Publisher Description
The million-copy bestseller by “the man who remade motherhood” (Time) 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, from postpartum nutrition to infant development.
The Searses draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as parents to provide comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of infant care. The Baby Book focuses on the essential needs of babies—eating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort—as it addresses the questions of greatest concern to today’s parents. The topics covered include:
- Preparing for a safe and healthy birth,
- Bonding with your baby,
- Feeding your baby right,
- Soothing your fussy baby,
- Getting your baby to sleep,
- Understanding your baby’s development,
- Treating common illnesses,
- Babyproofing your home,
- Understanding toddler behavior,
- Dealing with temper tantrums,
- Toilet training,
- Working and parenting,
- First-aid procedures, and
- Much more.
Unrivaled in its scope and authority, The Baby Book presents a practical, contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today. The Searses acknowledge that there is no one way to parent a baby, and they offer the basic guidance and inspiration you need to develop the parenting style that best suits you and your child. Their book is a rich and invaluable resource that will help you get the most out of parenting—for your child, for yourself, and for your entire family.
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"Really excited for this update to my favorite parenting book. The Sears family provide great, common-sense advice for everything about babies including sleep, breastfeeding, nutrition and bonding. Excited to read it all!"
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Stefanie (5 out of 5 stars)
About the Authors
William Sears, MD, has been advising busy parents on how to raise healthier families for over forty years. He serves as a consultant for television, magazines, radio, and other media, and his website, AskDrSears.com, is one of the most popular health and parenting sites.
Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician in private practice in southern California. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his pediatric training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He has authored and coauthored several books on parenting.
Martha Sears, RN, is the mother of eight children, a registered nurse, a former childbirth educator, a La Leche League leader, and a lactation consultant. She is the co-author of over twenty parenting books and is a popular lecturer and media guest drawing on her eighteen years of breastfeeding experience with her eight children. Martha speaks frequently at national parenting conferences and is noted for her advice on how to handle the most common problems facing today’s mothers with their changing lifestyles.
Coleen Marlo is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has been nominated for an Audie Award twice, winning in 2011. She has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, an AudioFile Audiobook of the Year Award in 2011, and was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2010 by Publishers Weekly. She is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Marlo is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology.
About the Narrators
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.
Sherry Adams Foster is an actress, voiceover talent, and artist. Her audiobook directing and narrating credits include a Nabokov novel and a nonfiction account of Osama bin Laden. She holds a degree in theater from the University of Michigan.