A comprehensive book for apprehensive parents Baby Basics is a reassuring guide that takes the worry out of first-time parenting and lets you spend your time enjoying your baby. Filled with sound advice and useful tips, it will help you make the best choices and most practical decisions for your child. From the "Top Six Things to Do Before Baby Arrives" to "Investing in the Future," Baby Basics explains everything you need to know. It will help you identify your options and get a handle on day-to-day matters like feeding, choosing diapers, and finding child care, as well as less obvious responsibilities like writing a will and purchasing life insurance. This indispensable, down-to-earth book will help you save time and money while giving your baby the best.
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A comprehensive book for apprehensive parents Baby Basics is a reassuring guide that takes the worry out of first-time parenting and lets you spend your time enjoying your baby. Filled with sound advice and useful tips, it will help you make the best choices and most practical decisions for your child. From the "Top Six Things to Do Before Baby Arrives" to "Investing in the Future," Baby Basics explains everything you need to know. It will help you identify your options and get a handle on day-to-day matters like feeding, choosing diapers, and finding child care, as well as less obvious responsibilities like writing a will and purchasing life insurance. This indispensable, down-to-earth book will help you save time and money while giving your baby the best.
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ANNE K. BLOCKER, RD, has taught prenatal nutrition and counseled on gestational diabetes, maternal nutrition, infant feeding, and breastfeeding for over 10 years. She is a mother of three.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A great gender neutral book,
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This review is from: Baby Basics : A Guide for New Parents (Paperback)
I loved this book! I liked how the author doesn't focus this book to moms, but refers to "parents" in everything she writes (with the obvious exception of breastfeeding). Her advice is good, practical, and non-judgemental. She discusses issues such as cloth vs. disposable and breast vs. bottle without pushing a particular point of view. She covers important topics many new parents don't think of, like wills and insurance coverage. This is an excellent guide for new parents and non-traditional couples (singles and gays).
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BETTER and FRIENDLIER THAN BASIC!,
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Ms. Blocker's book goes beyond basics in the friendliest format I've ever seen. This is the book I send all my friends who are expecting whether for the first or fifth time. Even after 5 of my own, I learned from it and found it simple to locate anything I wanted to look up. Her solid advice on pre-birth clothing and supply buying, on what to look for in pre-owned items (practical!) and on almost everything else is fresh and accurate. Only one wish: more about breastfeeding, especially for working women. Ms. Blocker's high degree of professionalism and practical experience shine through on every page -- it's like having a conversation with a knowledgeable, favorite friend who's the best mom you know. Her "Practical Parenting" sidebars add a special touch to this book not found in other 'raising baby' manuals. This isn't 'how to', it's 'why to' and 'have you considered' and 'maybe you might want to think about...' She doesn't give orders, only bright, sensible suggestions. Buy -- enjoy -- apply what she says. You can't go wrong!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A practical guide for new parents on a budget.,
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I am a 69 year old grandmother who would have greatly appreciated this book when I was raising my children. After reading the book I gave a copy to my daughter who has two small children. Pointing out the importance of the safety aspect of baby products without leading parents to spent beyond their budget should be high on the priority list for new parents. This book is a common sense, easy to read book covering most aspects of raising a baby.
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It's common knowledge that babies cost a bundle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
baby unattended, diaper rash ointment, sick child care, child unattended, locking clip, diaper pins, local poison control center, baby products Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Real Parents Say, New York, Budget Helpers, Possible Cause, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Necessity Checklist, Potential Disadvantages, Age Five, Bantam Books, Customer Relations Department, Elk Grove Village, Land's End, Random House, Securing Your Child, United States, Consumer Reports Books, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Safe Kids Campaign, Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Avenue, Child Care Action Campaign, Des Moines, Golden Book, Mother Goose, Nolo Press New!
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- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Revised Edition: Birth to Age 5 (Shelov, Caring for your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5) by American Academy Of Pediatrics on 5 pages
- Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products (Best Baby Products) by Sandy Jones on page 74, page 88, and page 286
- How Many? (Slide and See Books) by Rh Value Publishing on page 128
- Nursery Rhymes (First Book) by Ladybird Series on page 128
- No More Morning Sickness: A Survival Guide for Pregnant Women (Plume) by Miriam Erick on page 15
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