The Gurian Institute, Stacie Bering, Adie Goldberg

It's a Baby Boy!

The Unique Wonder and Special Nature of Your Son from Pregnancy to Two Years

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Very practical science-based tips and guidelines, and stories for moms and dads of baby boys. Including: * Why we need a book just about boys. The very different health issues, genetic predisposition, hard wiring, neurological and biological development of boys from conception that relates to birth issues and unique strengths and weaknesses. * How to understand the core nature of your boy and nourish it through problems of crying, fussing, eating, sleeping, attaching and other key issues during the first 12 months of life. * Warm hearted stories about boys and tips from real moms who have baby boys, and a preview of what's to come for boys as they become toddlers, preschool kids, pre-pubescent and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9780470243381
• ISBN-10: 0470243384
• Artikelnr.: 25190282

Autorenporträt

Stacie Bering, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has practiced and taught obstetrics and gynecology for twenty-five years in Spokane, Washington, where she skis and travels with her husband, Jeffry, and their grown children Cassie and Zack. Adie Goldberg, ACSW, MEd, is a board-certified social worker who has been a psychiatric social worker at WomanHealth, an OB-GYN practice, for twenty years and is certified at the Gurian Institute. She lives in Spokane, Washington, with her husband and youngest daughter, Chloe. Michael Gurian is the founder of the Gurian Institute and one of the pioneers in the boys' movement. He is the author of The Minds of Boys, The Wonder of Boys, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, and The Purpose of Boys. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife and two daughters. THE GURIAN INSTITUTE is committed to providing both science-based information and practical and relevant applications for everyday life. The staff of certified trainers helps to build self-sufficiency in communities. To learn more, please visit www.gurianinstitute.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: It's a Baby Boy! 1
1 The Boy Inside You 11
2 His First Year 31
3 Gazing into the Future: Toddler and Preschool Boys 59
4 A Baby Boy is a Family Affair! Circles of Support 93
Sources 107
Resources for Parents of Boys 125
The Gurian Institute 131
About the Authors 133
Index 135

Rezensionen

"Told with gentle humor and with stories and wisdom gleaned frompersonal and professional experience, It's a Baby Boy!is not only the best "how to" on raising your little boy, but alsocaptures the magic and challenge of parenting."--PamSilverstein, MD, FACOG obstetrician-gynecologist and founder ofWomanHealth

"It's a Baby Boy! is a comprehensive, easy to read book forparents that explains the basic structure, functioning anduniquenesses of the male brain. If you are raising a baby boy, youneed to read this book!"-- Stephen J. Bavolek,Ph.D., author Nurturing Parenting Programs, ExecutiveDirector, Family Nurturing Centers, International

"It's a Baby Boy! is a very readable, model-specificmanual that provides gems of research and insight from experiencedparents and medical professionals. If you are preparing for a newbaby boy or have a friend or relative with a son, this book will bea delight."--Lynne H. Williams, MD, Co-Author, The TooPrecious Child

"IT'S A BABY BOY! is thoughtfully research-based,yet perceptively practical for any parent who has just been blessedby the gift of a boy. Parents will close the book trulyunderstanding why boys and girls are different in so many ways, andhow to nurture the nature of their son." --Fay E. Brown,Ph.D. Director, Child and Adolescent Development, YaleUniversity

"It's a Baby Boy! is a must-have addition to theparenting library, with fascinating information about how and whybaby boys and girls develop the differences that often baffleadults."-- Pat Crum, Director and co-Founder of the FamilyNurturing Center of Michigan