Dimensions
208 x 227 x 11mm
How to Optimise Your Child's Development in the First Year of Life.
This book reveals how vital you are to your child's development. Janet Balaskas shows you how to care for your baby the natural way and introduces the concept of "attachment parenting" - a simple and effective way to secure the love and closeness your baby needs.
The book encourages you to nurture the strong attachment between mother and baby and explains how this will provide the optimal conditions for your baby to grow and thrive. You will learn why it is important to be close to your baby from birth, to respond sensitively when your baby cries, to allow plenty of body contact, to breastfeed, and to sleep near to your baby at night.
The book also emphasises the importance of the father's involvement, both directly, as his own unique bond with the baby develops, and in supporting the mother and baby relationship.
Covers:
- Why breastfeeding provides the ideal food for your baby
- Why sleeping with your baby at night can promote optimal health and help to prevent cot death
- How baby massage and baby gym can make a visible difference to your baby's development and enhance your relationship with your child
- When and how weaning happens naturally
- How best to mother your baby if you work
- How to help your baby develop resilience and a strong, robust immune system
- How to promote natural healing with a variety of complementary therapies
- How to make informed choices about immunisation and other dilemmas that new parents face
