Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping
10 best books like Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping (James J. McKenna): Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool, The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby, The Diaper-Free Baby: The Natural Toilet Training Alternative, Nighttime Parenting (Revised): How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep, The Birth Partner
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
| Author | Ina May Gaskin |
| ISBN | 0553381156 |
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you.
Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy...
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
| Author | Emily Oster |
| ISBN | 0525559256 |
From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting
With EXPECTING BETTER, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies....
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
| Author | Harvey Karp |
| ISBN | 0553588729 |
In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries --an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying.
No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles...
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
| Author | La Leche League International |
| ISBN | 0452285801 |
This book is great for helping new moms get the hang of latching and positioning. That's about it.
Most moms work and many of those moms work full-time, so having an entire chapter of a breastfeeding book devoted to advocating that women NOT work is unsupportive, misogynistic and completely...
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
| Author | Robert Wright |
| ISBN | 1508235406 |
From one of America’s greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.
Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human brain. The mind is designed...
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
| Author | Heng Ou |
| ISBN | 1617691836 |
The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on author Heng Ou’s own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of “confinement,” in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her...
| Author | William Sears |
| ISBN | 0316778095 |
America's foremost baby and childcare experts, William Sears M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., explain the benefits--to both you and your child--of connecting with your baby early.
Might you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father's...
| Author | Christine Gross-Loh |
| ISBN | 0061229709 |
Imagine infants free from painful diaper rash, new parenthood without thousands of dollars wasted in diapering costs, toilet training that is natural and noncoercive, and, most important, happier babies and parents
As Christine Gross-Loh reveals in her progressive, enlightening book,...
| Author | William Sears |
| ISBN | 0452281482 |
Parenting is a job that goes on twenty-four hours a day. Nighttime Parenting helps parents understand why babies sleep differently than adults, offers solutions to nighttime problems, and even describes how certain styles of nighttime parenting can aid in child spacing and lower the risks of Sudden...
| Author | Penny Simkin |
| ISBN | 1558321950 |
This is a really fantastic resource for any person in a supportive role to a pregnant woman.
The book goes into explicit but easily digestible detail of pregnancy, different types of labor, the types of support one can offer in labor, what you'll encounter in a home birth vs a hospital birth,...
The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
| Author | Elizabeth Pantley |
| ISBN | 0071381392 |
A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears
There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often...
| Author | Julie Andrews Edwards |
| ISBN | 0061131628 |
The magic of finding a home Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escaping over the orphanage wall to explore the outside world, Mandy discovers a tiny deserted cottage in the woods. All through the spring, summer, and fall, Mandy works to make it truly hers. Sometimes she "borrows"...
Parenting a baby or toddler is the grandest adventure of all when you're not miserably exhausted. Sleep expert Alexis Dubief, of the wildly popular website Precious Little Sleep, imparts effective, accessible, and flexible strategies based on years of research that will dramatically improve your...
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
The "baby bible" of the post-Dr. Spock generation, already embraced by hundreds of thousands of American parents, has now been revised, expanded, and brought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms,...
Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food
| Author | Gill Rapley |
| ISBN | 0091923808 |
The fully updated and revised edition of Baby-led Weaning is a practical and authoritative guide to introducing solid food, enabling your child to grow up a happy and confident eater. It shows parents why baby-led weaning makes sense and gives them the confidence to trust their baby's natural skills...
Good Night, Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady's Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy
| Author | Kim West |
| ISBN | 1593153562 |
Kim West has worked one-on-one with thousands of people in more than ten years of private practice. Her amazing success with getting kids to sleep has led her clients to dub her The Sleep Lady. Good Night, Sleep Tight outlines Kim’s proven two-week technique in easy-to-follow language, featuring...
Breastfeeding Uncovered: Who Really Decides How We Feed Our Babies?
| Author | Amy Christine Brown |
| ISBN | 1780662750 |
Across the world mothers are urged to breastfeed, but in Western society many find this a difficult task. Those who stop can feel demoralized and unsure as to why such a desired, encouraged and biologically normal behavior can appear so challenging in reality. Breastfeeding Uncovered examines why...
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
| Author | Marc Weissbluth |
| ISBN | 0449004023 |
The child care classic is now totally revised and updated as Dr. Weissbluth, a leading researcher on sleep and children, promotes a revolutionary program to ensure healthy, happy sleep for a child--both at night and during equally important daytime naps. He offers dozens of anecdotes and new case...
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
| Author | Richard Ferber |
| ISBN | 0743201639 |
The completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling book on children’s sleep problems, with important new insights and solutions from Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation’s leading authority on children’s sleep problems.
Does your child have difficulty falling asleep?...
The Discontented Little Baby Book
| Author | Pamela Douglas |
| ISBN | 0702253227 |
A revolutionary new approach to caring for your baby
The first months after a baby’s arrival can be exhausting, and attempts at quick fixes are often part of the problem. The first 16 weeks of life are a neurologically sensitive period, during which some babies will cry a lot and broken nights...
The Gentle Sleep Book: A Guide for Calm Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers
| Author | Sarah Ockwell-Smith |
| ISBN | 0349405204 |
A large percentage of parents find their young child's sleep patterns - or lack of - challenging. This new book from Sarah Ockwell-Smith, founder of BabyCalm, will be an indispensable guide for parents, whatever challenges they are facing with their child's sleep - from the day they bring their newborn...
CALMS A Guide to Soothing Your Baby
| Author | Carrie Contey |
| ISBN | 0976873524 |
Honest, short, sweet and scientific, CALMS A Guide to Soothing Your Baby offers parents and professionals a new view of babies and a tool kit for creating family harmony and parent-child connection. Written with compassion and insight into the world of new babies and new parents, this book provides...
Your Baby’s Bottle-feeding Aversion: Reasons and Solutions
An infant bottle-feeding aversion is one of the most complex, stressful and confusing situations parents could face. Baby becomes distressed at feeding times and refuses to feed or eats very little despite obvious hunger.
Why won’t he/she eat? This is a question parents ask numerous health...
Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected
| Author | Susan Stiffelman |
| ISBN | 1600374840 |
Imagine life without drama, meltdowns, and power struggles
From celebrity parents to everyday moms and pops, single parents to grandparents, most of us know what to do when our kids behave. But let's face it: family life can get downright crazy, and it's at those moments that we most need to keep...
Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
| Author | Paul David Tripp |
| ISBN | 1433551934 |
Sometimes parents wish there was a guaranteed formula for raising good kids--a certain list of rules to follow to ensure they'd have obedient children. But if moms and dads view their role through the lens of God's grace, they will see that the gospel must first shape how they parent before they can effectively...
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting
| Author | Janet Lansbury |
| ISBN | 1499103670 |
Janet Lansbury’s advice on respectful parenting is quoted and shared by millions of readers worldwide. Inspired by the pioneering parenting philosophy of her friend and mentor, Magda Gerber, Janet’s influential voice encourages parents and child care professionals to perceive babies as...
| Author | Kate Messner |
| ISBN | 0545639212 |
Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation...
Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School
| Author | Jill Castle |
| ISBN | 1118602994 |
An essential guide to understanding and improving any child's eating habits This comprehensive nutrition guide gives parents the tools for encouraging kids of any age on the path to healthy eating. Pediatric nutrition experts Castle and Jacobsen simplify nutrition information, describe how children's...
Can't Read, Can't Write, Here's My Book
5 stars!
Inspiring. Powerful. Motivating. Impactful.
The twenty-eight-year-old author, Michael Jacques, was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and an intellectual disability in grade one. He considers these “challenges”...
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family
| Author | Diane Wiessinger |
| ISBN | 0345518470 |
Sweet Sleep is the first and most complete book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It’s mother-wisdom, reassurance, and a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, backed by the latest research.
It’s 4 A.M. You’ve nursed your...
