Gentle Baby Care

出版者:MGH Trade

作者:Pantley, Elizabeth

页数:640

出版时间:2003-9

价格:$ 19.15

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780071398855

具体描述

From the bestselling author of "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" - everything parents need to know during their baby's first year. "Gentle Baby Care" provides immediate answers to the daily questions that arise when caring for a baby. Written by bestselling author and parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley, this valuable guide includes information and practical tips to allow readers to choose the gentle, loving solutions that best suit their parenting style and their baby. "Gentle Baby Care" provides more than 1,000 practical tips and solutions to the everyday issues that arise during a child's first year, including: colic, teething, colds, sleep, diaper, rash, independent play, traveling with baby, and developmental milestones.'As a new mother, there were many times when I wished my babies came with an instruction manual. Now they do - in the form of Elizabeth Pantley's "Gentle Baby Care", the best 'baby instruction manual' I've read. Elizabeth guides the new parent through the ups and downs of baby parenthood with her usual nonjudgmental gentleness and warmth. Its easy-to-read format is great for those emergencies when you need information in a hurry. I'll be recommending this book to all of our new parents' - Maribeth Doerr, Editor-in-Chief, StorkNet.com. 'A trusted handbook for parents. It offers practical, well researched advice on health, safety and developmental issues as well as lots of gentle support and guidance for parents on the many choices they must make during the first year with a new baby' - Joan K. Comeau, PhD, Director & Editor, Family Information Services.'Elizabeth Pantley has done it again...provide parents with a valuable tool to help overcome the challenges that accompany the joys of being a mom or dad. "Gentle Baby Care" puts everything a parent needs to know at their fingertips in an easy to use reference system. The book is organized in a way that takes you to the answers you need and refers you to additional topics related to the subject, eliminating the need for busy parents to flip back and forth from index to chapters. Every mother should have two copies of "Gentle Baby Care" - one for herself and one for her caregiver, mother-in-law or spouse' - Maria Bailey, CEO, BSM Media, Founder, BlueSuitMom.com, Smart Mom Solutions, and Host of "Mom Talk Radio".' An encyclopedia of childrearing advice and information with practical tips on crying, sleep, discipline, baby milestones and much, much more. Elizabeth's soothing advice will help both new and seasoned parents relate to the newest member of the household!' - Betsy Gartrell-Judd, Editor, "Pregnancy and Baby.com". 'At last, the perfect resource guide for new parents. "Gentle Baby Care" is informative, easy to follow, and well organized. Parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley has gathered a wealth of information and valuable resources' - Lori Lee Helman, mother of two and owner of Mommas Baby (mommasbaby.com)."'Gentle Baby Care" is an impressive resource guide for every parent new and old! It contains in-depth information that covers baby-care basics plus unique yet equally important topics, such as handling overzealous grandparents, dealing with your baby's crying in a car seat, and keeping your baby quiet during worship services. The added tips from experienced parents are great-tried-and-true ideas from the trenches! Spread the work about this helpful and supportive new resource manual that will benefit every parent and caregiver' - Andrea Grace, president, Mommy and Baby Fitness, Inc.' The first year of life is filled with worry for many parents, and Elizabeth Pantley offers expert advice for them in a nonjudgmental and, most important, supportive way. This book's format also enables a new parent to quickly access vital childrearing information in their most anxious times. I highly recommend this book to new parents, and am envious that I did not have my hands on a copy during my son's first year' - Gloria Perez-Walker, Founder, Latina Mami.

用户评价

我认为这本书最难能可贵的一点，在于它对“家庭整体性”的关注，而不是将育儿责任过度集中在某一方。它不仅为新手父母提供了坚实的理论基础，更巧妙地融入了对“伴侣关系”在育儿过程中的维护和调适的深刻见解。书中有一个章节专门探讨了“二人世界”在迎接新生命后如何进行“重构”，这远超出了传统育儿书的范畴。它建议夫妻双方如何分工合作，如何设定彼此的“育儿喘息时间”，以及如何通过定期的简短沟通来同步彼此的育儿认知，避免因育儿理念不合而产生的家庭摩擦。此外，书中对“祖父母角色”的定位也处理得非常得体和成熟。它不是简单地要求我们“听老人的”，也不是完全“排斥老人的干预”，而是提供了一套边界设定的沟通脚本，教我们如何有技巧地引入老一辈的经验，同时坚守我们自己建立的育儿原则。这种对家庭生态系统全面考量的写作角度，使得这本书的适用范围更广，对于整个家庭而言，它都是一本促进和谐、共同成长的指导手册，让人倍感温暖和踏实。

说实话，我拿到这本书时，内心是抱着一丝怀疑的，毕竟市面上同类书籍太多，很容易流于表面。然而，这本书的价值，在于其极强的“跨文化适应性”和对“个体差异化”的尊重。它没有强行推销一种“放之四海而皆准”的育儿哲学，而是花了很多篇幅去解释不同文化背景下，父母对婴儿行为的解读差异，并鼓励我们建立一套基于自身家庭价值观的育儿体系。书中对辅食添加的讲解，可以说是独树一帜。它不只是罗列了A阶段、B阶段应该吃什么，而是更深入地探讨了“食物与味觉启蒙”之间的深刻联系。例如，它详细解释了为什么不建议过早给宝宝摄入过多的甜味和咸味，以及如何通过提供多样化的天然食材，来培养孩子日后对健康饮食的偏好。其中一个关于“自制蔬菜泥的营养保留技巧”的章节，简直是为注重食材新鲜度和营养密度的家长量身定做的，不仅提供了详细的步骤，还对不同烹饪方式对维生素流失率的影响进行了科学对比。这种严谨而不失人性化的态度，让我感觉这本书不仅仅是一本育儿指南，更像是一本关于如何科学地为新生命构建健康生活方式的入门手册。

我最近一直在寻找一本能够真正触及现代父母内心焦虑的育儿书，而这本厚厚的著作，绝对是超出了我的预期。它最让我震撼的地方在于其对“情绪育儿”的深度挖掘与引导，这在很多市面上只关注生理指标的书籍中是很少见的。作者似乎非常理解，在信息爆炸的时代，新手父母面对的压力不仅仅是生理上的疲惫，更多的是精神上的自我怀疑与对外界评价的恐惧。书中用大量笔墨探讨了父母自身的“情绪基线”，强调了只有父母先学会自我调节，才能有效安抚哭闹不止的婴儿。我特别喜欢其中关于“延迟满足的初级应用”那一部分，它并不是简单地要求我们对宝宝的哭声置之不理，而是引导我们去分辨哭声背后的真正需求——是饥饿、是身体不适，还是单纯需要情感连接——然后提供了一套结构化的回应流程。这套流程的设计非常巧妙，既保证了对宝宝需求的及时响应，又避免了“一哭就抱，一抱就喂”可能导致的过度依赖。此外，书中对“分离焦虑”的早期识别和循序渐进的干预措施也阐述得极其到位，它用非常细腻的笔触描绘了宝宝从完全依赖到逐步建立独立性的心路历程，让我在阅读时忍不住多次停下来，反思自己过去的一些处理方式，着实为我提供了重塑亲子互动模式的全新视角。

这本书的排版和视觉设计也值得大书特书，它成功地将实用信息与阅读愉悦感完美结合。不同于一些设计得过于花哨或过于刻板的育儿书，它采用了大量的留白和清晰的层次划分，使得即便是深夜疲惫地抱着宝宝阅读，也能迅速定位到所需信息，这对于睡眠严重不足的新手父母来说，是极其重要的用户体验优化。书中收录的一些“紧急状况快速处理卡”，我甚至将它们打印出来贴在了冰箱上，比如“不明原因高烧的初步判断流程”和“小儿噎食的急救处理步骤”。这些内容虽然在其他地方也能找到，但被整合到这本书中，并且以如此清晰、易于操作的卡片形式呈现，极大地降低了我们在紧急关头的决策压力。更令人欣赏的是，它对“亲子游戏”部分的构建。这部分内容完全摆脱了那些需要昂贵玩具的桎梏，而是专注于利用家中随手可得的物品，如毛巾、纸箱、或者简单的光影变化，来刺激宝宝的感官发育。这些游戏的介绍，都附带着明确的发展目标（例如：提升手眼协调能力、刺激空间感知能力），让每次亲子互动都变得目标明确且高效，使我从“不得不陪玩”的心态转变为“主动探索与学习”的积极状态。

这本书真是让人耳目一新，从翻开第一页开始，我就感觉自己像是被一位经验丰富、充满智慧的育儿导师轻轻牵引着，走入了一个既科学又充满温情的育儿世界。它没有那种高高在上、让人望而生畏的专业术语堆砌，反而像是一位亲切的邻家长辈，用最朴实、最贴近生活的语言，将那些看似复杂的新手爸妈们最关心的难题一一拆解。比如，书中对于新生儿睡眠模式的分析，简直是教科书级别的细致，它没有简单地告诉你“要让宝宝睡够多少小时”，而是深入剖析了浅睡眠与深睡眠的转换机制，还结合不同月龄宝宝的生理特点，提供了大量实操性极强的哄睡技巧，从白天的规律建立，到夜晚安抚的“黄金十分钟”，每一个步骤都配有清晰的图示和案例说明，让我这个原本对睡眠训练一窍不通的新手爸爸都信心大增。更让我印象深刻的是，它对“母乳喂养”这一宏大主题的处理方式，它没有将重点仅仅放在产奶量上，而是着重强调了“有效衔接”和“按需喂养”的心理建设，特别是针对那些在初次哺乳时遇到乳头混淆或乳腺不适的妈妈们，书中提供的那些“自我按摩手法”和“体位微调建议”，简直是雪中送炭，读完后感觉不再是抱着任务去喂奶，而是真正享受与宝宝建立联系的甜蜜过程。这本书的阅读体验是极其流畅和愉悦的，它真正做到了将复杂的科学知识“翻译”成能被普通家庭即时应用的宝典。