Infants Books

This book gave me exactly what I was looking for. Understanding of baby's behavior and needs. Reading it is flowing thanks to the wonderfull writing.

Dr. Spock's Baby Basics : Take Charge Parenting Guides
Excellent book for a new Mom, as baby starts limit testing behaviors.

I think it is a MUST TO READ book for first time parents....both mom and DAD!!!

Easy to read guide on baby care filled with practical information written by someone who obviously knows and cares about children.

A terrific gift for baby showers.

I bought this book used (which was pretty cool) from Amazon. Book gives information about before baby is born and what the baby is going through on the inside, what they can hear. It is really amazing that babies/young children can learn two or more languages at once, this book explains how this happens. Lots more information on why babies do certain things, how they learn, how they see and what they see and when, little games to play with your baby to develop learning.

I got this book as a gift and loved it. I'm sad to see that it is out of print because it is so informative. I loved that it went through all of the important developmental stages and explained them in terms anyone can understand. The questions and answers to "Baby" are humorous and a great lead-in for each section. If you can find this book you shouls buy it!!!

I was searching for a similar kinda book for sometime, and as I was looking at the book shelves in the mall this afternoon I found what I have been looking for. I spent the whole day reading it, and it was a really good peice of work, the idea was new too. The book is basicaly about little babies from the begining of their lives in the womb, till 2 years of age, asking Questions and being answered. Really Intreseting book I advise you to buy it.

I wish my baby would ask about nappy-changing and why he's not peckish, but even though I know I'll have an American baby I can enjoy the adorable question and answer format of this book as well as its many delicious color photos. I appreciated this book's balance between mainstream and "granola" childrearing theories, its wealth of information about child development, and its witty approach.

Fatherhood 101 is probably one of the finest parenting books I've ever read. The fact that Mike King wrote it from a father's point of view with every day examples of the power of bonding with one's child makes it easy to read, fun to share and a powerful tool for new and experienced parents, alike. Don't be fooled - this book is valuable for moms, aunts, uncles and grandparents as well as new dads. It's about life's most powerful relationships and responsiblity. I have a brand new grandson and have sent a copy to the excited new parents, but I kept a copy for myself, as well. This book should be in the home of anyone interested in sharing strong and loving relationships with those in their lives!

Personal, humerous, chock-full of easily accessed skills,and everyday opportunities, Mike King's book is a pleasure to read and is at the top of my list for ministry with young parents.

The Reverend Saunda E. Thomas

I am about to be a Grandma for the first time. After reviewing the book, I thought it would be an excellent source of information for my son-in-law, as well as my daughter. Having read the book, I am delighted to have the insight for Grandpa and myself as well!

I plan on purchasing copies of this enjoyable, fun to read book for baby showers on an ongoing basis. What better gift for new parents than an easy to read book full of parenting tips that will give a child a wonderful start to a life full of love.

I initially bought this book as a gift for a new father. The title "Fatherhood 101" caught my attention and the concept of nurturing tips for dads intrigued me. I found the book to be a 'quick read,' an "easy read," and an "enjoyable read." It was designed for people whose lives are busy, who need plain facts without an avalanche of technical jargon.
Fatherhood 101 is brimming with pictures, illustrations, highlighted tips, and delightful ancedotes. The book's objective is to lead every father into a loving legacy with his children. In this very honest depiction, it is apparent that the author's personal experiences inspired him to build warm, nurturing relationships with his children. This is a MUST READ for all fathers - and it would also benefit the female side of the equation as well.

Excellent primer for the NICU. Perfect for sub-I's and interns. Lots of pimp questions in this book. Next book to get would be the Work book by the same author.

this is the ideal book to start your round in NICU espically for the new student or new rsidents. this book cover more than 90% of your round in NICU and any other neonatal unit. it dose not have the full answers but.....it is great helpr.

You must have it. You will read it fast and learn a lot in no time, enyoing every question.

The authors present 1794 questions that cover the broad field of the perinatological field.Each answer is a complete review and one can increase it with the bibliography.

This book is an absolute must if you'd like to avoid the terrible twos stage. I read this book as well as his other entitled "How to Raise a Happy Unspoiled Child". I followed his guidlines as best as I could and today I credit Burton White for how wonderful my five yr old turned out to be! My son went through what I call the "terrific twos" and people comment on his well-behaved and happy disposition all the time! He teaches you how to "discipline" appropriately according to age without inflicting physical pain to the child. But you must begin by ten months at the latest. Starting early is the secret. Get his books and begin now for the sake of your child's happiness and maturity. Good luck!

I had the frist edition of this book when my daughter was born in 1979 and found it tremendously helpful in understanding the stages of development. This book is based on research, so the information is factual. Since then, I have given a copy as a baby shower gift many times. That's why I ordering one today from AMAZON.COM!

This book contains outdated infomation such as using pacifiers and its effect on teeth. I found this book informative and agreed with a lot of the things he had to say such as not letting a baby "cry it out" and explaining the importance of monitoring hearing ability. What I liked about this author is that he accepts differences of opinion of other readers who may disagree with him.

The author discusses the role of the father, bonding, toilet training and gives a list of recommended books to read.

Some of the things he discusses:
Recommended Child-Rearing Practices
Language Development
Some Childrearing practices he doesn't recommend
Helping the infant develop specific skills
How to screen for mild to moderate hearing loss in children
Toys he recommends for babies and toddlers
Talks a little about the effects of restrictive devices such as playpens
Obstacles to optimal achievement in the 5 fundamental edcational processes
Nuturing the Roots of Intelligence
A chart of recommended materials for your child to play with such as pots & pans
Sibling Rivalry
Discipline
The Critical Importance of Hearing Ability which includes a parents' checklist and steps to take if hearing loss is detected
The Needs of Infants & Toddlers
Play

Thank goodness I picked this one up. My bookshelf was full of books that were too harsh (like Gary Ezzo on scheduling babies), too condescending ("What to Expect the First Year"), or relied too much on anecdotal research (like "The Baby Book" by William Sears, an otherwise wonderful book). Mr. White's goal is to help you develop your infant into a happy, "delightful" two year old who is a good companion. His methods ring true to one who is very nurturing, but has heard the folk wisdom about spoiling a baby. Do your baby a favor and read either this book or his other, shorter one called "How to Raise A Happy, Unspoiled Child."

I recieved this book after my daughter was stillborn. It was a gift from my sister-in-law who had lost a baby in a car accident. I now share this book with anyone who tragically needs the comforts that this book brought to me. It taught me first and foremost that my husband and I grieve very different. It also reminded me that my Heavenly Father loves me and my baby and even though my daughter never took a breath she has a place in my family and in heaven. There is so little written in scripture about loosing a baby and this book brings out many words from modern day prophets that answer all those questions I couldn't seem to find answers for. I am very grateful for the comfort this book brought me.

I received this book from a close family friend after the death of my infant son. It helped me understand the feelings I was having and some of what my husband was going thorugh as well. Great LDS perspective of what happens to a child after this life! I always have an extra copy on hand to pass to other parents who have suffered the loss of a child. Highly recommend this book!

I read this after a miscarraige and a friend read it after her baby died of SIDS. While nothing can ease the pain of these events, this book helps you to know you are not alone.

I have treasured this wonderfully frank and insightful book. How tragic its concept, yet how much comfort and support it has given me and several of my dear friends who have also experienced the death of a child. As we journey over the often-times, bumpy trail that is life, we may feel alone in our circumstances and this book enables us to feel a closeness and a shared strength with those who are also travelling along this path.

I really think that all parents should get to know their child from the brain perspective. This book provides a thorough and easy-to-follow overview of the child's growing brain. The idea of brain-based education is really catching on these days. Why not brain-based parenting? See also Power Brain Kids

I was really impressed with this book because the information is all based in scientific fact AND it's a quick read. It's refreshing to be reading about the results of scientific studies from authors that are compelling writers and have a sense of humor. To summarize the content, child rearing is about common sense, but the gems in this book are the descriptions of scientific studies that explain the reasons why parents and children do what they do. There are a lot of passages worth quoting to a fellow parent! I highly recommend this book.

Norbert Herschkowitz's book may not be as inspiring a read as The Prenatal Prescription by Peter Nathanielsz, but it's filled with valuable information on giving your baby the healthiest start in life, both prebirth and after birth. The information on how a baby's brain works (e.g. language acquisition) is particularly interesting.

I wish I had already had this book when my own children were growing up, but now I can consult it to follow and understand the development of my grandchildren. The authors' vast expertise has not kept them from writing a parent-friendly, easily-accessible-for-the-layperson book that answers the questions we all have as we watch our children progress: Are they developing as they should, according to the proper timeline? Am I being too demanding? Not enough? What makes it all work? We know our children are miracles of nature, but the text gives us a wider understanding of why and how. It quells doubts and cheers us, as we watch the "sample" children, so like our own, change from day to day.

Goops and How to Be them is a great book for children. It was originally written in the 1800 and some words are a bit different than the words we use today, but the message of the verse is clear. The only thing I had to complain about is The Goops they use no page numbers!! The Goops they list the index!

and that was in the 1970s. My grandmother gave me my copy, and my five year old son was enthralled by it when I pulled it out last year (he was in the middle of a strong interest in rules and manners). Some bits are clearly dated (watch out for the horses when crossing the street!) but that just seems to add to the fascination.

We have been reading a few of these poems at dinner time and discussing what makes a Goop and how we can not be a Goop. It is a fun way to discuss manners and practice a few. Don't let the title for infants fool you, it applies to everyone.

My volume of "Goops and How to Be Them" is in its thirty-eighth printing in the year of 1928. It comes straight off the shelf in the private school library where I am librarian in the process of weeding the collection and automating the keepers. The Goops is a keeper. (Actually, I've ordered a new copy to replace the old.)

When I first saw how old the book is (but still in usable condition), I thought to remove it until I looked at the product page on Amazon. One, the book is still in print, and two, other reviewers speak fondly of the book! Me, I just met the Goops. How do you do, Goops? The complete subtitle is "A manual of Manners for Polite Infants Inculcating many Juvenile Virtues Both by Precept and Example With Ninety Drawings," written and illustrated by Gelett Burgess.

As Gelett states in the Introduction:

Let me introduce a Race
Void of Beauty and Grace,
Extraordinary Creatures
With a Paucity of Features.

The cover of the new printing shows Goops in color but still with those round, empty-ish heads that can become quite expressive in the hands of the proper illustrator.

Yet you'll learn, if you are Bright,
Politeness from the Impolite.
When you've finished with the Book,...
Ask yourself, upon the Spot,
Are you Goop, or are you Not?
For, although it's Fun to See them
It is Terrible to Be them!

There you have it: a book of manners reverse style. Such topics as Table Manners, Cleanliness, Courtesy, Generosity, Borrowing, Tidiness, Patience, Pets, Clothes, and Quietness are demonstrated, not by what the Goops do, but by what they should do.

Hint about the candy, say you're fond of peppermint;
That's the way to be a Goop--hint, hint, hint!

Or this little poem about Caution in the streets (Reader, be forewarned of danger!)

When you travel in the street,
Are you cautious and discreet?
Do you look about for horses
When your brother crosses?

Try explaining that one to your little ones!

My personal fave:

The Goops are very hard to kill,
So they hang out the Window-sill;
Down the Banisters they slide--
I could do it if I tried;
but when Mother tells me "Don't,"
then, of course I really won't!

Or this one last elegant piece of instruction--

One more rule won't hurt you:
When you practise Virtue,
Do it with a laugh!

A pregnancy book that neither tries to scare you nor makes you feel guilty for not constantly living on a pink cloud. It does use a specific (ironic) sense of humour, which, I suppose, can be annoying. But I loved it. I thought the information given was the most honest and detailed so far, MUCH better than 'the mother of all pregnancy books' by Douglas. I would definately recommend to leaf through it in the bookstore and if it appeals to you, buy it! My husband, who dislikes the books that take themselves too seriously (and portray all fathers as beer drinking sports fanatics)really enjoyed this book, too! Now he knows as much (well, almost) as I do, and that makes the whole thing much easier.

I recently purchased this book and I love it. The advice is wonderful and "tells it like it is". The illustrations are too funny. If you want a straight-forward guide to pregnancy without the paranoia, this is the book for you.

I'm pregnant with my first child and fed up with books like 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week' which seemed designed to make you feel both guilt and terror in equal measure for your entire pregnancy. It's so nice to read a book that addresses all the important things a mom-to-be needs/wants to know without ever being condescening or bullying in its agenda. The clip art illustrations and captions have me rolling on the floor with laughter, and the writing is also witty and smart.

This isn't the book I would turn to if I have a very specific medical question, but it does help my mental health enormously! (Laughter is the best antidote to stress.) I plan to buy it for all my friends as they become pregnant.

This is one of the growing new trend of pregnancy guides - it tries to be the antithesis of the 'What to expect when you are expecting' genre by being hip and sassy. A lot of this hip and sassiness seems to translate as cutting comments, but there is still a lot going for this book.

It does give you many of the answers you are sure to be looking for - such as those relating to the gross things that happen to your body and if you can ever have sex again (though this may seem self evident if you know anyone who has more than one child!) It also manages to avoid the preachy tone of many books that realising that yes, you may have the occassional drink or cigarette, and while it is not recommended, don't stress, you aren't the first.

It is easy to overdose on pregnancy books - each one might have a little something differnt, so perhaps you should just buy each one. Or maybe you should just get one, and use a bit of common sense. And why not this one? Truth be told, the best bits are the illustrations - from 1950s advertisements and magazines, recaptioned with an appropriate witty and biting style, they are sure to have you laughing

Disclaimer: I actually have no children at this time on which to try this method, so unfortunately I have only to pester my friends to read the book to try it out and cannot speak to the results. That aside, the book was, in itself, tremendously interesting to me.

The idea of the "Gentle Revolution" is that children are able to take in and process tremendous amounts of information beginning at birth. This period of intense and specialized learning is to come to a close around the age of five, coincidentally the same time at which most children begin to be formally trained. The author developed his theory, originally, through his work with children who had sustained all different types of brain injury. His discoveries about their learning processes, led to discoveries about the learning process for all children.

The reason that I had to give this book four stars, although I did find it so fascinating, is that, if you have read How to Teach Your Baby to Read, you will find that at least half of this book is a reprint of that, with reading taken out and mathematics put in its place. The book does pick up again when they get away from convincing you that you should try this and why, and get to the actual method.

The author believes that babies can learn math instantly and quantitatively. He believes that a baby can look at an 11"x11" white card with a lot of 3/4" red dots on it, and immediately know that there are 79 dots. It all seems very "Rainman". He suggests that numbers, or numerals, only serve to confuse the situation, and that babies can be taught math using pure quanities, without the numbers getting in the way. The steps involved include recognizing quanities instantly, addition, subraction, multiplication and division, simple algebra, sequences, etc..

The method seems simple enough, if one is willing to put forth the effort to make up the flash cards and spend the few minutes each day it takes to go through them with the baby.

The book also decribes the different ways one might approach this program given different age groups, such as newborn to three months, eighteen to thirty months, up to five and six year olds, and encourages that whatever you do and whatever effort at whatever stage you do it, can only benefit your child.

I would recommend this book if you are interested in raising an exceptional child, or even if you just have a general interest in the brain and the learning process.

Initially I was skeptical about teaching my 18-month daughter math. But after reading the book, I found out that that Glenn Doman and Janet Doman have discovered the completely different method of teaching a baby math, not the same that is using in junior schools. Their method suits for a baby from zero moths old, i.e. from birth. The are three lessons a day, each lesson last fifteen seconds and give such a joy to the baby that she woke me up in the mornings asking me to teach her math. When she hears my steps when I return from my job, she runs to me to teach her math. The babies CAN and WANT to learn!

The babies are eager to learn, they want desperately to learn everything they can, as quickly as possible, but the adults are often fail to provide for the babies the adequate opportunity of learning.

Glenn Doman and Janet Doman offer funny and inexpensive way of teaching the baby math, by means of special inventory: cards with red points indicating a real quantity.

A few words from my own experience on producing the inventory: don't even imagine of cutting the cards or the points by yourself. Order the empty cards of the specified size in a nearby company, which prints business cards. Order five thousand 0.75-inch sticky red circles on a roll of ORACAL in a nearby company, which decorates the shop windows. The authors do not emphasize on ORACAL, but the process of putting the circles to the cards should be as easy as possible.

I read the book and took the course. Even if one is skeptical about the theory or the results, the book is a must read. You will not be the same person after you read it.
You will have more respect for your child and will not let your baby grow "by accident." Instead, you will be able to actively participate in the learning process and challenge your child to fulfill his or her intellectual potential. You do not need to follow the book's formula to profit from reading it. I don't do everything in the book, because I think it is an exaggeration. Believe me: some parents do get carried away...
However, read How to Teach your Baby to Read from the same author before reading this book.

The method that Glenn Doman explain in this book is wonderful my baby enjoy his lessons a lot. In fact I've was looking for others ways to estimulate the intelligence of my baby and I'd just want to have more time to do all of them.