Babies! : A Parent's Guide to Enjoying Baby's First Year

by Christopher Green

This is a practical, commonsense, up-to-date guide to the everyday concerns of parents facing the first year of their baby's life. Dr Christopher Green's style of lighthearted yet authoritative advice aims to reassure parents to trust their own instincts and to do what feels right and works for them. This book begins at birth and talks about the normal worries parents have adapting to the new human being in their midst. There follow many chapters on such practical day to day concerns such as feeding, crying, sleeping and bonding. Some heavy but important topics are included, such as postnatal depression, cot death, the handicapped child and what to do when close to child abuse. It also includes the more humorous, light hearted moments of family life, for this book is not just about babies, it's also about families and relationships. It is for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone who is interested in children. Dr Christopher Green is also the best-selling author of "Toddler Taming". He was born in Belfast and is now a consultant paediatrician and head of the Child Development Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 31, 1994

About the author

Dr. Christopher Green has helped parents with his advice on babies, toddlers and young children. He is a paediatrician and honorary consultant to the Children's Hospital, Westmead, in Sydney.

Reviews

[Rachel Brand · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dated, and while the author claims that he encourages parents to follow their instincts, there are several instances where he presents issues in a very black and white manner. I wouldn't have picked this book up unless my mum had recommended it, and unless there's been a recent reprint I probably wouldn't recommend it to new parents as some of the medical info (hospital procedures, weaning advice, what causes cot death) is obviously out of date. For the most part this book was encouraging and interesting, but sometimes I got tired of the author telling me to do what worked for my baby and then informing me that I had to do X or all babies should do Y. He made some predictions about how parenting theories would change in the next 20 years and some of them were totally wrong, so he definitely isn't the expert authority on babies. If you own this book, skim read it as there are some good encouragements for new parents, but it's not a must-read.

[Gregor Erbach · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok book for new parents