About Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition) - Book Description
Penelope Leach's Your Baby & Child has been a beloved favorite for years. With this new, revised edition, Leach has updated her information and approach to reflect new findings in the field of child development, and to respond to the changing needs of today's families. Leach has utter respect for children and their parents; she explains development, child care, and parenting concerns clearly and without condescension. Each developmental stage--newborn, settled baby, older baby, toddler, and young child--is discussed in terms of feeding, teeth and teething, growing, excreting, crying, sleeping, playing, and everyday care. For each stage, an additional set of appropriate topics is discussed, including muscle power, speech, child care, and appropriate toys. Colorful and expressive photos display infant, childhood, and toddler behavior. With her common-sense, child-positive approach, Leach carefully dispels negative parenting attitudes, and teaches readers how to stop, listen, and learn from their children. --Ericka Lutz
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition) Reviews by BookSwim Members
written by BookSwimmer on 10/24/2007I purchased this book the first time 27 years ago. I used it as a resource over and over. I loaned it to young woman who was expecting, and she kept it, so I had to get another one. This purchase went to my niece and her husband who just was expecting at the time. The book gave her great insite, and she still refers to it frequently. She says it's the best of all her baby books. (Her baby is 2 months old now). I recommend for any expectant parent or as a refresher for a Grandparent.
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written by BookSwimmer on 10/24/2007The very best baby book for someone who doesn't have a clue.
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written by BookSwimmer on 10/24/2007This book is a wonderful source for everything about newborns and their care. The British author has a non-judgemental tone and is very reassuring. I used this book daily when my children were little. There are great ideas for easy toys and "secret weapons" to use as the kids get older. Your Baby and Child is a wonderful baby present to give. I know you will enjoy the book and it will become your most important and favorite guide. Now try to get some sleep new parents! Good luck.
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written by BookSwimmer on 10/24/2007I came across this book while listing other books and decided to read it since my husband and I just became new parents 18 months ago. Nowadays, most medias focus on breastfeeding, autism, congenital deformity and etc. Making new parents worry too much about their babies might have something wrong. This book relieves that worry. It's not abnormal your baby still crawling on the floor after 12 months or doesn't use cup yet. Parenting is a hard work but shouldn't be a stressful one. Do what you can and trust you instincts but not to wear yourself out. Kids should have happy parents not frustrated ones. I think this book as least give parents that. What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third EditionBefore You Conceive: The Complete Pregnancy GuideThe Complete Single Mother: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging ConcernsPregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide.
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written by BookSwimmer on 10/24/2007This book has a lot of valuable and common sense advice for every imaginable facet of a young child. There is not a lot of technical "stuff" so the reading is smooth.
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