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Great parenting books
Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different - And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-balanced MenRaising Boys: Why Boys are Different - And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-balanced Men by Steve Biddulph
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £2.49
A really positive book about parenting boys- jsut about all his stuff is great- full of humour and useful ideas
Magical ChildMagical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce
Buy used from: £1.51
A wider view of children and their potentials- food for thought
Your Baby and Child from Birth to Age FiveYour Baby and Child from Birth to Age Five by Leach Penelope
Buy used from: £1.42
There is a newer edition but not half as detailed as the original which covers baby and child development in huge detail, wonderful photos and first aid/illness guide
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International Book)The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International Book)
Buy new: £9.63 / Used from: £7.50
Far more than breastfeeding, mothering, parenting, pregnancy and birth
The Continuum Concept (Arkana)The Continuum Concept (Arkana) by Jean Liedloff
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £4.07
A classic which started the attachment parenting movement omre or less
What Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like NothingWhat Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen
Buy new: £6.22 / Used from: £3.07
wonderful
The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night: Foreword by William Sears, M.D. (Pantley)The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night: Foreword by William Sears, M.D. (Pantley) by Elizabeth Pantley
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £2.94
a practical, compassionate life saver for parents with babies who wake alot
Three in a Bed: The Benefits of Sleeping with Your BabyThree in a Bed: The Benefits of Sleeping with Your Baby by Deborah Jackson
Buy new: £5.70 / Used from: £3.23
Another classic- she writes for JUNO and MOTHERING magazines two publications that no thinking mum she be without
What's a Smart Woman Like You Doing at Home?What's a Smart Woman Like You Doing at Home? by Linda Burton
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A gerat book about the work/ home dilemma
The Discipline BookThe Discipline Book by William Sears
Buy used from: £1.73
Compassionate and full of great ideas from godfather of attachement parenting
The Aware BabyThe Aware Baby by Aletha J. Solter
Buy new: £15.95 / Used from: £8.41
her views on holding your child and letting them cry are unique to some degree and i still don't know if i agree
The Science of Parenting: Practical Guidance on Sleep, Crying, Play and Building Emotional Wellbeing for LifeThe Science of Parenting: Practical Guidance on Sleep, Crying, Play and Building Emotional Wellbeing for Life by Margot Sunderland
Buy used from: £26.88
Scientific research seems to back up many attachment paretning techniques, the DK layout means it feels light and easy to read
You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six (Early Years)You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six (Early Years) by Rahima Baldwin
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £9.16
Steiner inspired, full of insight and practical advice and reflection, a wonderful book
Loving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby MassageLoving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby Massage by Frederick Leboyer
Buy new: £7.88 / Used from: £2.21
A simple and beatufiul how to and why to guide on baby massage, no expereince necessary