This is a practical, commonsense, up-to-date guide to the everyday concerns of parents facing the first year of their baby’s life.
Dr Christopher Green’s style of lighthearted yet authoritative advice aims to reassure parents to trust their own instincts and to do what feels right and works for them. This book begins at birth and talks about the normal worries parents have adapting to the new human being in their midst. There follow many chapters on such practical day to day concerns such as feeding, crying, sleeping and bonding. Some heavy but important topics are included, such as postnatal depression, cot death, the handicapped child and what to do when close to child abuse. It also includes the more humorous, light hearted moments of family life, for this book is not just about babies, it’s also about families and relationships. It is for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone who is interested in children.
Dr Christopher Green is also the best-selling author of “Toddler Taming”.
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Well organised book, has got lots of good information. I especially like the fact that it doesn’t impose the reader’s opinion on you. Maybe a bit on the light side, I would have liked to see more in-depth discussion on some topics, but nevertheless a great intro to babies. I have got an old edition so the info seems to be a bit outdated compared to what we do/know nowadays, not sure if the later editions have been updated with more relevant research.
This guy is a star. Both my husband and I got great use out of this book when our kids were babies. He’s funny and down to earth, and I think as an Austrlaian writer, us Kiwis relate more to him than perhaps we do to American writers. I thoroughly recommend this book to other parents.