Infants & Mothers Re

Dr. Brazelton tells you. Really. the genius of this book is that he categorizes the active baby the average baby the quiet baby He Knows! Depending on your baby's temperament, they are Very Different Experiences during that first year... i read this when i was first pregnant and it ushered me into a sense of what it would really be like to be responsible for a baby, and not just babySITTING! then i read the chapter on each month as my daughter grew... i'm sure i appreciated the wonder of what was unfolding before my eyes every day more than i might have if i'd gotten lost in the neverending feeding, changing diapers chore part over and over again... it was a Great Gift - and boon to my own confidence as a new mom - that year. also, somehow between the lines, Dr. Brazelton gets the message across that You Can't Do It Wrong... you are that baby's mother and so by definition, you're doing it right... there's a new pediatrician who has a book about how to get an infant to stop crying - something like the Happiest Baby on The Block... that - and this book - are my two favorite essentials.

Harvard professor, T. Berry Brazleton, shares a lot of insight into infant development in a way to help parents understand their own babies. This book covers the first twelve months of the infant's life. He categorizes babies into the quiet baby, the active baby and the average baby.

I bought this book years ago when my children were born. Five children and twenty five years later, it is my favorite baby gift especially for a first time mother.The book describes three different infants and their temperments so clearly that no matter what kind of a baby you have, you will find your child somewhere in the book. For a first time mother, when variations of childrens sleeping, eating, and temperments are so different, it is reassuring to know that the one in your crib is as healthy and normal as the rest.

This book does what few childcare books do: reassures the parent that their child's natural developmental timing is OK. I used this book often to look at the great latitude in development at various ages. The descriptions of the babies and mothers' reactions to them are great.

This book helped me realize that normal is different for every baby. My mother told me I was a bad mother because my baby wasn't developing according to her time table. After reading this book, I realized my son was normal I was a good mother, and he tuned out just fine. I buy this book for every one of my friends expecting a baby and all of them love the book also!