Beyond the sling : a real-life guide to raising confident, loving children the attachment parenting way / Mayim Bialik.
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TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012.Description: xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 145161800X (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 1451618018 (ebook : alk. paper)
- 1451662181 (trade paper : alk. paper)
- 9781451618006 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781451618013 (ebook : alk. paper)
- 9781451662184 (trade paper : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 649.122 B576 | Available | 33111006692822 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A funny, honest, and practical guide to attachment parenting from actress, mother, and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik.
Mayim Bialik was the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom, but she definitely didn't follow the typical child-star trajectory. Instead, Mayim got her PhD in neuroscience from UCLA, married her college sweetheart, and had two kids. Mayim then did what many new moms do--she read a lot of books, talked with other parents, and she soon started questioning a lot of the conventional wisdom she heard about the "right" way to raise a child. That's when she turned to attachment parenting, a philosophy and lifestyle popularized by well-known physicians like Dr. William Sears and Dr. Jay Gordon.
To Mayim, attachment parenting's natural, child-led approach not only felt right emotionally, it made sense intellectually and instinctually. She found that when she followed her intuition and relaxed into her role as a mother instead of following some rigid parenting script, both she and her children thrived. Drawing on both her experience as a mother and her scientific background, Mayim presents the major tenets of attachment parenting, including:
CO-SLEEPING
How to avoid "sleep training" and get a great night's sleep for the whole family.
BREASTFEEDING
Learn how to listen to your baby's cues rather than sticking to a rigid schedule--and why people on airplanes love a nursing mother.
BABY WEARING
How to "wear" your baby in a sling or a wrap to develop a closer bond with your child--it's possible even for mamas with bad backs (and with big babies)!
GENTLE DISCIPLINE How to get your child to behave without yelling, threats, or time-outs--it really can be done.
Mayim describes the beauty, simplicity, and purposefulness of attachment parenting, and how it has become the guiding principle for her family. Much more than a simple how-to parenting guide, Beyond the Sling shows us that the core principles underlying attachment parenting are universal and can be appreciated no matter how you decide to raise your child.
"A Touchstone Book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
You know more than you think -- What is attachment parenting?: the science of attachment and intuition -- Baby needs a smooth entrance: birth and adjustment -- Baby needs milk: why we nurse -- Baby needs to be held: how will you ever get anything done ever again? -- Baby needs nighttime parenting: gentle techniques and co-sleeping -- Baby needs potty: elimination communication -- Baby doesn't need all that stuff: figuring out the essentials -- Baby doesn't need unnecessary medical intervention: when (and when not) to call the doc -- Baby doesn't need pressure: letting kids be kids -- Baby doesn't need punishment: understanding gentle discipline -- Keeping your relationships strong: staying "you" when you become a parent -- Balancing work and family: different families, different choices -- Acknowledgments.
The author describes how she forged positive relationships with her sons through Attachment Parenting practices, sharing advice on how to address a child's needs without resorting to pop culture trends.