Life after Birth
Recommended by Anita Anon
Takes a hard-hitting look at the reality - physically, emotionally, socially and sexually - of becoming a mother. This book sets out to dispell the myths surrounding motherhood and to address the varied needs of contemporary women facing motherhood.
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Baby Mozart
It's called "the Mozart Effect", the notion that exposing youngsters to the melodies of the maestro can improve verbal ability, spatial intelligence, creativity and memory. It's a pretty big leap of faith to understand that effect unless you personally see a toddler react to the stimulation. The Baby Einstein folks have a series of tapes that add visual stimulation to the bouncy recordings (using vibraphone, Rhodes electric piano and even a glockenspiel). The melodies are heard against colourful imagery of spinning tops, wave machines, soft baby toys, mobiles and the like. Several parenting groups and magazines have heralded the tapes for children of one to 36 months old, but the Orwellian aspect of introducing babes in arms to the TV screen may cause many to resort to Mozart's music.
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The no-cry sleep solution
Sleep is the one of the most-discussed topics among new parents - because they don't get enough. Most books on helping babies sleep fall into two categories: let them cry it out or simply live with getting up at night. Parent educator Elizabeth Pantley, author of Perfect Parenting, wasn't satisfied with either approach. Her method is based on research into sleep associations and has been tested and proven effective with her own child and a varied group of scores of mothers and babies from across the U.S., Canada, and even Europe. The method will appeal to parents because it does not involve leaving your child to cry himself to sleep. And best of all, it really works. The responses from the test group have been fabulous - children who had been waking up four and five times or more every night began to sleep through - with no crying. This is the long-sought-after answer for sleep-deprived parents who don't want to let their children cry themselves to sleep.
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Feeding Your Baby & Toddler
The essential guide to weaning and feeding your baby
Annabel Karmel is a leading authority on feeding the under-fives and is a trained Cordon Bleu chef and mother of three. What she does particularly well is encourage a healthy approach to diet while making the recipes truly tasty--in part, by making recipes that are easy for parents to cook, but also, importantly, ones that parents would actually want to eat too--why always make separate food for your children? Feeding your Baby and Toddler: A Complete Guide is also a guide to how to feed your children and what the experience of weaning is like for the children--valuable information that is long overdue in a book like this.
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How not to be the perfect Mother
The lighter-hearted side of looking after children
This is one of the best books I've read about child care, mostly because it's realistic and very, very funny. As long as your child isn't screaming the house down and you're not tearing your hair out, you must be doing something right.
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Autobiography of a One Year Old
More light relief, this time the kids view...
Ever wondered how your toddler views the world? Just what is the Secret Bath and who is the mysterious "Stalker"? This book might not help your childcare skills much, but it'll certainly put a smile on your face!
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Bestfeeding : Getting Breastfeeding Right for You
Designed to provide advice for women who are considering breastfeeding, this text gives information on the first hours with the baby, if a baby has special needs, if problems arise, returning to work while your baby is young and when you are both ready to wean.
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