What Baby Needs
When a family brings a new baby home, there are many changes. Older siblings may find it hard to understand the needs of the new baby, as well as the demands placed on mom and dad. Based on the attachment-parenting theories of the foremost authorities on parenting and childcare, William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N., this book clearly explains baby's needs. The text emphasizes how siblings can be helpers to both baby and parents, while forging their own relationships with "their baby,"...
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When a family brings a new baby home, there are many changes. Older siblings may find it hard to understand the needs of the new baby, as well as the demands placed on mom and dad. Based on the attachment-parenting theories of the foremost authorities on parenting and childcare, William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N., this book clearly explains baby's needs. The text emphasizes how siblings can be helpers to both baby and parents, while forging their own relationships with "their baby," and outlines the positive aspects of being an older girl or boy. Here is a warm, insightful book that will help the whole family joyously and lovingly welcome the newest member into their lives.Children's LiteratureChanges always occur when a new baby comes into the home, and sometimes-older siblings don't know exactly what to expect. The book is written for the new big brother and big sister so that they will know what will happen when the baby arrives and how they should act toward the new baby. The examples included tell the child how to hold the baby and not to wake a sleeping newborn. The illustrations depict feeding, holding, bathing and playing with the baby. It is the perfect book to help the other siblings anticipate the demands the baby is going to place on the family. Some suggestions are given for the parents to help the older children still feel loved and appreciated. A pediatrician and a registered nurse have written the book. The information is based on a style of parenting called, "Attachment Parenting." More information about that style of parenting is found at the back of the book, along with web sites for parenting questions. 2001, Little Brown, $13.20. Ages 2 to 5. Reviewer: Nicole Peterson
\ Children's LiteratureChanges always occur when a new baby comes into the home, and sometimes-older siblings don't know exactly what to expect. The book is written for the new big brother and big sister so that they will know what will happen when the baby arrives and how they should act toward the new baby. The examples included tell the child how to hold the baby and not to wake a sleeping newborn. The illustrations depict feeding, holding, bathing and playing with the baby. It is the perfect book to help the other siblings anticipate the demands the baby is going to place on the family. Some suggestions are given for the parents to help the older children still feel loved and appreciated. A pediatrician and a registered nurse have written the book. The information is based on a style of parenting called, "Attachment Parenting." More information about that style of parenting is found at the back of the book, along with web sites for parenting questions. 2001, Little Brown, $13.20. Ages 2 to 5. Reviewer: Nicole Peterson\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalPreS-Gr 2-Appealing picture books written by attachment-parenting advocates. In the first title, the anticipation of a baby is shown as an opportunity for family members to love and support one another. The text, addressed to an older sibling, describes both the changes that the family prepares for and the ways that the baby, growing inside the mother's uterus, might make her feel: hungry, thirsty, and tired. Older brothers and sisters are encouraged to see themselves as competent to contribute at this time. What Baby Needs is a warm look at how life in the family changes to accommodate the needs of a newborn, and the care an infant requires. Both texts are prefaced by notes for adults on what kind of information and experiences might be helpful or appropriate to share with a child. In addition, sets of text bars throughout give parents and youngsters the opportunity to talk more about the issues raised by the simpler text of the books. In each book, the lighthearted, full-color cartoons bring some welcome new images to baby books: breastfeeding, babywearing (including both a dad and a mom with an infant in a baby sling), and the newborn snoozing near the parents' bed in an adjacent co-sleeper. Final pages in both volumes provide interested adults with notes on attachment parenting, including its key components (birth bonding, breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping, and belief in the language value of a baby's cry).-Kathie Meizner, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Chevy Chase, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \
