Childcare Books

I was severely displeased with this book. It was filled with bogus facts. Since a great deal of the info was inaccurate, I was hard pressed to trust any of it. Don't waste your time.

The information contained in this book is important to the care and nurturance of babies everwhere. We have embraced a host of chemicals to make our lives easier without understanding how they would impact our most precious assests, our children. This book carefully covers years of research and clearly documents the impact of a variety of chemicals in common use and their impact on pregnacy and early development. Translating this information into language that can be understood by an educated lay public presents quite a challenge to any author. Dr. Potter has done an excellent job in making a complex topic understandable. She doesn't advocate throwing the baby out with the bath water but had faith that humans are smart enough to find ways to accomplish the same goals with safe non-toxic substances. This is the challenge for all of us. Read it!

This book contains startling information that will help our children grow up healthy. I not only read the book myself, but passed it on to my daughter-in-laws to insure the healthiest grandchildren possible. They were releived to see that Dr. Potter not only warned them about toxins that could harm fetuses but what to do in the event that their toddlers had been exposed to any of the dangerous toxins she names. It is obvious from the extensive list of advisors in Dr. Potter's book that she has throughly researched her material. This book is a must read of every woman (and man) who are planning a family.

I was very disappointed with this book. Besides being totally distracted by the misspelled words and badly placed punctuation, I did not feel this was a "comprehensive" guide to finding a nanny. The author spends too much time recalling her own woes in finding and keeping good childcare, and not enough detailing the process for others. This author needs a good editor to re-write this book - there are some helpful nuggets of information buried in this poorly written and seemingly un-edited resource.

Hi, I'm Lisa, Ms. Grecos daughter. I designed the cover.(hope you like it!) Anyway, I think the book is good, it has hard facts and great tips to help you in getting the right nanny.

I have read other books on how to find childcare help. This book totally covered every aspect of this process for me. The author discusses things in her book that I never would have even thought of, some of which are so crucial in my search for the best childcare for my children. Before reading this extremely informative book, I thought I would ask some basic questions of my perspective nanny. After reading this book, I realized that all I had to do was open this book and follow what the author said. Ms. Greco has completely covered every detail for me.

I guess the title should have warned me: CHILDCARE feeding guide. This book is not for parents trying to feed their own kids healthy meals; it is geared toward a daycare setting. Most of the book centers on the logistics of meal preparation (e.g. sanitary food-handling) and common sense dietary information (eat lots of vegetables!). The few recipes that are included don't sound very appealing, plus they feed 8-12 children. If I were a daycare provider I might have given this book 5 stars, but it's not very helpful for a family.

This is an excellent book for Childcare Providers and parents. The book includes helpful information on child development and nutritional needs, educational and community resources on child nutrition as well as information on cooking for medium sized groups of children in the childcare setting. It's a helpful resource for the teacher, the parent asked to run the 'cooking corner' in the weekly programme as well as the parent at home. Meals can easily be adjusted to a family sized group (although 6 preschoolers eat about the same amount as a family of two adults and two children). It's also helpful in educating parents as to what they should expect from their child's school meal programme.

Its companion book, 'Teaching Children About Food' has great ideas for educating kids about food, cultural diversity, consumerism and where food comes from. It's also an excellent resource for the parent wishing to enrich the home kitchen as well as the teacher.

After one reads Sternberg and Grigorenko's OUR LABELED CHILDREN, one gets the impression that the hope of future readers is tainted with the muck of politics and scientific research that barely stratches the surface of reading and learning. In the style of Gerald Coles (READING LESSONS), the authors of this book attempt to question increasing trends of labeling children as having learning disabilities by showing how educational practices, sociological pressures, and political and cultural values create a situation where professionals label students with having a sometimes-mythical learning disability.

Where Sternberg and Grigorenko fall short is about halfway through this text. The writing is convincing, and the evidence is plentiful; however, the authors shift in their attempt to reform by depending on scientific "brain" research that tells us less than we can infer from evidence in the classroom. Then, the sales pitch begins. Just when you think the authors are making a case for reformation in the classroom, they hold tight to the phonics-first approach to reading instruction. Compared to Magaret Moustafa's BEYOND TRADITIONAL PHONICS, Sternberg and Grigorenko follow an opposite path, which, in my opinion, does not fully realize the efforts and skills of beginning readers, or what kind of instruction they need.

The beginning of this book sets up some interesting and enlightening arguments against the current system. The authors, then, discredit themsleves in the latter part of the book by using scientific evidence that does not quite reach the standard that the authors, themselves, demand. Be critical when reading this book because there are some great ideas and some not-so-great ideas.

Sternberg has done a good job on different levels in this book. It's very readable and interesting. The only boring part of the book (and unconvincing to me) is the chapter on biological differences among the brains of people who have an LD. There's simply too many kids diagnosed with an LD to fit everyone under one causation.

Sternberg talks about the culture of LD, the politics of being labeled "LD", the dangers of using discrepancy formulas for assessment, and effective pedagogical intervention. This is not an "anti-LD" book; instead Sternberg strikes me like Dr. Diller (author of Running on Ritalin) as a "radical moderate."

I bought this book with my 2nd pregnancy and found it gratifying to write on a weekly basis. Most preg. journals do not have that option. I wish I had this book with my 1st pregnancy for a more detailed account to compare to my 2nd pregnancy.

I am disappointed in this journal. This is my second pregnancy and I should have just gone ahead and bought the same journal I used the first time, which is "The Pregnancy Journal: A Day-to-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy" by A. Christine Harris, PhD. Dr. Harris' book is excellent with detailed development of your baby day-by-day, but doesn't have tons of space for writing (which is great if you only want to jot a few things down each week). Dr. Curtis' journal is week-by-week, but doesn't explain if this journal is for the pregnancy time of gestational age or ovulatory age, so I wasn't sure what dates to write in. Each week gives common sense advice on pregnancy in general, not really needed in a second pregnancy. I bought this journal because I wanted more space to write, but I find myself referring to my old journal for the info I really want to know.

First off, the title alone implies that as a parent who lost her child to SIDS, there was something that I could've done to PREVENT our loss. There is nothing you can do to prevent SIDS, yes, you can minimize your risks, but not prevent it. The brief overview of the book sounds like it could be comforting in the wake of a SIDS loss, but it's very much decieving. I felt like this book did nothing but make me feel like we had done something wrong. If you're looking to read a book because of your own loss, stay away from this one, it will drive you even more crazy (I lost my own son to SIDS in November). Instead, read the SIDS book with the lighthouse on it. What a perfect cover for a perfect book. It still finds a way to guide me through my grieving.

As for the review below mine, I find that completely absurd! "at least they know they tried"?!??! I did everything right and my son is still dead, I'm not sitting back thinking, "at least I tried to keep him alive." My SON was not a PET FISH! This is obviously someone that has never dealt with a SIDS loss himself.

Instead of sitting back and doing nothing, Dr. Sears is encouraging parents to be proactive in preventing SIDS. At least if something happens, they know they tried.

It is true that no one knows exactly why SIDS happens, and Dr. Sears does not claim to be any different. He shares his own educated ideas about what MAY be behind it, and then offers possible solutions to the problem. He does not claim that following his advice will always prevent SIDS, or that all SIDS deaths could have been prevented if only the parents had been smarter--not at all.

I found this book to be very informative and reassuring. It is not the final answer to eradicating SIDS, but it is helpful.

As a parent who has lost an daughter from SIDS, I am not only offended by the title of this book but the editoral review. Joanni Horchler and Robin Morris' The SIDS Infant Survival Guide is about and for parents who have lost their infant from SIDS. It was very helpful to me following my daughter's death. It was the best book that I read in that it help me understand the feelings I had following her death. I have always had a great deal of respect for Dr. Sears' books but we cannot "prevent" SIDS until we know what causes it.

Starting with the title - there is NO PREVENTION for SIDS! None, nothing, no way. The first symptom of SIDS is DEATH. I can absolutely guarantee you that if there were a prevention for SIDS, my granddaughter would still be with us.If you think I am mistaken, do your own research. SIDS is NOT caused by sleep apnea or choking. SIDS is not caused by external suffering, such as by suffocation. It is not contagious, nor is it a result of neglected illness or child abuse. NO ONE IS TO BLAME FOR THE BABY"S DEATH. SIDS is also not a disease, nor can it be a diagnosis of a living baby. Anyone who believes they know a baby who "almost died of SIDS" is mistaken. THERE IS NO "NEAR MISS" SIDS CASE. If a child lived, it could not be SIDS since SIDS means death by definition. SIDS is NOT Preventable - there are things that may be risk reducers, but the word prevent should not currently be used in association with the word SIDS. Babies have died from SIDS while they were in someone's arms and had IMMEDIATE CPR. Please understand that SIDS is the number one cause of death of children between the ages of one month and one year. How dare this author even begin to use the word prevent in relation to SIDS? SIDS is a monstrous tragedy and as long as people believe there is a way to prevent SIDS, they are lulled into a false sense of security thinking it cannot happen to their baby, and they will not understand the need to push for more research to find the cause to stop this cruel thief of children. October is SIDS Awareness Month - please educate yourself about SIDS. Unfortunately, that is not possible with this book.

I thought I'd find more logical techniques for sleep from Dr Brazelton since I enjoy all his other books, but this book just follows the old-school cry it out method. I did find many non-crying solutions in a newer book called the No Cry Sleep Solution.

There are so many books out there now for parents, especially about sleep. I never would have known which one to pick -who has time for more than one?- if one of my co-workers hadn't told me to check out the Brazelton Way. Well, she was right. This book is only about a hundred pages long, it fits in your pocket, and it's written so clearly you can zip right through it. I love my kids, but I'd rather be with them than spending a lot of time reading about them. I know many parents who feel the same way, especially single parents like me. It's tough raising a child alone, especially for a guy, because everyone is second guessing you and making you feel like you're never going to figure out how to take care of a kid. These little books, though, have really made me feel like I know what I'm doing. I love the way they steer me back to trusting my own gut, and at the same time give me so much useful advice. I bought this sleep book because my four-year-old was waking up with nightmares every night. He was so scared of having another one that he started refusing to go to bed. I couldn't deal with that because I have to get my sleep too. But this book gave me a few simple tips and all I had to do was try them out a few times and my little boy settled down - no more nightmares.

This books is definitely the one. I highly recommend it to any parent who wants to be sure they're doing everything they can do to raise happy, healthy kids.

I had great hope -- sleep !!!!!!

But it is just yet another book advocating abuse of the child for the ease of the parent.

Yes, I want sleep. NO I will not sacfice my baby's secure attachment to me, and faith in me and the world to get it.

crying it out is abuse pure and simply.

Don't waest your time and money -- if you think this is how to raise a child, do yourfelf and the child a favor and giv the child to someone who will care.

This is a great little book - short, easy to use, not overwhelming. Yet I've found all the answers to my questions in it, simply and clearly explained. I especially like the section with all the suggestions on how to handle problems. I'm done with struggling over bedtime with my 3 year old. This book has shown me what to do and given me the confidence to do it.

This book is easy to read & sympathetic but it didn't work for me. Staying with my baby while he was supposed to self-soothe (as recommended) did not help him or reassure him in any way. He cried continually, stopping for no more than 2 mins at a time. It worked better for me to leave him, returning every 10 - 15 mins for very brief periods of reassurance. He still cried but less & less each day. I think there are babies for whom the stay-with-them style could work, but not all, and alas, not mine.

This book is great and i would recommend it to eveyone

What an excellent resource! I used this book for my 2nd daughter. For the first one, I relied on a Hindi dictionary for ideas! I've since passed it along to family and friends.

The names listed are given in its Hindi spelling, its English spelling along with the meaning. The first half of the book focuses on girls names while the second half on boys names. The authors have marked their favorite names as well as those that are "iffy"; those names that sound fine when pronounced in Hindi but take on a different meaning in English. Definitely worth the money.

We found this book to be very helpful in picking an Indian name for our Canadian-born baby. The organisation takes some getting used to -- the names are not in alphabetical order, but rather, are organised based on the number of letters in the name. Once you're used to the style, it makes a lot of sense -- the authors feel that really long names (more than 10 letters and/or four syllables) aren't easily pronounced by English-speaking North Americans, and they're right. So, the names at the start of each letter -- the short ones -- are your best bets. They also make an effort to mark names that are easily pronounced in English, as well as those that might result in especially bad pronounciation.

Although I'm sure this book has its faults in terms of name meanings, it certainly is a great way to find an English-friendly baby name. I've yet to find a name on any Indian Baby Names website that wasn't in this book.

I was very excited to find this book because, as an American married to an Indian, I had no idea where to begin in choosing a name for our baby. It is nicely laid out, enjoyable to read, and has helpful features such as recommended names and names to avoid in the U.S. However, even I was starting to find that many common names of Indians I knew were not in this book! That's when I started to do Internet searches, and found a number of websites that were much more complete. I highly recommend that the authors publish a new expanded edition, given that this one was published 13 years ago and is sorely in need of an update.

I bought this book as the title looked very promising. I thought that this may end up being the only book we needed to find a name for our baby.

When the book arrived I was impressed by the layout and the separate sections for male and female names. But the quality of production including paper is dismal.

But my main complaint by far is with the content. Most of the names are pretty common and the ones that are not common are not regular names. They are not even names that anyone would consider fot their babies. Many of the meanings are also wrong. I would definitely recommend other books such as The Penguin Book of Hindu Names (Maneka Gandhi) or Vimla Patil's book but do not waste your money on this one.

This book is absolutely awful. I read it to be informed and wound up being offended. If you feel this way about having another baby, you shouldn't! This book reads like first children are the greatest joy, and all the ones who come after that are just intrusions on your perfect little family. Ugh! There are many ways to prepare your home and eldest child for a new sibling, and none of them should involve this miserable and cruel piece of garbage. As for sibling rivalry- as one of four children, and now a mother of five- I can tell you that it only happens if you allow it to happen. Foster love between your children, and they will respond by becoming great friends.

I can't believe there are really women who feel this way about their second babies. God help them. I threw this rotten book in the trash. Don't waste your money on it- go buy something to celebrate the new life growing inside you and the new member of your family!!!

I had hoped this book would provide more insight and ideas. I didn't feel it really addressed preparing children based on their ages and understanding, and I wanted to know what a two-year-old will be feeling and thinking about a new baby, and I was hoping for more ideas. There are a few funny anecdotes, but overall, I didn't find anything useful.

I found this book to be very helpful. It's an easy to read guide with a lot of useful advice. I've been able to use many of Vicki Lansky's ideas to help my toddler not feel left out. I am pleased that my oldest feels proud to be an older brother.

I was disappointed in how small this book was, and that on every other page it was selling other books or even T-shirts! I think it could have been a lot better. The one chapter in The Girlfriend's Guide to the Toddler Years that deals with bringing another baby into the house was more insightful than this entire book.

Vicki Lansky finally answers all of your questions about being pregnant with another baby! Everything from how to handle you toddler while pregnant to bringing that baby home!

Will you love the new baby too? Will your older child be able to handle the transition? What can you do to make the transition more smoothly? Can you move the toddler rfom the crib in time? And many more...

This information is conveinently divided into age categories and is in a nice format for quick reading when you have a few minutes!

This book concisely covers the basics of recovering from childbirth. Chapters include information on everything from taking care of yourself following the birth of your child to nutrition and exercise. This was one of several I kept on hand to reference.

I haven't had my baby yet but I've got lots of time on my hands to read so I picked up this book - and I found it to be very encouraging and informative. I recommend reading it while you are pregnant so you know what to expect. As to the other reviews, quite frankly I don't "get" why people keep recommending 'What To Expect When You're Expecting". I found it to be very poorly written - plus a recent article in the New York Times called it outdated, incorrect and said that most doctors don't recommend it or approve of it. At least Bouncing Back speaks to pregnant women as if we have a brain - which is more than I can say for "What To Expect!" !
Buy Bouncing Back - it's not new, but you'll like it!

This book attempts to be an all in one source for your post-partum recovery. While it does cover everything from breastfeeding problems to losing weight to burping your baby, it's not done well. It tries to cover too much information in too short of a book, the result is a lot of subjects, but not a lot of subastance. It's probably better to get a separate book on breastfeeding (Dr. Sear's Breastfeeding book and the Breastfeeding Answer Book by La Leche League are excellent), a separate book on baby care, etc... I even found the post-partum section in "What to Expect the First Year" to be more informative and helpful than in "Bouncing Back After Your Pregnancy". Incidentally, "What to Expect the First Year" is another excellent source for baby care issues, it's far more in-depth than this particular book. I'm so glad I checked this out at the library rather than buying it, the cover of this book has a lot of appeal, it's just too bad the content doesn't match.