Parenting Infant

Addressing both the male and female perspective, Babyproofing Your Marriage explores the impact of parenthood on marriage. It attacks the complicated subject by detailing the insights of and lessons learned by both men and women. Quotes from real people, bolstered by the author's own experiences as young mothers and wives, give the work a balanced and honest voice, fuelled by first-hand knowledge.

Did you just find out you are expecting twins? Are you wondering what raising twins is like? Do you want to know what you can expect during pregnancy, delivery, and taking your twins home? By the time you finish this audiobook, you will know what it is really like to have twins. Not what people want you to think or what some doctor will try to tell you to expect, but from one twin mom to another, the true day-to-day expectations and realities of twins.

Led by a multidisciplinary team of licensed pediatric feeding professionals, Solid Starts has emerged as the go-to resource for modern families searching for a research-based approach to solid food introduction to babies. In their debut book, they debunk the myth that “baby food” is necessary and show how, from the moment that baby is ready to begin the transition from breast or bottle to solid food, baby can enjoy almost any food—the same food that you want to eat—with some basic safety modifications.

Since its publication in 1993, this groundbreaking book has persuaded countless parents, teachers, and managers that attempts to manipulate people with incentives may seem to work in the short run, but they ultimately fail and even do lasting harm. Drawing from hundreds of studies, Kohn demonstrates that we actually do inferior work when we are enticed with money, grades, or other incentives—and are apt to lose interest in whatever we were bribed to do. Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin—and the coin doesn't buy much.

Quarante ans d'expérience pour des parents qui débutent ! Voilà ce qu'offre ce livre audio complet, qui détaille les fondamentaux pour bien accompagner les enfants dans toutes leurs premières fois. Le sommeil, l'alimentation, la motricité, le jeu, le langage et la pensée, les modes de garde, la confiance en soi, l'autorité et les limites, la propreté, l'entrée à l'école, les relations avec les frères et sœurs et les autres enfants, les petits et les grands malheurs...

Are you the parent of a cherished young child, and tired, possibly frustrated, and even doubting yourself - or them? Are you worried about their behavior or feeling unsure of how to support them? What makes young children do the things they do? Will they ever grow out of it? In 55 short, inspirational, and insightful entries, Bridgett Miller - teacher, remedial therapist, presenter, parent consultant, and parent herself - connects developmental science with heartfelt wisdom.

We all know what comes next. The parent holds the milk away expecting a verbal response from the toddler. First there's the stare-off, then the classic reach and whine, ending with the baby howling at the injustice of being asked to speak. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a baby looks at the bottle of milk and Mom hands it to them to which Dad says,

Searching for a roadmap to raise a successful child who makes a positive difference in this world? Neuroscientist and mother Erin Clabough teaches that to thrive as adults, children need to learn self-regulation, a master life skill founded in empathy, creativity, and self-control. The lack of even one of these intertwined skills underlies nearly all of the parenting problems we face.

In the era of questionable Internet "facts" and parental oversharing, it's more important than ever to find credible information on everything from prenatal vitamins to screen time. The good news is that parents and parents-to-be no longer need to rely on an opinionated mother-in-law about whether it's OK to eat sushi in your third trimester, an old college roommate for sleep-training "rules", or an online parenting group about how long you should breastfeed.

Tracking deep into our evolutionary history, anthropological science has begun to unravel one particular feature that sets us apart from the many, many animals that came before us—our uniquely long childhoods. Growing Up Human looks at how we have diverged from our ancestral roots to stay ‘forever young’—or at least what seems like forever—and how the evolution of childhood is a critical part of the human story.

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?

Nearly all babies in the UK receive formula milk at some point during their first year of life. Yet finding independent and factual information about formula feeding can be surprisingly difficult, as much of the material available to parents, carers, and health professionals is generated by the formula industry for marketing purposes. How can parents make properly informed decisions about which brand to choose, how much to feed and when, and how to prepare products safely? Infant feeding specialist Shel Banks tackles all these questions and many more.

Wie Kinder sich entwickeln – die (R)Evolution im Kinderzimmer. Kinder verstehen liegt nun in komplett überarbeiteter, ergänzter und aktualisierter Fassung vor. Der bewährte Kern ist geblieben: Den typischen Familienproblemen - Warum schläft das Kind nicht ein? Warum schreit es so oft? Warum isst es so schlecht? - liegen keine Erziehungsfehler zugrunde. Der Blickwinkel der Evolution zeigt vielmehr: Kinder haben gute Gründe für ihr Verhalten. Vieles, was uns "schwierig" erscheint, hat ihnen in der Vergangenheit geholfen, sich im Leben zu behaupten.

You’re excited to be a new mom…but you have no idea what to expect. You know it’s going to be a magical experience, but you’re feeling both exhilarated and scared. You’ve been looking forward to this moment for as long as you can remember, but now that it's drawing nearer, you’re getting nervous. Maybe you’ve looked through countless websites on motherhood but your research is becoming more overwhelming than helpful. Don’t worry: You are not alone!

Das Gute sehen – das bedeutet, die wahren Beweggründe hinter dem Verhalten unserer Kinder zu entziffern. Es bedeutet, genau hinzuschauen, statt zu strafen, mitzufühlen, statt zu schimpfen, die Hand zu reichen, statt aufs Zimmer zu schicken. Das Gute zu sehen, ist der Schlüssel, um nicht dieselben Fehler wie Generationen vor uns zu machen.

Around the time your first baby turns a year old your brain will turn on you. For reasons that are still not understood by science, the sleep deprivation and postpartum hormones you barely survived with your first baby fade from memory and will be replaced with idyllic images of your growing child. This is when your brain, having officially lost all regard for your well-being, begins to fantasize about a second baby. And for the first time since becoming a parent, these thoughts don't make you break out in hives.

Si no sabes qué hacer frente a ese desborde emocional y físico de tu hijo, este libro es lo que necesitas para entender las temidas pataletas. "Todos quieren entender qué hay detrás de las desregulaciones de los niños resolver el enigma de qué hacer para evitar que sucedan". Pataletas es un libro necesario, una invitación a sumergirnos en la vida emocional de los niños y niñas, para reconocer lo que sienten y lo que nos quieren decir cuando hacen esos temidos berrinches, uno de los motivos de mayor consulta entre madres y padres.

Cómo ayudar a tu hijo a desarrollar su potencial intelectual y emocional. Durante los seis primeros años de vida el cerebro infantil tiene un potencial que no volverá a tener. Esto no quiere decir que debamos intentar convertir a los niños en pequeños genios, porque además de resultar imposible, un cerebro que se desarrolla bajo presión puede perder por el camino parte de su esencia. Este audiolibro es un manual práctico que sintetiza los conocimientos que la neurociencia ofrece a los padres y educadores....

Are you obsessed with your baby's sleep? Do you feel weak because you can't leave him to cry himself to sleep? Do you need to relax more and enjoy being a parent? Parenting expert Pinky McKay offers a natural, intuitive approach to solving your little ones' sleep problems and gives practical tips on how to understand your baby's tired cues, create a safe sleeping environment, gently settle babies and toddlers and feed infants to encourage sleep.

Drawing on her 25-plus years of experience in the assessment and treatment of common sleep problems in children, Dr. Jodi A. Mindell provides tips and techniques, the answers to commonly asked questions, and case studies and quotes from parents who have successfully solved their children's sleep problems. Unlike other books on the subject, Dr. Mindell also offers practical tips on bedtime, rather than middle-of-the-night-sleep training, and shows how all members of the family can cope with the stresses associated with teaching a child to sleep.