The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Sears Parenting Library) [Import] [ペーパーバック]

   小児科医のウィリアム・シアーズと正看護婦の妻マーサはこの度、医師である2人の息子とともに1993年に出版された「アタッチメント育児」の手引書の改訂を手がけた。彼らは「新しいハイテク（high-tech）時代のライフスタイルと調和した、心の触れ合う（high-touch）子育て」の大切さを説いている。そして初めて子どもを持つ親が、赤ちゃんとの絆（きずな）を深めるための7つの基本行動を紹介。たとえば、母乳育児、抱っこやおんぶ、そして適切な制限を設けることなどだ。また、子どもをベッドまで連れて行き寝かしつけたり、泣き出したら抱き上げたりしながら子どもと密接に関わることが、子どもの発育によい影響を与えるという。一見、これでは子どもが甘やかされ、わがままに育つように思うが、この方がより健全で自立心のある子どもが育つと著者らは言う。

   本書には安全な出産、赤ちゃんの寝かしつけ方、「適切な脂肪」を摂取させるためのアドバイスが掲載されている。さらに、心配な幼児期の健康状態、主な子どもの発育段階、問題行動にも思える幼児期の典型的な行動に関しても触れている。親としての自らの子育て経験を本書のなかに盛り込み紹介している執筆陣は、大いに信頼のできる専門家なのだ。
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The "baby bible" of the post-Dr. Spock generation, already embraced by hundreds of thousands of American parents, has now been revised, expanded, and brought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms, from postpartum nutrition to infant development. Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as the parents of eight children to provide comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of infant care. Working for the first time with their sons Dr. Bob and Dr. Jim, both pediatric specialists in their own right, the Searses have produced a completely updated guide that is unrivaled in its scope and authority. The Baby Book focuses on the essential needs of babies -- cating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort -- as it addresses the questions of greatest concern to today's parents. The Baby Book presents a practical, contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today. The Searses acknowledge that there is no one way to parent a baby, and they offer the basic guidance and inspiration you need to develop the parenting style that best suits you and your child. The Baby Book is a rich and invaluable resource that will help you get the most out of parenting -- for your child, for yourself, and for your entire family.

In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf--it spoils."
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William and Martha Sears, a pediatrician and a registered nurse respectively, team up with two of their doctor sons to update their 1993 guide to "attachment parenting." Advocating a "high-touch style of parenting to balance the high-tech life of the new millennium," the authors teach new parents how to bond with their babies through seven fundamental behaviors, including breastfeeding, "babywearing" and setting proper boundaries. When parents keep close to their babies by bringing them into bed at night and picking them up when they cry, the infants develop better, the authors argue; rather than becoming spoiled, they become more healthy and independent. From tips for a healthy birth, getting your baby to sleep and feeding him the "right fats," to information about early health concerns, the major steps in infant development and troublesome but typical toddler behavior, the authors of this comprehensive volume (who share their own parenting experiences along the way) are assured and reassuring experts.
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Brought thoroughly up-to-date-with the latest information on everything from diapering to daycare, from midwifery to hospital "birthing rooms," from postpartum nutrition to infant development-THE BABY BOOK remains the one must-have resource for today's new parents.

In this perennially bestselling and encyclopedic guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as parents to provide authoritative, comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of infant care. THE BABY BOOK focuses on the essential needs of babies-eating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort-as it addresses the questions of greatest concern to parents today.

Dr. William Sears is a pediatrician in practice for over 30 yrs. Martha Sears is a registered nurse, childbirth educator and breastfeeding consultant. They have eight children.