 | The Attachment Parenting Book (Sears Parenting Library) by William Sears
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £7.26 Gentle overview of attachment parenting. If you only buy one parenting book, make it this one. Geoff liked it, Emma found it a bit patronising. Dr Sears is an US doctor (that explains it...)
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 | Three in a Bed: The Benefits of Sleeping with Your Baby by Deborah Jackson
Buy new: £5.69 / Used from: £2.96 Explains the benefits of co-sleeping in detail. We bought a king size mattress and plonked it on the floor after reading this one. Deborah Jackson is English.
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 | Attachment Parenting : Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child by Katie Allison Granju
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £7.16 Another attachment parenting overview, written by a woman. This one emphasises the role of breast feeding. Emma preferred this one to Dr Sears, at least initially.
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 | Letting Go as Children Grow: From Early Intimacy to Full Independence - a Parent's Guide by Deborah Jackson
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £1.05 Another Deborah Jackson book - she quotes a lot from Leidloff ;-).
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 | The Baby Book (Sears Parenting Library) by William Sears
Buy used from: £5.90 One of those thick baby reference books, with inbuilt attachment parenting leanings. Good for paranoia moments when want a second opinion. US based again so beware health system differences.
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 | 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: £3.18 If you dont want baby to 'cry it out', and you want sleep, then this is the book for you. Lots of great ideas to try. Emma's bible ;-).
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 | The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
Buy new: £8.14 / Used from: £5.03 If you want to understand and potentially control what is going to happen at the hospital and you aren't sqeamish, this is the book for you. Well researched.
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 | Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by Janet Balaskas
Buy new: £6.58 / Used from: £4.69 Helpful ideas for how to approach the birth. Emma says it is fab and don't be put off by the cover.
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 | Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
Buy used from: £2.00 The original attachment parenting book from the 70s, radical, challenging. Start with the others first unless you want a shock.
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 | Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
Buy used from: £3.67 Psychologist's approach to raising kids - based on research, very interesting. Now I just have to stop saying 'good boy'.
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 | Birth and Beyond: The Definitive Guide to Your Pregnancy, Your Birth, Your Family - From Minus 9 to Plus 9 Months by Yehudi Gordon
Buy new: £14.97 / Used from: £9.60 UK reference type book, more new agey rather than AP. Very comprehensive, even bigger than The Baby Book. Has lots of homepathic remedies. The New Spock, says Emma.
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