11 Autographed Books from the Sears Parenting Library


Item Number: 240

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Each of the 11 books is autographed by Dr Sears: 

The Attachment Parenting Book - $13.95 The Attachment Parenting Book is an inspirational and practical guide to the fastest-growing parenting philosophy in America today. Is it OK to sleep with your newborn baby? How old is too old for breastfeeding? These questions and more are answered in this latest addition to the Sears Parenting Library. Attachment Parenting encourages early, strong, and sustained attention to the new baby's needs and this book outlines the steps that will create the most lasting bonds between parents and their children. Practical and inspirational, this book, the heart of the Sears' parenting creed, is a necessity for every new parents' bookshelf.

Attachment parenting is a highly intuitive, high-touch, style of parenting that encourages a strong early attachment, and advocates consistent parental responsiveness to baby's dependency needs. Rather than give parents a strict set of rules about when to breastfeed or when to respond to a cry, Dr. Sears's approach encourages parents to learn and work with their baby's particular cues.

The book will explain the importance of attachment, what attachment parenting is, and the six "Baby B's"—Bonding, Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Bedding close to baby, Belief in the language value of baby's cry, and Beware of baby trainers—that form the foundation of the Sears' approach.

The Baby Book - $21.95 – The Baby Book, the "baby bible" of the post-Dr. Spock generation thoroughly up to date-with the latest information on everything from diapering to daycare, from midwifery to hospital "birthing rooms," from postpartum nutrition to infant development. The Baby Book presents a practical, contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today and is a rich and invaluable resource that will help you get the most out of parenting-for your child, for yourself, and for your entire family.

The Baby Sleep Book - $14.95 Babies don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. Different babies have different nighttime temperaments - and, of course, different families have different lifestyles. In The Baby Sleep Book, instead of espousing the "one method fits all" approach advocated in other baby sleep guides, the Searses explain how you can create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family.

The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood - $13.99 Ten Ways to Get Your Family on the Right Nutritional Track. Here comes a practical, appetizing, easy-to-follow eating plan for shaping children’s tastes and metabolisms toward optimal health. This book identifies foods and eating habits that can counter or prevent many common illnesses. It explains how parents can shape young tastes to crave the right proportions of healthy foods, and how young metabolisms can be programmed to make the most of the nutrients kids consume while their bodies and brains are growing. The Healthiest Kid in the neighborhood provides the tools, the tips, the knowledge that parents need in virtually every nutritional circumstance.

The Successful Child Book - $14.95 – Combining anecdotes and advice, the Searses provide examples of what it is to raise an emotionally intelligent child, and explore the hurdles of raising children in an overstressed, media-saturated, and affluent society. As there is no single plan for any one family, the Searses show the range of ways a parent can retain a child's trust and wield a positive influence as their child matures, highlighting various parenting strategies and the families who used them to raise compassionate, independent, and resourceful children.

The Successful Child extends the increasingly popular philosophy of "attachment parenting" beyond babyhood and the early years as it reveals the importance of your growing child's healthy connection not just to the family but to the world beyond. For those who have raised their babies and toddlers on the advice of the Sears Parenting Library, this book will take them one step further along the journey. By following the advice laid out in this book, parents can see that the bonds they have nurtured since infancy will provide the anchor that will ground their children through the challenging teen years and into adulthood.


The Breastfeeding Book - $14.95 – A breastfeeding bible for nursing mothers. How would you like to give your baby a gift that could raise his IQ by 10 points; cut medical bills; make your baby's eyes, heart, intestines, and nearly every other organ work better; reduce the risk of life-shortening, debilitating diseases, such as diabetes; and help your baby avoid many of the common complaints of infancy, such as ear infections, tummy upsets, even diaper rash? What's the magic gift that can do all these things? Your milk!....

In the early days of learning to breastfeed, there may be times when you feel like tossing in the nursing bra and reaching for a bottle. You may be tempted to believe those advisers who suggest that formula feeding is easier, or just as good. Or, you may worry that you're "not the type" of mother who succeeds at breastfeeding. Yet, when you remember how breastfeeding benefits your baby, your family, and yourself, you will find the determination you need to overcome any obstacles and master the womanly art of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding will make it easier to care for your baby, and it will make it easier for you to know and understand your baby. It will affect the way you listen to your child, the way you communicate, the way you respond for many years to come.

The Family Nutrition Book - $18.95 – The Searses, who have eight children and have spent more than thirty years feeding them, want parents to learn to become their own family's nutritionists. They explain how to make wise food choices for the entire family, from infancy to adulthood, focusing on such important issues as:
- giving your baby the best nutritional start
- tips on feeding picky eaters
- how to tell if your child is eating enough
- how to decipher a food label
- how to create a balanced vegetarian diet
- safe and effective ways to control your weight
- which fats are good for you and which ones are not

The Pregnancy Book - $16.95 – This definitive month-by-month guide brings you the most comprehensive book on pregnancy of all time. The book presents the changes occurring in the womb step-by-step, so that you can better appreciate why your body behaves the way it does, why you feel the way you do, and how you can take an active role in your own comfort and well-being as well as that of your child. For each stage of pregnancy, The Pregnancy Book will take you through questions you may have, key decisions you will face, and other important issues to keep in mind.

The Birth Book - $13.95 – The Birth Book thoroughly explores the choices couples face when anticipating the birth of their child. The Searses give up-to-the-minute answers to questions about every aspect of birthing, here in one volume is everything a couple needs to know to have the birth experience they want, including:
- Selecting the right birthing environment and team
- Preparing physically and emotionally for the experience
- Lessening the discomfort and speeding the process of labor
- Defining the father's role
- Using technology wisely
- Choosing or avoiding anesthesia
- Decreasing the chances for a Cesarean birth
- Turning a surgical birth into a rewarding experience

The Fussy Baby Book - $13.95 – The Fussy Baby book acknowledges the difficulties you face but shows you how responsive parenting can turn these challenges into advantages for both you and your child. The Sears demonstrate that despite tough beginnings, these children develop wonderful sensitivity, confidence, trust, and other desirable qualities. In fact, the Searses prove that difficult children can provide the most rewarding parenting experiences of all.

The Discipline Book - $14.95 With focus on preventing behavior problems as well as managing them when they arise, the Searses offer clear, practical advice on everything parents need to know about disciplining young children. Believing that discipline starts at birth, the Searses discuss baby discipline, disciplining the toddler, mother-father roles in modern parenting, saying no, self-esteem as the foundation of good behavior, helping a child to express feelings, the constructive use of anger, good nutrition for good behavior, and sleep discipline.

On handling problem behavior, the Searses cover sibling rivalry, spanking and alternatives to spanking, breaking annoying habits, and eliminating bothersome behaviors like whining and talking back. The Searses strongly advocate teaching children values like apologizing and sharing, and explain how to deal with such issues as lying, stealing, and cheating. In addition, the Searses address building healthy sexuality and discipline in special situations such as after divorce and in the single-parent household.

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