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Parenting books

EmilienussearEmilienussear member
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STMs -- I'm a FTM and my husband and I would love to get a head start on learning. what are some of the best parenting books you would recommend? Thanks!
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  • EmilienussearEmilienussear member
    Thank you so much!
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  • aksue22aksue22 member
    Slaps said:

    This is my 4th baby, and I have never read a parenting book.
    So sorry can't help you.

    Thank you! Was starting to feel like Seth Rogen in Knocked Up. I just can't seem to get into the baby books.

     

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  • soulcupcakesoulcupcake member
    summersunshine916 said:
    I also love The Happiest Baby on the Block!
    That's the only book I've owned. Trying to think of others. I have a number of resources, journal articles and other sites that focus on breastfeeding and AP style parenting. But that's the only book I can think of for the infant/young toddler stage.
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  • rshamosrshamos member
    I loved Bringing Up Bebe. It was funny and the advice she gives is simple. I'm a FTM also, so we'll see if it's true!
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  • bowlwomanbowlwoman member
    Happiest Baby on the Block, for sure. I got the follow on, Happiest Toddler on the Block, but it wasn't quite as good, IMO.

    I'm still not sure how much I really buy into a special "baby language", but Dunstan Baby Language stuff came out around the time DD1 was born, and I do know that I could distinguish between the different cries a lot better because of Dunstan's ideas (especially "neh" for hungry). You can find a lot of stuff online about it, but here's the website: https://www.dunstanbaby.com/


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  • JunkieBrewsterJunkieBrewster member
    123 magic is great, but not for a few years.
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  • megbmegmegbmeg member
    One of the very best:
    How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, & Listen so Kids Will Talk

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451663889?pc_redir=1407942448&robot_redir=1

    Obviously, it's a bit early for this one but I can't recommend it highly enough
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  • nesenotesnesenotes member
    edited August 2014
    I've read :
    happiest baby on the block ( didn't work)
    What to expect Baby's first year (loved)
    Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child (loved)
    Montessori Parenting (crunchy but ok)
    Baby development everything you need to know (ok)
    Montessori from the start 0-3Y (crunchy but interesting)
    Reviving Ophelia (deep and something I'll reread in 5 years when she is closer to being a tween)
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    megbmeg said:

    One of the very best:
    How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, & Listen so Kids Will Talk

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451663889?pc_redir=1407942448&robot_redir=1

    Obviously, it's a bit early for this one but I can't recommend it highly enough

    I will check this one out thanks!
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  • megbmegmegbmeg member
    nesenotes said:

    I've read :
    happiest baby on the block ( didn't work)
    What to expect Baby's first year (loved)
    Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child (loved)
    Montessori Parenting (crunchy but ok)
    Baby development everything you need to know (ok)
    Montessori from the start 0-3Y (crunchy but interesting)
    Reviving Ophelia (deep and something I'll reread in 5 years when she is closer to being a tween)


    Reviving Ophelia is worth reading and thinking about. I'll definitely want to re-read as well.
    Baby GIRL born 12/11/14!!
    MC @ 8 wks 7/6/13 - ectopic @ 6 wks 12/28/13

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  • megbmegmegbmeg member
    Has anybody read Eat, Sleep, Poop?

    It's one of the books sitting in my amazon cart, but I haven't pulled the trigger.
    Baby GIRL born 12/11/14!!
    MC @ 8 wks 7/6/13 - ectopic @ 6 wks 12/28/13

     In loving memory of sweet baby HP, and all our angel babies. Forever in our hearts.image 
     
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  • erynpdxerynpdx member
    I was about to start this exact thread last night and got distracted (typical), thanks for the suggestions!
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  • Eora3Eora3 member
    I highly recommend "Brain Rules for Baby" by John Medina. It talks about your baby's brain development and how that ties into their behavior and skills. It was really wonderful for me as a FTM to get insight into the "why" behind what I was seeing.

    I also really like "How Toddlers Thrive" by Tovah P. Klein. Obviously this one is appropriate for when your LO is older, but I ran into some "toddler" behaviors with my older son starting at about a year. It was very helpful in discussing discipline ideas and scenarios that felt more like "teaching appropriate behavior" instead of "punishing the kid".
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