101 Ways To Raise a Happy Baby

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Summary: 101 ways to raise a happy baby
Review: Excellent tips and pearls of wisdom on how to raise a happy baby. It works! I have a happy baby as a result. Refreshing alternative in this selfish era of "putting yur baby on a schedule to fit your lifestyle." You can not give a child too much love. The information given is what women have known for centuries - nuture your babies. It is instict to nuture but women go against their insticts and follow the trends. Nuture your babies and they will be happy. I am sending this book to everyone I know with a baby. Also read books by Dr. Sears on attachment parenting. This book gave me the reassurance I needed to follow my heart and do what I knew was best for my baby. Advise is backed up with research studies.

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Summary: Great book! Every parent should read this!!
Review: I am not a mother yet, but my sister has practiced attachment parenting with all of her 5 children and they are happy children.They are not clingy, whiny brats who want everything in site.They live with us and I can see the benefits of this style of parenting.I have also seen children who's parents treat them otherwise, and I can already see the effects from it.They are more clingly, more whiny and more aggressive.I especially liked the passage about babies living in the present moment.It states that a mother who practices "detached" parenting by letting a child cry himself to sleep, etc. may honestly believe she is doing what is best for her child because her child is so happy and cheerful.But, they caution that it is because they are so desperate for mommy's love and attention when she is around that they are that way.That it can take years before you will see any psychological damage from this type of parenting.

I don't think any mother intentionally decides to do harm to their child when they do things such as letting a child cry himself to sleep.But, the truth is that they are:they just can't see the effects.Babies deserve respect just as much as adults do and this book explains how.For the reviewer who says they tell you that you shouldn't buy a crib, etc.That is not true.If you read the book thoroughly, you will see that they will tell you how to train a child lovingly to sleep in a crib if you so choose, and how to choose a child care provider if you must who will provide baby with a good experience.

So, while they suggest you don't buy cribs, etc.They also provide ways to do so lovingly if you choose to buy those things. Great book!!

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Summary: A lovely book, but take it with a grain of salt
Review: I bought this book when my son was first born and was a little too frazzled to pay attention to it. But when he started teething and crawling and babbling, I re-read it. I like A LOT what the author says about co-sleeping and giving tons of affection and attention to your baby. But then she advises against using a stroller - c'mon!! Some of her suggestions are just too touchy-feely and impractical. But this is the FIRST book I would buy a friend who was pregnant. And that says it all.

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Summary: 101 ways to make a parent feel inferior
Review: I had high hopes when I bought this book. I wanted to read about ways I could raise my baby to be well adjusted, happy and self confident but the title is misleading. The examples in the book are totally unreasonable. According to this book the only way to have a happy baby means exclusively practicing attachment parenting. Some attachment parenting ideas are great but the author says babies don't need their own room, or cribs, strollers, swings, play yards or high chairs because these "contraptions" cause the baby to be miserable. She says that when you take your baby out for a walk in a stroller "all they see is a scary, distorted, knee high view of the world." WHAT! Are toddlers, who are knee high when standing, getting a scary view of the world too? She also insinuates that parents somehow cause colic and if you practice attachment parenting (hold them at all times)then you can avoid it. My daughter did not calm when I used the stroller, swing or bouncer "contraptions" but she also did not calm when I held her at all times. She cried because she had colic not because I wasn't responding to her needs. I wish I had known more about this book before I bought it. Trust your instincts and know that putting your child in a play yard while you do the dishes is not going to cause psychological harm.

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Summary: Parents to be-- Buy This Book!
Review: I thought this book was AMAZING! I had not read much about attachment parenting prior and wasn't sure it was even an option for me but after reading Lisa McCourt's book I wouldn't raise my baby any other way. I especially liked the well written psychological insights she gives. As a psychologist I have to say that her viewpoints are right on in regards to the psychological and emotional well-being of a child. As a future parent- her ideas touched my heart as well as my funny bone. Her style of writing is heartfelt as well as intelligent. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

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Summary: Parents to be-- Buy This Book!
Review: I thought this book was AMAZING! I had not read much about attachment parenting prior and wasn't sure it was even an option for me but after reading Lisa McCourt's book I wouldn't raise my baby any other way. I especially liked the well written psychological insights she gives. As a psychologist I have to say that her viewpoints are right on in regards to the psychological and emotional well-being of a child. As a future parent- her ideas touched my heart as well as my funny bone. Her style of writing is heartfelt as well as intelligent. I HIGHLY recommend this book!