Product Description

Grow a secure attachment with your children by listening to your heart Popularized by bestselling pediatrician Dr. William Sears, "attachment parenting" encourages mothers and fathers to fully accept their babies' dependency needs. According to the growing numbers of attachment parenting advocates, consistent parental responsiveness to these needs leads to happy and emotionally well-balanced children. This practical, comprehensive, and first-ever guide to today's most talked-about nurturing style, "Attachment Parenting" shows how some conventional childrearing advice can be detrimental, and urges you to trust your instincts on such important matters as: Responding attentively to your baby's cries Minimizing parent-child separation Avoiding "sleep training" for infants Breastfeeding according to your baby's cues instead of a schedule "Wearing" your baby in a cloth carrier rather than relying on "baby gadgets" such as plastic carriers and carriages. In addition to expert advice from pediatricians, lactation consultants, and anthropologists -- as well as words of wisdom from hundreds of real parents -- "Attachment Parenting" includes an exhaustive list of print, Internet, and support-group resources. It's an indispensable, hands-on reference that allows you to confidently and joyfully develop a secure and loving bond with your young children.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37132 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Synopsis
A complete guide to the concept of attachment parenting, which argues that parental responsiveness to a baby's needs leads to a well-adjusted child, offers tips on breastfeeding on demand, responding to a baby's cries, minimizing parent-child separation, and avoiding baby "gadgets." Original.

From the Author
An indispensable, hands-on guide to attachment parenting.
From breastfeeding to the family bed to "wearing" your baby or toddler in a sling or backpack, ATTACHMENT PARENTING has all the information you will need to forge a loving, secure attachment with your young children. With expert advice from pediatricians, lactation specialists, and anthropologists--as well as words of wisdom from dozens of real families--this book offers a comprehensive overview of today's most talked-about nurturing style. Also included is an exhaustive list of print, Internet and support group resources for parents. Topics covered in the book include: *Preparing for Your New Baby *Choosing a Birth Setting *Bonding in the First Days After Birth *Choosing a Breastfeeding-Friendly Healthcare Provider *How to Know Whether You Need a Lactation Consultant *Making the Breast vs. Bottle Choice *Breastfeeding Advocacy *How to Get Your Baby to Sleep *The Family Bed *"Ferberizing" *Working and Breastfeeding *Breastpumps *Choosing a Baby Carrier *Child-Respectful Weaning *Breastfeeding Past the First Year and Beyond and much, much more!

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Book
Really enjoyed this book. It gave me lots of insight into how to look after my 4 month old daughter. Really interesting and a great book to return to. Would recommend it to anyone. So much better than any Gina Ford rubbish. This book was just right for me because it really suits my parenting style. It gave me the confidence to look after my daughter the way I felt was right. some quite radical ideas, but no pressure to follow anything that doesn't feel instinctively right. A great book to help you argue against the Gina Ford system! Easy to read.

Excellent
Really exciting and interesting book. I couldn't put it down and wish I had brought it while I was still pregnant.
It may not be practical to follow all the suggestions but it's well worth a read if you are interested in the natural way to bring up your baby. Your baby will be a lot more content when it is raised the way it was supposed to be!

A warm, lovely book
I've been carrying my baby in one arm, and this book in another! As a first-time mum, I tried out Gina Ford-style routines on my baby son, with horrible results. What a joy to come across this Dr Bill's inspired, thoughtful book. It totally turned my thinking around and helped me start being a loving parent.

I only wish I hd read it before giving birth.