As a professor of infant and child development, Vanessa LoBue had certain expectations about how pregnancy and motherhood would go. Experiencing it was a different story. As she learned, the first few months of parenthood are much harder than anyone tells you. Written in real time as LoBue proceeded through pregnancy and first-time parenthood, 9 Months In, 9 Months Out explores the science of infant development alongside an honest account of how that science translates to a mother's experience.
"This essential resource provides key background information and recommendations for 12 health promotion themes, including 3 brand-new topics : promoting lifelong health for families and communities, promoting health for children and youth with special health care needs, and promoting the healthy and safe use of social media. Also included in this essential resource are well-child supervision standards for 31 age-based visits, from newborn through 21 years. The result : more efficient visits, stronger partnerships with children and families, and enhanced ability to keep up with changes in family, communities, and society that affect a child's health."--Page 4 de la couverture.
Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here. A Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Recipient An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title A soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict what the family is experiencing in tandem with how the baby is growing, spanning everything from receiving the news about the new baby to the excitement of its arrival. In this pregnancy book unlike any other one out there, watch what's actually happening through meticulously detailed, actual size illustrations, perfectly paired with a lyrical yet informative text, and culminating in a warm, joyful birth scene. Complete with backmatter that includes an elaboration on pregnancy, a list of amazing things babies can do before they're born, and more, Miranda Paul and Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin deliver another spectacular nonfiction picture book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit
Book 2 of our AWARD-WINNING 3-part book series 'Raising Babies' Multi award-winning British baby brand aidie London, brings you the complete parenting guide; Raising Babies. Combining Science, Developmental Psychology & Anthropology to help you support your baby's development. The first 12 months of your baby's life are critical to her emotional, cognitive & physical development. Her early experiences shape her core beliefs and emerging personality. The developmental leaps she will make in her first year are unparalleled, in terms of later life achievement. Among researchers, a baby's first 9 months are often referred to as 'the fourth trimester' or 'the second nine months', due to their vulnerability and reliance on their mothers for survival. In this book, written using key principles in Child Psychology, Child Development and Anthropology, we take a detailed look at your baby's development throughout her first year of life. Month-by-month, we explore the critical aspects of the early developmental stages, the changes your baby will undergo and her capabilities at each stage. With a deeper understanding of infancy, you're better prepared to help support your baby's growth and development, strengthen and nurture your bond as parent and child. Get your copy now.
From the creator of the blood type diet, with nearly three million Eat Right books in print, comes a new diet book for maximum health for you and your baby. Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo applies his bestselling blood type diet plan to expectant parents and infants. Here you'll find blood-type-specific diet, exercise, and supplement prescriptions for fertility, prenatal care, pregnancy, nursing, portpartum, and the vital first year of a child's life. Includes meal plans and recipes for mom at every stage of pregnancy, and formula and baby food recipes.
Written by one of the world's leading obstetricians, this extraordinary book takes a totally fresh look at what parenting means in the 21st century. Addressing both parents, the book looks at all aspects of life, through the nine months of pregnancy and the following nine of the baby's life. It is both a practical handbook for pregnancy, birth and the early months of a new baby's life, and a stimulating exploration of this period of enormous transition. Taking a holistic approach, it advocates integrated health care, i.e. both conventional and complementary therapies, and, with its exhaustive medical content, including a 160- page A-Z section, also acts as a superb source of reference.
A selection of parenting tips and techniques from "Parents" magazine offers solutions to everthing from preemie care and potty training to clothing and discipline.
