The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two

Revised and Updated Edition

By William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears

Little, Brown and Company, 2003, Paperback

Product Description

In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf — it spoils."

In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf — it spoils."

Product Details

Title: The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
Sales Rank: 550 in Books
Author: William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Revised edition, 2003-03, Paperback, 704 pages, ISBN: 0316778001
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches, 2.35 pounds

Customer Reviews

Best baby book I've owned: I recently purchased this book to give to a friend that just had her first baby. I bought this book for myself ten years ago when I gave birth to my very first baby. I referenced it with all of my babies and still found it to be the easiest to read with the most relevant information. This is why I have given it more than once as a baby gift… More reviews

Biased towards Moms at the expense of Dads: While this book can serve as a helpful reference, as a new father, I've found myself repeatedly insulted by the authors' assumption that (1) the reader is the mother, and (2) that fathers only interact with their babies as "backup" providers when mothers are too weary. Phrases like "when baby was in your womb," "now you're a mother," etc.… More reviews

A must for first time parents: My husband and I welcomed our first child in July, and I initially borrowed this book from a friend. But once I found how useful it is, I bought my own copy. It has tons of information in it, and helps you know what to expect when it comes to newborns, infants and children that you might not think of otherwise - especially as a first time parent! I haven't… More reviews

Absolutely the best baby book out there.: If you are obsessed about getting information to be the best mom you can be, if truly care about the health and nurturing of your newborn, this book is the BEST. From development and appearance to health and behavior issues, this is by far the most informative and thorough baby book I have ever read.
A lot of my friends tell… More reviews

Better than a lot of baby books: I found this book at a baby store in town and decided to try and buy it cheaper on the internet, which I did. As I read through it in the store I realized that it had a lot of great info pertaining to babies, not just newborns either, it goes up to two years of age and thoroughly detailed everything from health problems that could arise to parenting issues one might… More reviews

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