The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

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Overview

From the bestselling authors of The Baby Book, William Sears M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N. explain the benefits — for both you and your child — of connecting with your baby early.

Would you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father's role in nurturing a newborn? How does early attachment foster a child's eventual independence?

Dr. Bill Sears, “the man who remade motherhood” (TIME), and Martha Sears — the doctor-and-nurse, husband-and-wife team who coined the term "attachment parenting" — answer these and many more questions in this practical, inspiring guide. Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that encourages a strong early attachment, and advocates parental responsiveness to babies' dependency needs.

The Attachment Parenting Book clearly explains the six "Baby B's" that form the basis of this popular parenting style:
  • Bonding
  • Breastfeeding
  • Babywearing
  • Bedding close to baby
  • Belief in the language value of baby's cry
  • Beware of baby trainers

Here's all the information you need to achieve your most important goals as a new parent: to know your child, to help your child feel right, and to enjoy parenting.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316778091
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 08/07/2001
Series: Sears Parenting Library
Edition description: 1ST
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 384,805
Product dimensions: 7.38(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Martha Sears, RN and William Sears, MD, are the pediatrics experts to whom American parents turn for advice and information on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, childcare, and family nutrition. Martha Sears is a registered nurse, certified childbirth educator, and breastfeeding consultant.

Dr. Sears was trained at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest children's hospital in the world. He has practiced pediatrics for nearly 50 years. Together, the Searses have authored more than 40 pediatrics books.

Table of Contents

A Word from Dr. Bill and Marthaix
Chapter 1Becoming Attached--How to Get There1
What Is Attachment Parenting?2
Seven Attachment Tools: The Baby B's3
What Attachment Feels Like8
Chapter 2The Benefits of Attachment Parenting11
AP Babies Are Smarter11
AP Babies Are Healthier14
AP Babies Grow Better16
AP Babies Behave Better17
AP Promotes Intimacy22
AP Parents and Children Work Together Better23
AP Promotes Empathy24
AP Is Contemporary25
The Payoff for Parents25
Chapter 3What Attachment Parenting Is Not26
Clearing Up Misunderstandings26
Myths About Attachment Parenting32
Chapter 4Bonding at Birth and Beyond36
Bonding at Birth36
Eight Tips for Better Bonding37
Rooming-In: The Attachment Continues40
How Rooming-In Builds Attachment43
Bonding Blues45
Homecoming: Ten Tips for Staying Attached the First Month47
Chapter 5Breastfeeding53
Breastfeeding Makes Attachment Parenting Easier53
Attachment Tips for Successful Breastfeeding57
The Benefits of Long-Term Breastfeeding62
Beware of the Breastfeeding Schedulers64
Chapter 6Babywearing65
The Background to Babywearing65
The Benefits of Babywearing68
Siblings and Babywearing78
Babywearing and Wearing Baby Down78
Work and Wear79
Babywearing for Subs79
Chapter 7Belief in the Signal Value of a Baby's Cry81
Crying Is an Attachment Tool81
Should Baby Cry It Out?84
Advice for Parents Whose Babies Cry a Lot86
Chapter 8Bedding Close to Baby89
Continuing Your Attachment at Night90
Our Co-Sleeping Experiences91
Why Bedding Close to Baby Works92
Sharing Sleep: How to Make It Work95
Moving Out: Weaning from Nighttime Attachment97
Night Weaning from the Breast: Eleven Alternatives for the All-Night Nurser98
Current Research into Sleep Sharing and SIDS102
Chapter 9Balance and Boundaries106
Is Your Parenting Out of Balance?--How to Tell106
Avoiding Mother Burnout112
Rekindling the Flame116
Stick With Attachment Parenting117
Chapter 10Beware of Baby Trainers119
What's Wrong with Baby Training?120
Does Baby Training Really Work?122
Why Is Baby Training So Popular?123
Handling Criticism125
Chapter 11Working and Staying Attached130
A Tale of Two Mothers130
Ten Tips for Working and Staying Attached133
How a Baby Can Change a Mother's Career Plans141
Chapter 12Attachment Fathering143
My Story: How I Became an Attached Dad144
Nine Attachment Tips for Fathers146
Where's Dad?152
Father Feelings About Mother-Infant Attachment155
Chapter 13Attachment Parenting in Special Situations159
Single and Attached159
Adoption160
Attachment Parenting the High-Need Child162
Attachment Parenting a Child with Special Needs164
Attachment Parenting Multiples166
Chapter 14Attachment Testimonials168
Could a Mother Not Want This?168
What Is a Good Baby?169
A Gift for Dad170
Working and Staying Attached170
Sensitive Night Weaning171
Understanding "Cries"172
Compassion for Others174
When Babies with Teeth Nurse and Sixteen-Year-Olds Drive175
Resources177
Index179
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