Now That Baby Is Home

by William Sears, Martha Sears

Overview

Learn about your baby's emotional and physical needs, while developing a parenting style that works in your family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785272076
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	06/28/1998
Series:	Sears Parenting Library Series
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	xi
Part 1	Your Baby's Emotional Needs
Chapter 1	Developing a Parenting Style That Works	3
	Attachment Parenting	5
	The Joys of Attachment Parenting	11
	What Can Your Child Expect?	14
	Father Feelings and Mother-Infant Attachment	16
	The Overattachment Syndrome	17
	A Personal Experience	20
	From Oneness to Separateness	23
Chapter 2	How to Respond to Your Baby's Cries	27
	A Baby's Cry Is a Baby's Language	28
	How to Respond to Your Baby's Cries	32
Chapter 3	An Unwise Parenting Style: Restraint Parenting	37
	Negative Effects of Restraint Advice	39
	Responding as a Role Model	42
Chapter 4	The Fussy Baby: Alias the High-Need Child	45
	Profile of a High-Need Baby	48
	The Need-Level Concept	51
	Survival Tips for Parenting the Fussy Baby	55
Chapter 5	The Family of a Fussy Baby	63
	A Checklist for Possible Causes of Your Baby's Fussiness	64
	How to Avoid Having a Fussy Baby	65
	Advantages to Having a Fussy Baby	67
	Words of Comfort	68
	How to Avoid Mother Burnout	69
	Survival Tips for the Burned-Out Mother	74
Part 2	Your Baby's Physical Needs
Chapter 6	Weaning, Solid Foods, and Other Dietary Concerns	83
	The Dos and Don'ts of Weaning	84
	The Biblical Approach to Weaning	85
	Introducing Solid Foods--When, What, and How Much?	90
	Give Your Infant a Balanced Diet	96
	How to Prepare Your Own Baby Food	98
	Feeding Your Toddler--The Picky Eater	99
	Feeding Problems	101
Chapter 7	Common Medical Concerns of Baby's First Year	113
	Common Medical Concerns	115
	Common Childhood Emergencies	160
Part 3	Practical Parenting
Chapter 8	Nighttime Parenting	171
	Babies' Sleep Patterns	171
	Dispelling Myths	184
	Father Feelings About Sharing Sleep	190
	Are There Any Disadvantages to the Family Bed?	192
Chapter 9	Common Sleep Problems	195
	A Summary of Bedtime Suggestions	204
	The Exhausted-Mother Syndrome	207
Chapter 10	The Dilemma of the Working Mother	215
	Choices	216
	Working at Home	226
	Working Outside the Home	227
	Father Feelings and Working Mothers	230
	Choosing a Baby-Sitter	232
	Bibliography	237
	Index	253
	About the Authors	265