Your Baby's First Year: A Guide for Teenage Parents (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

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Gr 7 Up--A sensitive combination of child-development information, child-rearing theory, and practical advice for young mothers, this book serves as a guide to the physical and emotional realities of parenting during a baby's first year of life. Topics covered include recovering after birth, feeding, medical visits, home safety, playing, child care, and discipline. A section on three-generation living discusses the sometimes complicated situation of grandparents, teen parents, and children living under one roof. A chapter for teen fathers outlines their financial, emotional, and physical responsibilities to the mother and their child. Peppered throughout are frank quotes from teen parents as they share their recent experiences. The positive, instructional narrative voice will appeal to readers who are looking for nonjudgmental information. Average-quality photos showing teen families of various cultures and economic situations appear throughout, and an extensive bibliography is included. A useful tool.

Katie O'Dell Madison, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Written for teens who straddle the world of adolescence and parenthood, this parenting guide is geared to the special needs of very young parents. Interviews with teen mothers and fathers reinforce discussions of the stages of development during the first year-breast- and bottle-feeding, moving to solid food, teaching and playing with babies, providing appropriate health care, and ensuring their safety. The needs of the young parents are stressed along with the developmental needs of the child. Presented in an accesible, teen-friendly format, this book is appropriate for all parents, whether they are married, single but living together, together but living separately, or a single parent alone.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Morning Glory Press; 3rd edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932538046
• ISBN-13: 978-1932538045
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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