Great parenting book! What's your favorite?

lynnernon

I just finished a really awesome parenting book I found at my local library. It's called "Bringing Up Baby" by Pamela Druckerman. The author is a American former reporter who marries a British guy and lives in France with him, raising their kid (kids by the end of the book). It's a book all about mainstream French parenting and how it varies from mainstream American parenting, and is supported by research. It's written very well because as she goes through all the process of telling you about the French style, you feel like you're learning it with her because she tells you stories of how she figured out each piece while living life as a new parent in Paris. She's pretty funny too.

My husband will read it next, I'm hoping he likes it a lot so we can use it as a parenting framework! But we're readers so we'll still be researching till the baby comes at least!

Has anyone else read this book?

What were your favorite take-aways?

What's your favorite parenting book/resource?

cdnvb4

I haven't read the book you reference nor can I make any suggestions off the top of my head. But your post made me wonder if there might be interest on this board in a book club. We could "meet" once a month or so to discuss a pregnancy or parenting-related book (fictional or non-fictional). Just thought I'd toss it out there ....

cdnrunning

Thanks for sharing. I'm fascinated and just added it to my cart in Amazon!

samsonator

I think a book club would be cool!!

How is the French way different?

HBamama2B

Love the idea of a book club! Ready to get my nerd on!!!

VikingGirl12

My grandmother is French (Grand Mere ) and she was always very strict with us grandkids. I need to read this book!

TunieBee

I loved Happiest baby on the Block for small infants (but honestly just watch the DVD). It was essential in the first months. Also, the Wonder Weeks app and book and now Happiest Toddler on the Block.

mamamorse

Love the idea of a book club! I'm a big reader my hubs would touch a book with a 10 foot pole! Right now I have to token "What to Expect" given to me by my mom the day after I found out

26pointrunningfor2

I'm also reading 'Bringing up Bebe', and I'm sold on the ideas in the book. I'm going to be all about 'the pause'!!!

hellomommas

Shepherding a child's heart is great. Also: creative correction

bellamy9

I got the Baby Owners Manual when my hubby and I were TTC. We were getting a little freaked out since we had so much time to plan and save for a baby because it took us fooooorever to get pregnant.

I think it's mostly targeted at men because it is humorously fashioned after an electronics manual. It covers all the basics like sleep, signs of sickness, changing diapers based on sex, breast feeding, etc. The illustrations are adorable too. I think I love the book more than my husband does, even though it's mainly for the dad to be.

lynnernon

I will be adding all of these to my library hold list! And I'm excited about a book club! @cdnvb4 could you lead it? Maybe with one of these books or one you pick?

@amsybot that reminds me of this awesome book we got called "Dude, you're gonna be a Dad" that is HILARIOUS!! He keeps reading me passages, and it's all about how to support the "BMP" the baby-making-partner. There is a 1-4 diaper scale on how important each prenatal appt is and what happens, although there was a warning at the section head that if you skip any it's at your own risk.

@samsonator The best part was in her explanations, but this is one of my fave parts. "The Pause" -basically an attitude of learning all of your baby's cues and not rushing in too quickly to fix, esp. when it comes to sleep. Babies actually wake up between their sleep cycles and if you get up to comfort them too soon, they don't learn to self-calm and sometimes you wake them more up. So it's not like leaving them to cry forever, but you take a few minutes to just watch it helps. Apparently the general expectation is that babies are "doing their nights" by about 3 months tops.