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The Baby Bond

The New Science Behind What's Really Important When Caring for Your Baby

By: Linda Folden Palmer

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The Baby Bond

The New Science Behind What's Really Important When Caring for Your Baby

By: Linda Folden Palmer

Meticulously researched and warmly presented, the most authoritative and persuasive guide to attachment parenting When it comes to early parenting, scientific evidence points time and again to the bond between parent and child as a critical factor in a baby's health and wellbeing. Backed by more than 1,200 trusted sources, this breakthrough guide reveals the many little-known advantages that only a responsive, nurturing parenting style can provide: Surprising evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding How attentiveness and touch impacts permanent brain development in infants Under-reported facts about how to reduce colic, food allergies, and illness Why sharing sleep is both safe and natural How to reduce future teen-year stress by bonding with your young child early At the forefront of a passionate, growing movement called "attachment parenting," this warmly presented guide is a rare overview of information too often missing from parenting circles, pediatric offices, and financially motivated product promotions. Why Attachment Parenting? Cultures around the world that practice more natural forms of parenting have healthier infants who cry much less, toddlers who do not exhibit "terrible twos," generally respectful teenagers, and independent adults who participate in family matters. A well-controlled study found sleeping outside of the parents' room brought 10.5 times the risk of SIDS as sleeping in the parents' room. Studies have shown that infants who receive frequent physical affection have lower overall levels of stress. In the United States and other industrialized countries, the infant death rate for formula-fed infants is twice that of exclusively breastfed babies. — Excerpt from The Baby Bond — Most would agree that children probably do not consciously remember the way they were treated during early infancy. Many recount this observation as support or comfort for their ideas about ignoring babies' cries for attention and providing minimal stimulation. Yet, it can be shown that while the specifics may be lost, unconscious memories are developed on the neurological and biochemical level from birth—a baby's brain develops from day one according to its environment. Childhood, adolescence, and adulthood are all affected by this early programming. And, as far as the coveted independence goes, it has been shown that those who receive the most affection early on display the highest levels of independence as adults. —Praise for The Baby Bond — "Babies would tell you to buy this book!" Jan Hunt, MSc | Author of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart "An instant classic. A must-read for all parents. Dr. Palmer's book is the best book on the hard science behind attachment parenting that I've ever read. I wish I had read this book before I became a mother." Katie Allison | Author of Attachment Parenting "Well researched and hard hitting…unabashedly tells the truth about so many very important issues." Denise Pickett-Bernard, PhD | RD, The Journal of Human Lactation

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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140224732X

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9781402247323

Baby Matters, Revised 2nd Ed., What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby

By: Linda F. Palmer, DC

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Baby Matters, Revised 2nd Ed., What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby

By: Linda F. Palmer, DC

Early parenting and health care choices make a huge difference in your baby's health and wellbeing. This book is filled with caring advice based on the latest scientific research on key issues of infant care-a rare overview of information too often missing from parenting circles, pediatric offices, and financially motivated product promotions: Why exclusive breastfeeding is so beneficial, How you can reduce crying, colic, food allergy, and illness in your baby, What you can do to optimize your child's nutrition and avoid the ADHD, colitis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and obesity now epidemic in the U.S. How you can raise securely bonded children, more likely to become responsive teenagers and emotionally healthy adults. In a warm and down-to-earth style, Baby Matters provides the hard-to-find facts you need to make informed parenting choices for healthier, happier children with brighter futures. Book jacket.

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"Baby Matters"

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0975317016

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9780975317013

What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child

A More Natural Approach to Parenting

By: Susan Markel,Linda F. Palmer

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What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child

A More Natural Approach to Parenting

By: Susan Markel,Linda F. Palmer

Sometimes doctors don't know best. Luckily, mom and doctor Susan Markel is a pediatrician who questions conventional wisdom and instead partners decision-based medicine with the best ideas of attachment parenting. Too often, parents ignore their instincts and better sense to follow their doctor's advice, such as overtreating vulnerable children, letting babies cry themselves to sleep and giving their children cow's milk for strong bones, even though strong evidence shows none of these practices is the best route. Revealing the medical industry's gaps in knowledge is Dr. Susan Markel, frequent contributor to BabyCenter.com, the world's most popular parenting site, and Le Leche League International medical liaison, and Linda F. Palmer, D.C., author of Baby Matters, in What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child. This new work combines the latest research with solid advice from a pediatrician who dares to defy her rote education and big-industry-supported dogma and seek out parent- and child-centered choices in all aspects of child care. As a mother and a pediatrician with 27 years' experience, Dr. Markel has come to find that less intervention in the natural processes generally brings superior outcomes. While providing helpful how-to natural parenting ideas throughout, What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child gives parents insight into many instances where standard pediatric dogma is in conflict with the best research. Parents will find comprehensive solutions to specific health concerns and issues affecting children, such as: • Nutrition, including breastfeeding • Shared sleep • Common illnesses and drug usage • Allergies and asthma • Attention deficit disorder • Emotional health • Discipline In a reader-friendly, succinct format, not bogged down by scientific digressions, this book will assist parents in making the best possible choices for the mental and physical health of their children.

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1935618105

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The Baby Bond

The Baby Bond

Baby Matters, Revised 2nd Ed., What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby

Baby Matters, Revised 2nd Ed., What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring for Your Baby

What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child

What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child

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