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Author
Publisher
Parenting Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Now neuroscience research is showing us the long-term benefit that reading aloud has for childrenall the way into adulthood. Author Rekha S. Rajan was part of current research that shows individuals who were read to more frequently as children had a measurably healthier brain in old age.
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years is a trusted and essential resource for new and experienced parents alike. In this fully reviewed and updated second edition, you'll find practical guidance on caring for the new little one in your family, from birth to age 3. Inside you'll find evidence-based advice on giving your baby the best nutrition and introducing your toddler to solids, tips for forming healthy sleep habits, strategies for dealing...
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
AD 780L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Is there a new baby coming to your home? One that will sleep and cry and demand attention and . . . poop? Well, welcome to the Big Kids Club! This book will teach you what every big kid needs to know about their baby: what your baby can see, why your baby cries, when your baby will be able to talk, how your baby knows you love them, and so much more (including why your baby poops so much!).
Author
Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Parenting practices vary widely between countries and cultures. For example, in countries such as the Philippines, breastfeeding after age one year is common, and parents can make their own decision about what is right for their family. In Korea, babies eat a variety of spices and flavors, helping them develop a diverse palate and healthy eating habits. And in Italy, parents prevent separation anxiety by taking their babies to markets, restaurants,...
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Offers medical advice for caring for one's baby in his or her first three years of life. Covers common health problems and issues children of such ages face, nutrition and sleep advice, and strategies for dealing with tantrums and fussiness in order to better bond with one's child.
7) Babymoon
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A couple celebrates their new roles as parents by spending the first days of their baby's life alone in their home, where a new dynamic of cuddling, connecting, and learning unfolds.
Author
Language
English
Description
The new edition of this bestselling guide to newborn care has been fully revised and updated. Written by two pediatricians and focusing on the first few months of an infant's life, Heading Home With Your Newborn, 3rd Edition, includes new information on breastfeeding and the involvement of allergies, formula options, vitamins and supplements (vitamins, iron, fluoride, probiotics), sleep, extended stay in strapped-in positions (car seats, bouncy chairs),...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Happiness begins with a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer, kind and slyly funny, but loath to leave his Upper West Side studio. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes pregnant, Brian is sure he loves her, only he doesn't want kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter alone, buoyed by family and friends....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night, the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Pantley's successful...
11) Boardwalk babies
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies-- until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sideshow at Coney Island, taking care of the tiniest newborns as part of a display to convince the public that incubators worked. Thousands of babies grew into healthy children as Boardwalk Babies, including Dr. Couney's own premature daughter. Many of those...
12) The new baby
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Lucy and Tom help prepare their home for the new baby's arrival, go to the hospital for the delivery, and help welcome their new sister, Susie, into the world and into their home.
13) Vicious cycle
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds an abandoned baby in the backseat of a car, he knows she's the newborn daughter of a meth addict he's been trying to help. But when police arrest him for kidnapping, Lance is thrust into a criminal world of baby trafficking and drug abuse. His mother, Barbara, looks for help from Kent Harlan--the man whom she secretly, reluctantly loves and who once helped rescue her daughter from a mess of her own. Kent...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As children, Lexie and Annie were incredibly close. Bonded by the death of their beloved father, they weathered the storms of life together. When Lexie leaves home to follow her dream, Annie is forced to turn to her leather-bound journal as the only place she can confide her deepest secrets and fears. As adults, sisters Lexie and Annie could not be more different. Lexie is a successful doctor and happily engaged. Annie is an addict--a thief, a liar...
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Special CD ed., unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (5 hr., 49 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Junie B. Jomes and the stupid smelly bus: Kindergartner Junie B. is so scared of the school bus and the meanies on it that when't it's time to go home, she doesn't.
Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business: Junie B. tells her classmates that her new baby brother, whom she hasn't yet seen, is a real live baby monkey and takes bids for the first look.
Junie B. Jones and her big fat mouth: Junie B. is in trouble because Job Day is coming up and...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
February the fifteenth is a very special day for me. It is the day I gave birth to my first child. It is also the day my husband left me...I can only assume the two events weren't entirely unrelated.
Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to their first baby, James informs her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a postpartum...
17) Infant and child in the culture of today: the guidance of development in home and nursery school
Author
Pub. Date
1943
Physical Desc
xii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Guidance of Development in Home and Nursery School BY ARNOLD GESELL.Contents include: Preface ix Introduction Plan and Purpose 1 PART ONE GROWTH AND CULTURE 1. The Family in a Democratic Culture 9 1. The Household as a Cultural Work Shop 2. The Functions of Infancy 2. How the Mind Grows 15 1. The Patterning of Behavior 2. The World of Things 3. Personality and Acculturation 28 1, Personality as a Dynamic Structure 2. The World of Persons 3. The...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Physical Desc
448 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the journey from conception to birth, including sections on breastfeeding, medication, alcohol, smoking, diet, cord-blood collection, maternity benefits, antenatal tests, epidurals, and signs of labor.
Author
Publisher
Notable Kids Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
It's Just So... adventurous for a little girl named Lizzy as she faces challenges of growth and change. She and her faithful puppy adopt a frail little sapling tree, taking on the job of protecting and nurturing their new, well-rooted 'friend' throughout the seasons. In the meantime, Lizzy is outgrowing all of her favorite clothes and watching as Mom seems to be outgrowing her clothes as well. Lizzy's biggest change comes in welcoming the new baby...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Big kids Anna and Oliver give young readers the inside scoop on what to expect when a new baby is expected. In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set...Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister--with solid information, kid-friendly humor, and even tips for parents on how to help kids thrive when the new baby arrives.