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My Favourite Birthing and Parenting Books
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age TwoThe Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two by William Sears
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £6.27
A bible among baby books...full of great advice and information.
The Attachment Parenting Book (Sears Parenting Library)The Attachment Parenting Book (Sears Parenting Library) by William Sears
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £4.82
The basic tool kit for babycare: love them and do what comes naturally.
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North AmericaThe Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America by Jack Newman
Buy used from: £11.29
Sound advice and great troubleshooting from a leading authority.
Entertaining and Educating Your Preschool Child (Usborne Parent's Guides)Entertaining and Educating Your Preschool Child (Usborne Parent's Guides) by Robyn Gee
Buy used from: £0.01
Lots of lovely ideas for play with children of all ages. Really fun and nicely illustrated.
Playful ParentingPlayful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
Buy new: £6.50 / Used from: £4.70
A brilliant book to get you thinking and...of course...playing.
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: £3.50
Fantastic...the results are great and no need for all that 'controlled crying ' rubbish.
Do Not Disturb: Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your ChildDo Not Disturb: Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your Child by Deborah Jackson
Buy used from: £0.01
Making it very clear that there is a better way to raise kids than trying to control them.
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and ReasonUnconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £4.10
Read it early in their lives and it will make an enormous difference to your family life.
Annabel Karmel's New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal PlannerAnnabel Karmel's New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel
Buy new: £8.11 / Used from: £4.50
Great plans and recipes for the clueless and expert alike.
Spiritual MidwiferySpiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
Buy new: £10.34 / Used from: £11.19
The definitive guide to gloriously hippy, womanly, way out natural childbirth.
Hypnobirthing: The Breakthrough to Safer, Easier, More Comfortable ChildbirthHypnobirthing: The Breakthrough to Safer, Easier, More Comfortable Childbirth by Marie Mongan
Buy new: £8.72 / Used from: £6.25
A great book to give you confidence and trust in your own body. Hypnobirthing is the future!
Raising Babies: Why Your Love is BestRaising Babies: Why Your Love is Best by Steve Biddulph
Buy new: £5.72 / Used from: £2.11
A thought provoking book about the modern day provision of childcare.
The Continuum Concept (Arkana)The Continuum Concept (Arkana) by Jean Liedloff
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.50
A bit difficult to read but makes you realise how cruel Western society can be to its little ones.