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The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Rating:  812 reviews
Sales Rank: 582
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 704
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.8
ISBN: 0316778001
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
EAN: 9780316778008
ASIN: 0316778001
Publication Date: March 2003
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Amazon.com
In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf--it spoils."
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In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf--it spoils."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 807 more reviews...
 Best baby book I've owned September 6, 2008
I recently purchased this book to give to a friend that just had her first baby. I bought this book for myself ten years ago when I gave birth to my very first baby. I referenced it with all of my babies and still found it to be the easiest to read with the most relevant information. This is why I have given it more than once as a baby gift to friends. This is what my friend just wrote to me: The Baby Book is one of my favorites -- very comprehensive and well-written -- also very sensible.
You can't go wrong with this one or anything written by Dr. Sears. My other favorite is The Discipline Book and he has an excellent one about nutrition.
 Biased towards Moms at the expense of Dads September 3, 2008
While this book can serve as a helpful reference, as a new father, I've found myself repeatedly insulted by the authors' assumption that (1) the reader is the mother, and (2) that fathers only interact with their babies as "backup" providers when mothers are too weary. Phrases like "when baby was in your womb," "now you're a mother," etc. get tiring to a Dad who is putting forth a lot of effort to connect with his new child.
This is all to say that it seems this book is a product of an earlier era that has not been sufficiently updated to reflect the desires of many new Dads to fully participate in the raising of their children.
A must for first time parents September 3, 2008
My husband and I welcomed our first child in July, and I initially borrowed this book from a friend. But once I found how useful it is, I bought my own copy. It has tons of information in it, and helps you know what to expect when it comes to newborns, infants and children that you might not think of otherwise - especially as a first time parent! I haven't had time to read it cover to cover, but have read most of it and use it as a reference on an almost daily basis.
Absolutely the best baby book out there. September 2, 2008
If you are obsessed about getting information to be the best mom you can be, if truly care about the health and nurturing of your newborn, this book is the BEST. From development and appearance to health and behavior issues, this is by far the most informative and thorough baby book I have ever read.
A lot of my friends tell me I'm a great mom, and this book is one of the reasons why.
Better than a lot of baby books August 29, 2008
I found this book at a baby store in town and decided to try and buy it cheaper on the internet, which I did. As I read through it in the store I realized that it had a lot of great info pertaining to babies, not just newborns either, it goes up to two years of age and thoroughly detailed everything from health problems that could arise to parenting issues one might struggle with (ie. sleeping arraingments). The only thing that you might not like is his personal opinion on parenting. While he is an excellent doctor you might not agree with everything he has to say.
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