Parenting Baby

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.

Conquer the world of pregnancy, childbirth, and fatherhood, even if it's your first rodeo! Is the thought of becoming a dad leaving you feeling overwhelmed, excited, yet a bit clueless? Wondering what to expect during labor, how to support your partner, or what's needed before your baby's arrival? And what's the deal with all the hormones? If these questions resonate with you, you're not alone. Most first-time dads feel unprepared, excited, and slightly terrified. This guide aims to replace these emotions with knowledge and confidence.

When the empirical meets the adorable. Babies can be a joy - and hard work. Now they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit! This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills - everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words and learning to walk.

50 Things to Know About Having a Premature Baby by Lydia Richards, author of young adult novel Black Winged Angel, offers an approach to understanding what it means to care for a premature baby. Most books on premature babies tell you the ups and downs of it all. Although there's nothing wrong with that, giving an insight into the hospital realm and knowledge of how to care for such a small human post-hospital visit is top priority on a parent's mind, especially when it is based on knowledge from the world's leading experts and mothers of premature babies.

Want to know the secret to acing fatherhood? The fear of fatherhood isn’t a conversation many men like to have over a cold beer. But the truth is that nearly every father-to-be has concerns… So if you’re feeling a little anxious right now, rest assured that you’re not the only one. Dads have traditionally been sidelined when it comes to talking about pregnancy and parenthood, but there's good news for you – your baby is coming at the perfect time.

Contrary to popular belief, retirement homes are not the only option for our population’s aging members anymore. Adult Family Homes designed to allow senior citizens to live mostly independently with access to a variety of amenities, provide an alternative for individuals or couples who can no longer safely live on their own but don’t want to relegate themselves to assisted living facilities. Investment in this innovative category of senior living is a relatively new opportunity that many are not aware of.

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.

Are you struggling to find peaceful sleep amidst the chaos of daily life? You're not alone. In today's fast-paced world, stress and anxiety often keep us tossing and turning, leaving us exhausted and unrefreshed come morning. But there's hope. Introducing our audiobook, "Sleep Like a Baby: Soothing Nature Sounds & Relaxing Meditation Music to Fall Asleep & Stay Asleep."

As a first-time parent, Kyl Myers had one aspect dialed in from the start: not being beholden to the boy-girl binary, disparities, or stereotypes from the day a child is born. With no wish to eliminate gender but rather gender discrimination, Kyl and her husband, Brent, ventured off on a parenting path less traveled. Raising a confident, compassionate, and self-aware person was all that mattered.

Whether you're nervous, exhilarated, or overwhelmed by the idea of motherhood, this is the perfect chance to learn what normal newborn behavior is really like and how best to care for yourself and your little one.

Based on the human rest and activity cycle that occurs every hour and a half, here’s a kinder, gentler, and better way to put your baby to sleep. The result: truly restful daytime naps (which also give an infant a head start on cognitive development and emotional intelligence) and consistent nighttime sleep—as beneficial for parents as it is for the baby. In her reassuring voice, Dr. Moore explains how and why the method works for babies aged two weeks to one year, and includes lessons in sleep independence plus solutions to common problems.

Maybe you've discovered the rarely discussed truth that breastfeeding isn't as simple as it's made out to be. Many moms find themselves learning to navigate feedings and care the hard way, which can be frustrating and isolating in a world that makes it seem like you should have it all figured out. There's a shocking lack of guidance when it comes to breastfeeding, and many women find themselves feeling lost and confused when they encounter difficulties. But with the proper insight and advice, you can enjoy a successful, pain-free start to life as a new mom.

Pink Noise has been used by many to not only get a better night of sleep but also to focus on important tasks! What is it? Well, Pink Noise plays nearly every audio frequency at once, sounding similar to tv static.

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.

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.

Numerous apps and books exist to help expectant parents understand their baby’s development by comparing their unborn child to a raspberry or a stalk of broccoli, but Taylor Calmus takes issue with that. First off, your baby is not some wimpy little vegetable. Your baby is like a hardcore little lug nut who is straight-up growing organs on a weekly basis. Second, how big is a stalk of broccoli? And what the heck even is a kumquat? Clearly this situation calls for a better approach. Enter . . . A Dude’s Guide to Baby Size.

Keeping a simple topic-by-topic description of every question a would-be parent would have, this guide allows you to take the first potentially overwhelming step to deciding whether you want to have a baby, holds your hand in a fast and flip-through friendly version of every tip out there about preparing for one, offering realistic advice, practical tips, and information that is accessible to equip you to be the parent of your dreams. At last! A new parent’s guide to handling a new born that does not ignore all the questions you have but are afraid to ask.

Many parents are not aware that sleeping, and especially sleeping through the night, is not an innate but a learned behavior. That is why it is essential to teach your infant how to sleep on his/her own at nap time and during the night. The result? You are not only better able to be the great parent you wish to be, but you will have time and energy to heal your mind and body from the stresses of pregnancy and childbirth.

Únete a más de seis millones de familias que han descubierto una mejor forma de enfrentarlo: Sabiduría para criar a tu bebé te mostrará cómo tener un bebé feliz y satisfecho, que duerme sin interrupciones la noche entera, así como el método para obtener el descanso que necesitas para poder ofrecer lo mejor de ti.

Spätestens nach den ersten Wochen mit Baby merken viele junge Eltern, wie herausfordernd das Leben mit dem neuen Familienmitglied ist. Auch die erfahrenen Bestseller-Autorinnen Danielle Graf und Katja Seide wissen sehr gut um den Zauber der ersten Monate – aber auch um den Wahnsinn, in den das kleine Wesen, das man doch über alle Maßen liebt, seine Eltern treiben kann.