapid solutions for professionals and parents. User-friendly steps conveniently describe the logical way to control tantrums, especially for nontraditional parents (e.g., grandparents, foster parents, stepparents, and adoptive parents).

Die Selbstfürsorge der Mutter ist die Basis jeder starken Familie. Denn nur, wenn auch ihre Bedürfnisse wie Selbstbestimmung, Erholung und Anerkennung erfüllt sind, kann sie die Gelassenheit entwickeln, die Kindern ein gutes Aufwachsen ermöglicht. Mit viel Hintergrundwissen, Übungen und Remindern unterstützt dieses Hörbuch dabei, die eigene Selfcare zu gestalten. Und zeigt, warum eine Mama, die sich mehr um sich selbst kümmert, auch ihren Kindern hilft, zu starken Individuen zu werden.

In der Zeit nach der Familiengründung kommt die Zweisamkeit als Paar häufig zu kurz. Quälender Zeit- und Schlafmangel, unerfüllbare Erwartungen an sich selbst oder auch schwierige Familienkonstellationen führen zu vermehrten Konflikten. Hierdurch fühlen sich Elternteile häufig einsam, verlassen und unverstanden, wodurch Paare in handfeste Krisen geraten können. Deshalb haben die Psychologinnen Micaela und Ulrike Peter diesen paartherapeutischen Ratgeber geschrieben.

Die Hedvig-Formel - für glückliche Kinder und Eltern Die Erziehung von Kindern im Alter von 2 bis 6 Jahren verlangt Eltern viel ab: Hedvig Montgomery vermittelt uns in diesem Hörbuch ein tiefes Verständnis für unser Kleinkind, um das entscheidende Gefühl von Sicherheit und Vertrauen in der Eltern- Kind-Beziehung aufzubauen, das das Kind bis ins Erwachsenenalter tragen wird. In dieser Phase, in der Sprache und Vorstellungskraft wachsen und sich sprunghaft entwickeln, ist es unsere Aufgabe als Eltern, unserem Kind den Weg zu zeigen und die Verbindung zueinander zu stärken.

"Was würde ich meinen Kindern heute sagen wollen, wenn ich morgen die Gelegenheit dazu nicht mehr hätte?", fragt sich Bestsellerautor Sebastian Fitzek eines Tages - und beschließt, sich den existenziellen Themen zu stellen. In spannenden persönlichen Episoden erzählt er, was im Leben wichtig ist und wie ein glücklicher Lebensweg gelingen kann. Fische, die auf Bäume klettern ist das sehr persönliche Vermächtnis eines Vaters an seine noch jungen Kinder - und ein Hörbuch für alle, die Halt suchen und sich der Werte, die ihnen wichtig sind, vergewissern möchten.

From the author of the hugely successful The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan comes a follow-up guide helping parents to handle sleep issues in toddlers and children aged over 12 months.

Since having her first child nine years ago, Sarah Ockwell-Smith has worked tirelessly to prepare parents for the birth of their child. An antenatal teacher and a doula, with a background in psychology, she founded an award-winning company Babycalm ™ with one aim in mind—to turn stressed-out new parents and crying babies into happier parents and calmer babies. BabyCalm will help you understand your baby and yourself as a new parent.

Stai per diventare mamma per la prima volta? Vuoi essere informata e pronta ad affrontare con serenità ed in sicurezza la tua prima gravidanza e quanto la segue? Allora continua a leggere!

La prima gravidanza è nota come uno dei periodi più importanti ed intensi nella vita di una donna, ed è fondamentale essere pronti ad affrontarla al meglio. Del resto, se stai leggendo questo testo, sai meglio di me quanto tutto cambi rispetto a prima. E Sofia lo sa benissimo essendoci passata personalmente, oltre ad averlo studiato approfonditamente per diversi anni.

Praktischer Rat vom Kinderversteher und Elterncoach: Professor Schulte-Markwort wird im Klinikalltag immer wieder mit den Problemen und Nöten der Kinder und Jugendlichen konfrontiert. Häufig muss er ihnen erst einmal helfen, sich verständlich zu machen. Er hört daher genau zu, wenn sie ihm ihr Herz ausschütten und ihm ihre Sorgen anvertrauen- und wird so zum Vermittler zwischen Kindern und ihren Eltern. In diesem Buch wendet er sich an Eltern - von Kleinkindern bis über die Pubertät hinaus.

The mother of two young daughters, journalist Sophie Brickman wondered what living in a tech-saturated world was doing to her and her children. She turned to experts, academics, doctors, and innovators for advice and insight. Baby, Unplugged brings together Brickman’s in-depth research with her own candid (sometimes hilarious) personal experience to help parents sort through the wide and often confusing tech offerings available today and to sort out what’s helpful and what’s not.

Find time for yourself without the guilt! Do you desperately need a break but struggle with guilt for taking time for yourself? As a mom, there's an endless list of things you need to do. Taking time for yourself may feel unimportant or even selfish. But you're tired of living in survival mode and desperately need a break. As a life coach for moms and yoga and meditation teacher, I would be honored to help you finally get out of survival mode so you can be the mom you’ve always dreamed of being!

You can start building the foundation of secure attachment with your child from the moment they’re born. Scientific research has proven that a strong, secure attachment during your child’s formative years results in benefits throughout their lives.

This guide, written with compassion and understanding, is designed for parents who are seeking a more balanced and harmonious family life. It offers practical strategies and insightful advice to help you transform your parenting approach, fostering a sense of calm while deepening the bonds within your family. It will take you from reactive to proactive, from stressed to composed, and from disconnected to intricately connected with your children.

Raise your young children to always do the right thing and leave a legacy for generations. It’s up to you as the parent to try and prevent life, people, and circumstance from transforming your kids into lesser individuals. And this mission is both simple and tricky. Simple because all you need to do to ensure your kid grows up a good, kind, helpful person is to nurture their instinctive desire to be good. The tricky part is knowing how to do that.