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Summary: Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, you're the best!
Review: Dr. Brazelton covers your child's world, from 0 to 3 years. "Touchpoints" is a great beginner book for anyone with questions on babies; once you pick it up, you won't put it down. Jam-packed with everything you always wanted to know, plus stuff you didn't know you should ask, Touchpoints provides a working vocabulary you can use on doctor visits. It is a frame of reference for many "standard" baby crises and those that aren't so common, providing examples of appropriate responses. Once you know how a baby's brain is laid out, and that you can say "no" but that it won't register until a small person is 3 years of age and begins to comprehend that consequences exist, you'll look to understand much more about children than previously, and enjoy them thoroughly. See Dr. Brazelton's TV show, "What Every Baby Knows".
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Summary: This book has advice from a caring doctor
Review: Dr. Brazelton is such a concerned and compassionate person that I trust his advice and wish I could have him for our pediatrician! The book is the next best thing. He writes with an optimistic and understanding tone that puts parents at ease. He is careful to always put the baby's needs first and to help parents to realize that the rough spots won't last forever. The book has great practical advice and lots of info.
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Summary: Reviewing mid-read
Review: For the record, I'm only up to the 7 month chapter, with a 10 week old baby. I picked up this book at the library because my last baby was 9 years ago, and I couldn't remember certain things (when to start solids, when to try sitting him up without support, teeth, etc.). While this book has a lot of interesting information on baby development (especially reflexes, and what they can do even when they look like they can't do much), Dr. Brazelton glosses over some things that I'd have spent more time on, like jaundice, the benefits of breastfeeding, and normal "problems" versus something you should do something about now. I had no idea that jaundice could cause my baby to become too lethargic to eat until I was in Emergency with it. While jaundice can be mild, a list of things to look for would have been a lot more helpful. While I've breastfed all three of my children, I never really knew how much better breastfeeding is for them until I went looking for help online. Dr. Brazelton doesn't cover this either. He also doesn't cover the kinds of difficulties you can encounter with breastfeeding. He says that after the nipples "toughen up" (which breastfeeding websites deny happens), everything is wonderful. He completely ignores latch problems, thrush, plugged ducts, and other problems which can cause a mother to give up breastfeeding, particularly if she doesn't know there can be a problem. I also would have liked a "these things are normal at this age" list, and a "these are things you should ask your doctor about" list. While I've come away with a favorable opinion of the first 6 chapters, I can only hope there are no more glosses of useful information in the remainder of the book.
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Summary: The Background Information a Parent Needs
Review: For those of us who did not major in psychology and pedagogy, this book brings the essential background to understand what is going on. Within our child, within ourselves, within our spouse.Brazelton is clear, simple, and to the point. His advice immediately makes sense, and resonates: we know that this is sound advice. This book helped us out countless times, realizing that "our problem" is nothing special, why and how it develops, and what to do about it. A very helpful book.
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Summary: practical and heartwarming insights into your newborn
Review: helps you to understand what's happening inside the head of your child. brazelton's warm and practical advice/insights will help you to love your child more easily. his writing is like a fireside chat, and makes the mysteries of a newborn into a comfortable friend. i can't recommend it enough.
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Summary: A good guide to "textbook babies"
Review: I bought this book when my son was just a few weeks old. I really like Brazelton's kindly tone, but I don't feel that this book really helps parents with children that don't follow conventional development. The book just does not address what to do when your child does not sleep through the night other than to rely on the old "cry it out" advice, albeit reworded to sound like something nicer. I would recommend other parenting books before "Touchpoints"-namely "The Baby Book" by Sears and Sears. I think if your child tends to follow the development charts and does not have trouble sleeping alone in a crib all night, this book might be helpful.
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Summary: Excellent Book, A MUST-HAVE for any parent.
Review: I bought this in conjunction with the "What to Expect" series. Read together they give an interesting and excellent mix of information. Dr. Brazelton approaches topics in a very personal way, and talks about different situations he approached in his career.
Moreover, he demonstrates how important it is to respect children and their fears of various situations. As an adult, it's easy to get caught up in everyday life and forget how TERRIFYING a trip to the doctors office can be. Dr. Brazelton covers how to discuss things with a very young child in a way they will understand, and a variety of other very important issues.
This book came highly recommended to me by a friend of Dr. Brazelton, but I recommend it to you only because it is a wonderful book, and worth every minute. I have read mine several times now, and find it very helpful with regards to approaching children.
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Summary: Excellent Book, A MUST-HAVE for any parent.
Review: I bought this in conjunction with the "What to Expect" series. Read together they give an interesting and excellent mix of information. Dr. Brazelton approaches topics in a very personal way, and talks about different situations he approached in his career.
Moreover, he demonstrates how important it is to respect children and their fears of various situations. As an adult, it's easy to get caught up in everyday life and forget how TERRIFYING a trip to the doctors office can be. Dr. Brazelton covers how to discuss things with a very young child in a way they will understand, and a variety of other very important issues.
This book came highly recommended to me by a friend of Dr. Brazelton, but I recommend it to you only because it is a wonderful book, and worth every minute. I have read mine several times now, and find it very helpful with regards to approaching children.
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Summary: Excellent Book, A MUST-HAVE for any parent.
Review: I bought this in conjunction with the "What to Expect" series. Read together they give an interesting and excellent mix of information. Dr. Brazelton approaches topics in a very personal way, and talks about different situations he approached in his career.
Moreover, he demonstrates how important it is to respect children and their fears of various situations. As an adult, it's easy to get caught up in everyday life and forget how TERRIFYING a trip to the doctors office can be. Dr. Brazelton covers how to discuss things with a very young child in a way they will understand, and a variety of other very important issues.
This book came highly recommended to me by a friend of Dr. Brazelton, but I recommend it to you only because it is a wonderful book, and worth every minute. I have read mine several times now, and find it very helpful with regards to approaching children.
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Summary: I love this book. It's 2am, and I'm reading it right now.
Review: I constantly refer to it, and it's got great, relevant advice for a wide range of ages. Since my baby's now a toddler, most of my baby books are now gathering dust in my closet. But I still read and refer to this one all the time. A MUST have!
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