The Attachment Parenting Book : A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby | 
 enlarge | Authors: William Sears, Martha Sears
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 5998
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0316778095
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1
EAN: 9780316778091
ASIN: 0316778095
Publication Date: August 7, 2001
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Product Description
Is it OK to sleep with your newborn baby? How old is too old for breastfeeding? These questions and more are answered in this latest addition to the Sears Parenting Library. Attachment Parenting encourages early, strong, and sustained attention to the new babys needs and this book outlines the steps that will create the most lasting bonds between parents and their children. Practical and inspirational, this book, the heart of the Sears parenting creed, is a necessity for every new parents' bookshelf. William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N., are widely regarded as North Americas foremost baby and childcare experts and have had success with their previous 16 books addressing parenting issues. William Sears, M.D., is a contributing editor to Parenting and Baby Talk magazines, as well as the parenting.com web site. The most-frequently asked parenting questions from this site have now been compiled into four easy-to-read FAQ books: The First Three Months, How To Get Your Baby to Sleep, Feeding the Picky Eater, and Keeping Your Baby Healthy.
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Might you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father's role in nurturing a newborn? How does early attachment foster a child's eventual independence? Dr. Bill and Martha Sears--the doctor-an
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 A new mother's review April 5, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a first-time mother, I wanted to do everything in my power to ensure that my (now almost 7-month old) son felt loved, safe and secure. We still co-sleep, I breastfeed on demand, and, at the urging of Dr. Sears and Martha Sears, I initially wore him in a sling as much as possible, which was basically all day. I don't think Dr. Sears realizes how thinly some eager new moms are willing to spread themselves in order to "do what is best for the baby". After about a month of this, I was ready to pass out. I would strongly urge mothers to first evaluate their circumstances, and decide what their personal limit is, because the more you wear the baby, the more abnormal it becomes for him to lie in the bassinet, the bouncy seat, or anywhere else. Babies are smart, and the more you wear them, the more they resist being put down. For me, it had gotten to the point that I couldn't even shower, because they baby would cry the minute I put him down. My husband works long and variable hours, and we have no family in town, so I had no relief. Very gradually, I began putting him down little by little, and eventually he started to enjoy playing independently in his bouncer, and now in his Baby Einstein activity center. Please, don't make my mistake. Wear your baby in moderation. If you don't, you will exhaust yourself, your marriage will suffer, and the baby will be very anxious unless he is held.
 A must for your baby library March 26, 2008
The Dr. Sears books have been a staple for parents for years.
I am a new mom and must admit that these books have actually comforted me with such great and basic advice.
Great book March 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I happen to love this book although I think it is so sad that it ever had to be written at all. My husband is luckily from another culture and if it had not been for his support I would have probably have listened to my parents, doctors, and the majority of mothers that I have met and done to whole cry it out, making my infant adhere to a strict, un-flexible schedule, and not holding thing. My husband's culture is non-violent compared to our culture. Murders in the his country of origin our seldom heard of and rare. The mothers and fathers in his country value family and children instead of money and material things as in our culture and get this the parents when they are older are taken care of their children. These same children love and respect them for who they are not what they buy them. Here in the US a lot of kids don't respect their parents and only care about getting the latest video game, etc. His culture is warm and nuturing torward children and although the culture as a whole practices "attachment parenting" it is just a normal occurence for them and it isn't in books and labeled there. I have no idea why books like this have to even be written when people should just know to treat infants and children kindly, but unfortunately since most of us in America have been raised in this manner and all the other parenting books I have purchased besides this one all talk about baby training and letting infants self sooth, etc. I guess that is why bad habits continue on with the next generations. Mothers and fathers should love and nurture their children, hold them, and not allow them to self sooth like parents in many other (non-violent) cultures, and William Sears and his wife should not have to put a label on what is basic parenting that should come natural to every single parent in our country. Open your minds and please read this book and take something from it. Please educate yourselves and make our culture non-violent for our children.
 The Attachment Parenting Book - Nuture your bubba February 25, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was not all I hoped it would be, I also ordered the Baby Book by the same author and I find that one to be a better book. There was some good information in this book, but it is more of a second or third book to read on attachment parenting as it is a bit full on.
Validation for me and my baby February 22, 2008
As stated in the beginning of the book. This is not a new invention. Many parents already do many of the behaviors talked about in this book. Dr Sears validated the decisions my husband and I make as parents. It is great to read a parenting book that approaches nurturing the way we do. I would recommend this book to all new parents and parents to be simply because it is a positive approach to parenting. I read it again and again to feel the warm pat on the back that these authors convey in their writing. When you think you are doing everything wrong they remind you that you are just fine.
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