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Dr. Harvey Karp is famous for his brilliant insights into
centuries-old parenting problems and for discovering breakthrough
solutions that are simple ...practical ...and fast working. In "The
Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep", he works his magic once again
on the numbered 1 complaint of new parents. The bone-deep fatigue
that parents experience when their children sleep poorly is not
just a nuisance-it is very serious. Sleep deprivation can provoke
depression, illness, marital conflict, and even obesity. A flood of
sleep misinformation and contradictory messages have left parents
more confused than ever: Hold your baby-but don't spoil her!
Swaddle your baby-but don't let him get dependent on it! Based on
Dr. Karp's thirty years as a pediatrician and child
developmentalist, "The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep" reveals
groundbreaking new ideas to prevent or cure most sleep problems in
children under five years old, including: how to adjust a baby's
schedule to reduce day sleep and boost night sleep within the very
first weeks of life; how to use sleep cues like swaddling and a
special type of womb sound to help any infant sleep an extra one to
two hours at night within just days; and how to defuse bedtime
struggles and help your toddler fall asleep faster using a novel
sleep training approach called twinkle interruptus. Plus, "The
Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep" reveals many more foolproof
tips used by Dr. Karp with thousands of families to quickly turn
nighttime shrieks into nightlong slumber.
This definitive guide offers a balanced and comprehensive approach,
combining natural therapies with conventional options and
up-to-the-minute research. The biology of natural fertility,
conception, pregnancy and birth is explained and practical issues
after birth are also covered, with advice on childcare, feeding,
sleeping, and how to encourage development. For parents of toddlers
there is much-needed help with temper tantrums, toilet training,
bed-wetting, and encouraging social skills. Finally a reference
section offers advice on common illnesses, health checks, first
aid, healthy eating plans and enticing recipes for your child.
Adorable separately, yet a nightmare when together - having more
than one child can be difficult when the inevitable sibling
rivalries come to bear. A child's feelings towards the other
sibling can be diverse, extreme and conflicting - sometimes all at
once. This down-to-earth, practical book takes the best and latest
research - along with practical experience - to help us manage
these difficult relationships. Talking parents through the reality,
it reveals how best to reduce conflict and frustration and help
children attain more positive, fulfilling relationships. It deals
with issues from the arrival of a new child, to sharing, conflicts
and communication. A warm, supportive guide, this book cuts through
negativity to provide the best advice available for these most
crucial formative relationships.
Light-hearted, humorous and authoritative, New Toddler Taming is a
must for family sanity! By the internationally renowned bestselling
author and paediatrician Dr Christopher Green, and full of clear,
accessible advice, case studies and useful tips and ideas, this
book will make parenting seem a whole lot easier...and enjoyable!
'Dr Green is nothing short of a genius...' -- Independent 'I would
highly recommend Toddler Taming, which gives a lot of insight into
why children behave and react as they do.' -- The Times 'This book
helps bring back a bit of perspective' - Daily Express 'If you're a
first-time parent, or already have a cub or two and need a bit of
guidance and information into the mindset of a little one, then
this book is a must.' -- ***** Reader review 'God Bless Dr.
Christopher Green' -- ***** Reader review 'This book is amazing' --
***** Reader review 'A godsend' -- ***** Reader review
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Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles
happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly
into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming, carpet biting
toddler. What's gone wrong? Whose fault is it? What can be done
about it? Renowned paediatrician Dr Christopher Green's classic,
internationally bestselling parenting guide Toddler Taming has been
revised and updated to answer these questions and others like them
in a way that parents of the twenty-first century will instantly
grasp. He quickly calms fear of 'abnormal' bad behaviour, points
out the inevitable strains of bringing up children and offers
invaluable practical advice on all fronts from sleep problems and
tantrums, eating habits to potty training, sibling rivalry to
discipline, and managing screen-time to surviving as a single
parent. All done in a down-to-earth, practical and yet humorous
way, this book is a must-have for anyone raising children.
What do we, as parents, need to give our children to ensure they
grow up to be happy, well-balanced and resilient people? Parenting
tutor and mother of two Christiane Kutik tells us that, above all,
children need their parents to give them strong values to help them
find their way in life. Many of us consider values to be an
old-fashioned concept but Kutik suggests that by fostering twelve
vital values, parents can provide their children with all the tools
they need to flourish, to discover the worth of non-material
rewards and to have an emotionally enriching life. Parenting with
Values encourages parents to reflect on which values they want to
pass on to their children. In twelve short, easy-to-digest
chapters, Kutik discusses the essential qualities that children
need, and explains how each one is learned and passed on from
parent to child. The twelve essential values Kutik identifies are:
-- Self-esteem -- Compassion -- Honesty -- Respect -- Sensibility
-- Humour -- Security -- Capacity to manage conflict --
Independence -- Interest in e world -- Soulfulness -- Connection
the natural world This engaging and readable book is filled with
practical everyday examples of values in action. It will provide
inspiration for parents who wish to proactively encourage positive
development in their children.
The touching, honest and laugh-out-loud account of what it's like
to become a first-time mum after 40 Whatever your age, becoming a
mum for the first time brings excitement, anxiety and numerous
challenges. But how do you cope when, to top it all off, you
discover you are almost old enough to be the mother of everyone
else in your birth prep group? As one in five babies is born to a
mum over 35, and the number of women over 40 giving birth has
doubled, The Secret Diary of a New Mum (Aged 43 1/4) is Cari
Rosen's timely and hilarious account of becoming a first-time
mother in her 40s. Whether it's deftly side-stepping questions
about your age and baby number two, weeping as younger counterparts
ping back into their size ten jeans within thirty seconds of giving
birth, or your doctor suddenly referring to you as geriatric, Cari
approaches the shared experiences of an ever-increasing number of
mothers with insight, humour and honesty. ***Praise for The Secret
Diary of a New Mum*** 'Hilariously candid.' Daily Mail 'Brilliantly
observed... funny, embarrassing and yet cruelly honest. It feels
good to laugh about it, now the stitches are out.' Fay Ripley
'Warm, witty and very, very wise the perfect antidote to all those
po-faced pregnancy books. As a fellow ''Geriatric Mother'' I found
myself constantly laughing and nodding along in agreement.' Imogen
Edwards-Jones
In 2016, the Janeway Childrens Health and Rehabilitation Centre --
"The Janeway" to most -- celebrated 50 years of operation. For 43
of those years, Dr Rick Cooper has been a paediatrician at the
hospital, helping thousands of sick children from across
Newfoundland and Labrador. This book peels back the hospital
curtains and peeks through the ward doors, introducing readers to
the many people who have worked at this unique hospital. It also
delves into the fight to build the original Janeway at a time of
bleak provincial finances, and follows its evolution into a leading
modern teaching hospital, responsible for elevating the standard of
health care up to or surpassing national levels.
Can your child run rings around you, and always have the last word?
Is your child strong-willed and very independent for his or her
age? Do they refuse to take 'no' for an answer? If the answer to
these questions is 'yes', then it is likely that you have a bright
and challenging child. Whilst there are many positives to parenting
such children, it can also be very demanding. IT'S NOT FAIR! is
designed specifically for the parents of young children who are
independent, risk-taking and hard to rein in. It will help you to:
* Set and reinforce boundaries - and explain why you should *
Identify the issues and risks that your child may face - and help
them to prepare for them * Discuss sensitive issues together - such
as sex and drugs * Help your child to be more aware of the needs of
others
Heidi Murkoff's What to Expect has delivered again. Announcing the
arrival of a brand-new member of the What to Expect family: "What
to Expect the Second Year." The essential sequel to "What to Expect
the First Year, " with 9.7 million copies in print, "What to Expect
the Second Year" picks up the action at baby's first birthday, and
takes parents through what can only be called "the wonder year"--12
jam-packed (and jam-smeared) months of memorable milestones (from
first steps to first words, first scribbles to first friends),
lightning-speed learning, endless explorations driven by insatiable
curiosity. Not to mention a year of challenges, both for toddlers
and the parents who love them, but don't always love their
behaviors (picky eating, negativity, separation anxiety, bedtime
battles, biting, and tantrums).Comprehensive, reassuring,
empathetic, realistic, and practical, "What to Expect the Second
Year" is filled with solutions, strategies, and plenty of parental
pep talks. It helps parents decode the fascinating, complicated,
sometimes maddening, always adorable little person last year's baby
has become. From the first birthday to the second, this must-have
book covers everything parents need to know in an easy-to-access,
topic-by-topic format, with chapters on growth, feeding, sleeping,
behaviors of every conceivable kind, discipline (including teaching
right from wrong), and keeping a toddler healthy and safe as he or
she takes on the world. There's a developmental time line of the
second year plus special "milestone" boxes throughout that help
parents keep track of their toddler's development. Thinking of
traveling with tot in tow? There's a chapter for that, too.
Many children experience sleep problems and their parents often
seek help for what can be a nightly disruption to the entire
family. Difficulty getting a good night's sleep can also impact a
child's functioning during the day. In addition, sleep problems
often accompany and can contribute to other disorders. Despite
common belief, children do not simply 'grow out of' most sleep
problems. While medications are often prescribed, they may have
serious side-effects and have not been proven effective in
children. However, there is more than twenty years of psychological
research supporting non-pharmacological interventions for
children's sleep problems.
This comprehensive guide provides intervention options for a wide
variety of sleep problems, including bedtime disturbances, night
waking, sleep terrors, and nightmares. It also addresses sleep
hygiene, bedwetting, and other sleep-related issues. It uses a
modular format, starting with a thorough assessment of the child's
sleep problems and the family's ability to intervene. Each
intervention module outlines how to instruct families in selecting
an intervention and carrying it out successfully. A companion
workbook for parents includes detailed steps for intervention, as
well as recording forms for sleep and behavior.
Used as a stand-alone management program for pediatric sleep
problems or as part of treatment for other childhood disorders,
this guide is an essential resource for clinicians.
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