[second_banana]

Hello everybody!

I know this site has been super helpful resource to a lot of you out there, but I was curious as to what kinds of books ya'll are reading. What have you found helpful? What was aweful?

I know some of my favorites include:
Attachment Parenting
How to talk so your kids will listen, and listen so your kids will talk
The Hip Mama Survival Guide
and Dr. Sear's Baby Book

How about you?

[kalhayd2]

We have what to expect during the 1st year- but have since shelfed it, lol!

[purelegance]

i shelved any and all books. they made me so worried when i was pregnant it was ridiculous. just go with your instincts -- they are way better than any parenting book.

[twinzplus3]

You read the wrong ones!!!! I really like almost anything by Dr. Sears. I also am a big fan of Paul Tripp and Ted Tripp. HATE WITH A PASSION parenting books by Ezzo.

[KR258]

I haven't found too much time to read....and when I do have time I chose to read this stuff instead Most times I am too tired when I do have the time

[jadis]

None- none of these authors know my kid, so I don't bother

[ruthann8]

We have several parenting/baby books. In general they sit on the shelf and are used as a reference.

Focus on the Family, Baby & Child Care (from our hospital)
I like the way this one is organized, if I have a question I can find it easily.

Breastfeeding, A Great Start (from my class)
This has been helpful but not very detailed. It doesn't have a lot of information.

What To Expect The First Year (from our insurance company)
I don't care for the way this one is organized. It is more of a book that you read start to finish.

[second_banana]

Gah! Ezzo's Babywise books should be taken off the market. While the writing can suck you in, some of the ppractices can be very dangerous is followed to the letter. I've seen babies go to the hospital because they weren't getting enough to eat by following Ezzo's edict to drop the number of feedings dramatically by week 13. Babes with failure to thrive, hypoglycemia, and just plain dehydrated. It's aweful.

I'm also pretty anti any book that makes moms feel worried, scared, inadequate, frightened, or that her own knowledge of her own baby isn't what matters the most. *headdesk*

I've always loved my mom's advice on parenting books: "It's good to know what other people are saying, and it's good to be able to look up what that weird rash is at 2 in the morning, but you are the one who knows your baby. Trust your instincts and you'll likely only screw up occasionally." Hee!

[Alejandros Mommy]

Originally Posted by second_banana

I've always loved my mom's advice on parenting books: "It's good to know what other people are saying, and it's good to be able to look up what that weird rash is at 2 in the morning, but you are the one who knows your baby. Trust your instincts and you'll likely only screw up occasionally." Hee!

You have a very wise mother

[twinzplus3]

Originally Posted by second_banana

Gah! Ezzo's Babywise books should be taken off the market. While the writing can suck you in, some of the ppractices can be very dangerous is followed to the letter. I've seen babies go to the hospital because they weren't getting enough to eat by following Ezzo's edict to drop the number of feedings dramatically by week 13. Babes with failure to thrive, hypoglycemia, and just plain dehydrated. It's aweful. !

YEP!!! This happened to one of my nieces. What bothers me mostest is it's posited by many as the "Christian" way to bring up your kids. (Babywise is the secular version. . .but preparation for parenting was at one time used by a lot of churches as parenting gospel.) But don't get me started.