Summaries of books about Baby & Toddler Parenting:
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler
Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years—No Time-outs Needed
Jamie Glowacki
The book provides practical advice for navigating the toddler years, focusing on communication and understanding to manage common challenges like tantrums, potty training, and setting boundaries. It emphasizes a respectful and effective approach to parenting without relying on time-outs, aiming to foster independence and strong parent-child relationships.
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The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk
Foreword by Martha Sears, RN
Diana West|Lisa Marasco
The book provides comprehensive information and practical advice for breastfeeding mothers who are concerned about their milk supply. It covers the biology of milk production, strategies to increase supply, and insights into how various factors such as medications, hormones, and breast surgery can affect lactation.
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On Becoming Pre-Toddler wise
From Babyhood to Toddlerhood
Gary Ezzo|Robert Bucknam
The book provides guidance for parents transitioning their children from babyhood to toddlerhood, focusing on the developmental stages between twelve and eighteen months. It offers practical advice on managing sleep patterns, introducing discipline, and fostering learning and independence in young toddlers.
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Brain-Body Parenting
How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
Mona Delahooke
The book presents a paradigm shift in parenting by focusing on supporting children's underlying neurodevelopment and emotional needs rather than controlling behaviors. It offers practical strategies and insights based on neuroscience to help parents nurture their children's mental health and build resilience for lifelong well-being.
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The Fifth Trimester
The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby
Lauren Smith Brody
The book provides practical advice and strategies for new mothers returning to work after maternity leave, addressing challenges such as work-life balance, breastfeeding, and professional identity. It offers tips on how to navigate the emotional and logistical transitions, with insights from real working moms and expert advice to help women thrive in both their careers and parenthood.
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Weird Parenting Wins
Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches
Hillary Frank
The book is a collection of unconventional, creative parenting strategies and anecdotes shared by a diverse range of parents. It offers humorous and practical tips for dealing with the everyday challenges of raising children, from mealtime struggles to bedtime routines.
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The Happy Kid Handbook
How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World
Katie Hurley
The book provides strategies and activities aimed at helping parents understand their children's unique needs and emotional landscapes to foster happiness. It emphasizes the importance of play, empathy, and allowing kids to express a range of emotions in a supportive environment to combat the pressures of a fast-paced, stress-inducing society.
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Great Kids
Helping Your Baby and Child Develop the Ten Essential Qualities for a Healthy, Happy Life
Stanley I. Greenspan
The book provides guidance on nurturing ten key qualities in children, such as empathy, curiosity, and communication, from infancy through the school years. It offers practical advice and strategies for parents to support their child's emotional and intellectual growth through various stages of development.
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