| Bibliography
Books
About Infants Recommended on the ECEOL-Listserv: May 2001
[With a little updating
2004]
Berry Brazelton's book Touchpoints
Written for parents by a pediatrician who has spent his life working
with families. The "touchpoints" are exactly what you
are looking for as Brazelton uses this term to describe the milestones
in young children's lives .
Eileen Brittain
The Social Baby by Clive Dorman and Liz Andrews
available from
www.cpshopping.co.uk. This is a brilliant book, full of photos
but with an emphasis on practical ideas for meeting all the needs
of the baby. I like the way it focuses on meeting the babies emotional
needs and helps parents to tune in to their babies needs and then
be responsive to and meet those needs. This is one of the best baby
books I have come across.
Clare Beswick
The Social Baby (author's
comments to the listserv)
Looks at crying, sleep and the baby's social and physical
worlds with over 700 pictures, so it is ideal for the lay person.
We published this book ourselves along with other books to help
parents understand why their babies and small children behave
the way they do. Yours and every baby is unique and you cannot
(and must not) apply one set of rules to all. We are small company
and in time we will have many more books, but The Social Baby
is an amazing insight to the newborn's abilities. Do have a look,
we have a corporate and secure shopping site --
www.cpshopping.co.uk
. We've had some lovely reviews from parents and the media.
Clive Dorman
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers
by Janet Gonzalez-Mena
Your Self Confident Baby By Magda Gerber
I read it many, many times when my Daughter - Now 3 (!!) was born
and growing. Magda also has a website - www.rie.org
Dawn Rouse
Dear Parent: Caring for
Infants With Respect by Magda Gerber,
(Joan Weaver, Editor) February 2003 [I'm adding this
to the list in 2004,
it's even better than Your Self Confident Baby. SGC]
The Baby Book by William and Martha
Sears
(who had 8 children!). I have found it invaluable both personally
and professionally!
Ann Fetter
First Feelings-Milestones in Emotional Development by Stanley
Greenspan.
Amy Gilman
Yes, I second the Greenspan work..
I'd include his Growth of the mind. I'd read just about any attachment
parenting literature as well.
Susan Ludwig
Growing Child and Growing Parent
I highly recommend a monthly newsletter series that comes timed
to the current age in months of your child. They deal with typical
development occurring in that month, and what families can do to
support that development. It's written by respected professionals
for the lay person, is very down to earth, and does not require
a lot of fancy toys or enormous time commitments. It's by subscription
(the cost is quite reasonable for the newsletter; two newsletters
actually come: Growing Child and Growing Parent.) I'm sure you could
request a sample copy. It's published by
Dunn & Hargitt, Inc.
22 N. Second St.
Lafayette, IN 47902
They do monthly newsletters for the
first four years, and then have other publications for the older
child.
Caroll Lothrop
Friends..
That is what worked best for me in my role as a parent, friends
who already had children and were confidently parenting. La
Leche League too, for the hiccups in feeding, sleeping. Nuts
and bolts books are good too, Penelope Leach, and a really old one
written by Neil Begg, but that might be peculiar to NZ.
Robin Lambert
Magic Trees of the Mind by Marion Diamond
I would like to add one other, perhaps with a little different focus.
It is an excellent resource explaining exactly what is happening
in your precious little one's brain. There is lots of good, practical,
common sense advice for nurturing children -- emotionally, socially,
cognitively.
Kathleen Hedberg
Benjamin Spock. The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.
Sheila Melusky
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