Helpful Books List
1. The Baby Book
By William Sears, Martha Sears/Harper Thorsons/2005
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.
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2. What to Expect the First Year
By Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway/Workman Publishing Company/2003
Is our baby eating enough? Is this much crying normal? How do I know when she is really sick? This hefty, 671-page guide to your baby's first year is brought to you by the creators of the bestselling What to Expect When You're Expecting
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3. Baby Must-Haves: The Essential Guide to Everything from Bibs to Cribs
By the Editors of Parenting Magazine/Time Inc Home Entertainment /2007
This helpful guide will separate the must-haves from the nice-to-haves so you'll have everything your baby needs without breaking the bank on those unnecessary gadgets.
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4. What Babies Say Before They Can Talk : The Nine Signals Infants Use to Express Their Feelings
By Paul Holinger, Kalia Doner/Fireside/2003
Dr. Holinger decodes the nine easily identifiable signals your baby uses to tell you what he or she wants or needs. This book will help you build a better bond with your baby through improved communication and responsiveness.
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5. The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
By Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears/McGraw-Hill/2002
There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution.
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6. A Frazzled Working Woman's Guide to Motherhood
By Mary Lyon
This is a humorous book that informs moms-to-be of what to expect and provides them with essential survival skills.
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7. Babies Are a Special Gift
By Paula Finn, Kim Anderson (photographer)
This is a wonderful book full of great photos and loving thoughts. A must-have for new parents.
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8. Baby Massage: A Practical Guide to Massage and Movement for Babies and Infants
By Peter Walker
This book provides tips on how to introduce massage to infants. It teaches you about movement and muscle development in your growing baby and shows you through color photos and illustrations how to massage your baby.
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9. Guide to Baby Products
By Sandy Jones, Consumer Reports (Editor)
This book contains product reviews and advice on what to look for when shopping for your new baby. A great guide to help you make decisions on all the choices you have.
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10. Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy & Baby's First Year
By Robert V. Johnson/William Morrow & Company/1994
This book is a wonderful resource and has great illustrations and text that is easy to understand. Take a look.
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For Dads/Partners
1. Good Dad / Bad Dad: The Do's and Don'ts from the Trenches
By David George/Alpha /2007
A Daddy 101 manual. Topics range from baby-proofing your house to setting up a 529 college plan and everything in between. Conversational, boisterous, and sometimes irreverent, it’s like getting expert advice from a favorite buddy, with humor and a whole lot of heart.
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2. Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year
By Susan Fox/Pocket/2001
A Daddy 101 manual. Topics range from baby-proofing your house to setting up a 529 college plan and everything in between. Conversational, boisterous, and sometimes irreverent, it’s like getting expert advice from a favorite buddy, with humor and a whole lot of heart.
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3. Dad's Survival Guide To Babies
By Hunter S. Fulghum/Andrews McMeel Publishing/2001
A new baby's arrival demands a dad give up sports, lose sleep, operate diapers, placate his wife, and protect his coveted material possessions. But all is not lost! For newcomers to fatherhood, Dad's Survival Guide to Babies provides dads a light-hearted perspective on their parenting careers.
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4. Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads
By Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden/Little, Brown and Company/2005
Take your average guide for new mothers, chuck most of the stuff about breast feeding and ditch the deep background research and stats, then generously pepper with illustrations and burley humor and what do you have? Your average guide for new fathers.
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5. Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler: A Zen Guide for New Dads
By C.W. Nevius, Beegee Tolpa/Chronicle Books /2006
Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler contains the treasured wisdom that will help new dads master the Buddha-like patience required to be on the receiving end of projectile pureed spinach, sleep-deprived moms, and toys with Some Assembly Required
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Multiples
1. The Art of Parenting Twins: The Unique Joys and Challenges of Raising Twins and Other Multiples
By Patricia Malmstrom, Janet Poland/Ballantine Books/1999
Over the past 20 years, the number of twin and multiple births has risen by 50 percent, yet information on caring for twins and multiples remains sparse. Most child-care books touch lightly on the subject of multiples--here's one that fills in the gaps.
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2. Double Duty : The Parents' Guide to Raising Twins, from Pregnancy Through the School Years
By Christina Baglivi Tinglof/McGraw-Hill/1998
Designed with lots of "Top Five" lists, the text, often humorous and always clear, offers intelligent choices when pondering the panoply of pros and cons regarding things like the safety of twins amniocentesis, bed rest, separate classrooms, to go to work or to stay home, etc.
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3. Mothering Twins: From Hearing the News to Beyond the Terrible Twos
By Linda Albi, Deborah Johnson, Debra Catlin, Donna Florien Deurloo, Sheryll Greatwood/Fireside /1993
This comprehensive guide, written by five mothers with six sets of twins between them, advises on everything from pregnancy to toddlerhood with lots of "it worked for me" practical advice.
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4. Raising Twins: What Parents Want to Know
By Eileen M. Pearlman, Jill Alison Ganon/Collins/2000
A practical guidebook that studies the unique development of multiples from toddlerhood through young adulthood, paying close attention to the special challenges twins face. The first quarter of the book contrasts the cognitive, emotional, and physical development of multiples against that of singletons, touching on topics like speech, socializing, peer pressure, and the journey toward independence.
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5. Keys to Parenting Multiples
By Eileen M. Pearlman, Jill Alison Ganon/Collins/2000
By Karen Kerkhoff Gromada, Mary C. Hurlburt/Barron's Educational Series/2001
The authors present guidelines for nurturing multiples from pregnancy through adolescence. Advice includes questions Moms should ask the obstetrician, making family adjustments to accommodate the new arrivals, infant feeding, individuality issues as they grow, and much more.
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