The Ministry of Parenting Your Baby

Make your baby's first year the joyful experience God intended it to be. WHEN A NOTED PEDIATRICIAN is married to a registered nurse skilled in child care, they share a vast knowledge of the needs of babies. But after they have seven children of their own, they can truly speak with authority. In this book, Bill and Martha Sears share what they have learned so far-both personally and professionally-about a baby's first year. THEY FOCUS ON "ATTACHMENT PARENTING," the approach they have found works best in bringing mother, father, and baby together as a family. New or expecting parents will find helpful details in the practical aspects of this parenting approach, including: • Knowing when to respond to the baby's cries • Enhancing the bonding of mother, father, and baby • Establishing guidelines for breastfeeding and weaning • Understanding the baby's temperament • And staying close to baby even while otherwise occupied THOUGH THIS BOOK IS COWRITTEN, both Bill and Martha share occaesional "solo" thoughts, providing viewpoints from both the father's and mother's perspective in th process of ministering to a new baby's needs. Together, they inspire the reader with a parenting style that lays the foundations for a lifetime of closeness between parents and child.