Revised and expanded: America's bestselling "baby bible" –– an encyclopedic guide to the first two years of your baby's life.The million-copy bestseller by “the man who remade motherhood” (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date — with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development.The Se...

We all want to live as healthfully as possible. In The Omega-3 Effect, Dr. William Sears turns his attention to the critical role that omega-3s play in the body. Dr. Sears takes readers through each body system-including the brain, heart, joints, skin, and immune system-and demonstrates how omega-3s are essential to each.The Omega-3 Effect also offers tips on what foods and supplements readers should incorporate into their diet, as well as several delicious recipe...

Everything you need to know about getting your baby or toddler to sleep—from America’s foremost baby and childcare expertsFor every parent deprived of sleep by a restless infant or toddler, now there’s hope. The Baby Sleep Book is the comprehensive, reassuring, solution-filled resource that every family will want to own.Babies don’t automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. The Sears family has learned from decades ...

Revised and expanded: America's bestselling "baby bible" –– an encyclopedic guide to the first two years of your baby's life.The million-copy bestseller by “the man who remade motherhood” (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date — with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development.The Se...

Shape your child’s tastes and metabolism for optimal health!Raising healthy kids is harder than it used to be. Fast-food restaurants are everywhere, junk food is served in schools, and high-risk sweeteners and trans-fats abound in snacks marketed directly to children. Illnesses among children—from depression to diabetes, from limited attention spans to cholesterol imbalance—have reached an all-time high, and this alarming situation can be directly linked to the foo...

The Vaccine Book offers parents a fair, impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers a comprehensive discussion of what the disease is, how common or rare it is, how serious or harmless it is, the ingredients of the vaccine, and any possible side effects from the vaccine.This completely revised edition offers:Updated information on each vaccine and disease More...

There is nothing so joyous as the birth of the child—and, all too often, nothing so confusing, intimidating, and downright terrifying for the new parents. "Why won't she stop crying? How can I get him to go to sleep? If breastfeeding is nature's way, why isn't it easier?"In this groundbreaking book, Tracy Hogg does for parents and infants what Deborah Tannen has done for couples: teaches them to communicate. In her career as a registered nurse, midwife, and nanny, Tracy has cared f...

A groundbreaking book that will change the way you view parenting.In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do interracial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?Nurture...

Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the transition from duo to trio. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework, and new fiscal concerns often lead to conflict, disappointment, and hurt feelings. In And Baby Makes Three, Love Lab™ experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills from their successful workshops, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by:maintaining i...

Sometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV.In a culture that idealizes motherhood, it’s scary to confess that, in your house, being a mother is beautiful and dirty and joyful and frustrating all at once. Admitting that it’s not easy doesn’t make you a bad mom; at least, it shouldn’t.If I can’t survive my daughter as a toddler, how the hell am I going to get through the teenage years?When Jill Smokler was first h...

Today's busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood.With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, childrencan become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even bediagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned familyconsultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children thespace and freedom that allkids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. Sim...

Following the success of Go the F**k to Sleep, Confessions of a Scary Mommy, and Ketchup Is a Vegetable, a collection of funny, warm, and charmingly profane tales from the frontlines of parenthood by the author of the popular Baby Sideburns blog.Once upon a time you and your partner had a perfect life: dinners out, weekend mornings cuddling in bed, brunch with friends. Then you gave birth to a poop machine (or two). Now, it's all about the pediatrician, b...