Parenting Baby

Full of mother-wisdom, reassurance, and support, Sweet Sleep is the first book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It is a comprehensive how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, backed by the latest research in pediatric care.

Packed with tips, hints and reminders, case studies, at-a-glance charts and a daily journal to help you keep track of your baby's progress, The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan is a step-by-step, must-have manual to ensure sleep for you and your baby.

In How Babies Sleep, Sofia Axelrod, PhD - neuroscientist, sleep consultant, and mother of two - introduces the first baby sleep method that is truly rooted in the science of sleep. After having her first child, Axelrod realized that the typical baby sleep advice conflicted with what she was finding in her mentor's Nobel Prize-winning sleep lab. She developed her transformative method based on the latest discoveries about our body's circadian clock and how it is disturbed by light and other external stimuli.

Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) approach. Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), and Educaring. Baby Knows Best is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The Educaring Approach helps parents see their infants as competent people with a growing ability to communicate, problem-solve, and self-soothe.

One in three births is traumatic. It doesn’t have to be that way. Rebecca planned to give birth at the hospital affiliated with her university. But hospital practices and policies that were more than 20 years out of date left her with complications that seemed preventable. Embark on a journey with Rebecca as she exposes the stark realities of institutional care during childbirth and reveals inspirational solutions for parents and professionals alike.

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will help you find calm and ease during this life-changing time, providing lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting.

In What to Do When You're Having Two, national twins guru and founder of Twiniversity, and mother of twins herself, Natalie Diaz provides a no-holds-barred resource about life with twins, from pregnancy and birth all the way through your duo's first year of life. Funny, reassuring, full of stories and advice, and packed with tried-and-true tips from the trenches, this is the must-have survival guide for parents of twins.

Encourage your little one to become an independent feeder! What are you waiting for? Are you excited to get your little one started on solid foods the healthy way? If yes, this audiobook will act as your guide every step of the way!

For babies, like for all living things, being fed is best. But the current stringent focus on exclusive breastfeeding is putting some babies at risk by depriving parents of a full understanding of how to tell when breastfeeding alone doesn't provide enough—and what to do about it. Fed Is Best provides a clear-eyed look at the current messaging and latest scientific research around breastfeeding and formula feeding, to help parents make informed choices about how to best feed their baby based on their individual circumstances.

We have descriptors for many periods of life, but there is a period of profound change that many women face, often in their late 20s to early 40s, that does not yet have a name. Nell Frizzell is calling this period of flux “the panic years", and it is often characterized by a preoccupation with one major question: Should I have a baby? Frizzell uses personal stories from her own experiences in the panic years to illuminate the larger social and cultural trends and gives voice to the uncertainty, confusion, and urgency that tends to characterize this time of life.

Am I the Reason I’m Not Getting Pregnant? gets women struggling with infertility ready to unleash unshakable confidence and certainty on the road to motherhood. Am I the Reason I’m Not Getting Pregnant? reveals the secret to trading that fear for the unwavering confidence and certainty that women are truly doing everything they can. Rosanne Austin is the coach women around the world turn to when they want success on their fertility journey.

This book is compact and will save you precious time. The primary purpose is to serve you as an overview when you want to understand what sleeping methods are out there. You are able to obtain the essence of any of them and listen to other parents' opinions.

The toddler years have their stresses and challenges for both parents and children - but with Tracy at your side, you’ll find this can also be the most fascinating and rewarding stretch of parenthood. Tracy brings her vast experience to bear on the issues and dilemmas with which all parents grapple during toddlerhood. Starting with the simple but essential premise that there is no such thing as a “typical” child, Tracy guides you through her unique programs.

Baby's First Year Milestones is a month-by-month guide filled with activities designed to support your baby's development during their first year of life. In 12 months, your newborn will transform into a child. To celebrate each new development, Baby's First Year Milestones offers a practical month-by-month guide to understanding the major milestones in your child's life. In Baby's First Year Milestones, child development expert Aubrey Hargis offers knowledgeable insight into the changes you can expect during the first year.

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.

Written by two leading clinicians in the perinatal community, in collaboration with two promising leaders in this specialized field, Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts, 2nd edition offers a compassionate approach to breaking the cycle of scary thoughts that is invaluable to new parents and clinicians alike.

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.

Geräusch einer Nachtzugfahrt. Die Nachtzugfahrt ist ein absolutes Highlight der Entspannungsgeräusche - die sanften Geräusche im Nachtzug nach Paris, Lissabon oder Zagreb bringen Zuhörer:innen jeden Alters sanft zum Einschlafen. Dazu das kommt das entspannende Gefühl des großen Abenteuers auf der Reise mit dem Zug. Liebe und Geduld, ein stabiler Rhythmus und Einschlafrituale, sowie eine richtige Schlafumgebung helfen dem Nachwuchs beim Einschlafen. Schon seit Generationen unterstützt dabei das Abspielen von konstanten Alltagsgeräuschen die Kleinen - und damit auch ihre Eltern.

Geräusch von einem Wasserhahn. Das Geräusch von einem Wasserhahn ist ein verlässlicher Begleiter bei den Entspannungsgeräuschen. Durch das sanfte plätschern des Wassers aus dem Wasserhahn lässt es sich ganz hervorragend entspannen und einschlafen. Liebe und Geduld, ein stabiler Rhythmus und Einschlafrituale, sowie eine richtige Schlafumgebung helfen dem Nachwuchs beim Einschlafen. Schon seit Generationen unterstützt dabei das Abspielen von konstanten Alltagsgeräuschen die Kleinen - und damit auch ihre Eltern.

Geräusch einer Spülmaschine. Die Spülmaschine gehört in der Reihe der Entspannungsgeräusche dazu wie die Abzugshaube oder der Ventilator und ist ein echter Klassiker. Durch die sanften, mechanischen Kräfte der Spülmaschine werden kleine sowie große Hörer:innen in den Schlaf sicheren Schlaf gewogen. Liebe und Geduld, ein stabiler Rhythmus und Einschlafrituale, sowie eine richtige Schlafumgebung helfen dem Nachwuchs beim Einschlafen. Schon seit Generationen unterstützt dabei das Abspielen von konstanten Alltagsgeräuschen die Kleinen - und damit auch ihre Eltern.