5 favorite parenting books for new parents

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August 17, 9:40 PM

by Karen Deerwester, Parenting Examiner

 

 

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1. Experts' Guide to the Baby Years: 100 Things Every Parent Should Know by Samantha Ettus:  This book brings together 100 parenting experts to share advice for expecting and new parents.  It offers great tips in short, easy-to-read sections and can also be used to identify other books and additional resources.  In full disclosure, I wrote the section on "Laugh with Baby" but the other authors are truly awesome!
2. Infant Massage by Vimala Schneider McClure:  The benefits of infant massage cannot be overestimated for infant development or for developing a loving bond with your baby.  This book teaches infant massage with simple, clear directions.  Even more than the perfect massage touch, this book leads you to a respectful understanding of your baby's body and feelings.
3. Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Two's by Susan Straub (founder of Read to Me) and KJ Dell'Antonia:  This is the "everything" reading book - with booklists for every theme, suggestions for every different age and stage, fingerplays and rhymes, and ideas for creating meaningful connections between words and experiences.
4.  The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp:  This is the book that reminds all parents that babies might actually be born three months too soon and need an extra 4th trimester.  The 5 S's are the secret - swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking.  This book will calm and comfort any parent with a crying baby and is so much more practical than  a sleep-deprived parent packing the baby in a carseat and driving around the neighborhood until the baby finally calms down.
5. Your Baby's First Year by The American Academy of Pediatrics:  Every parent needs a solid resource book to answer the practical questions of caring for a newborn.  This book gives you accurate information about health, safety and child development.

Happy Parenting!!!

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