BoobBaby have a fabulous competition for you all this month. Pinter and Martin book publishers have kindly given them a copy of ‘When Your Baby Cries 10 rules for soothing fretful babies (and their parents!)’ by Deborah Jackson.
“Bursting with practical ideas, reassurances and collected wisdoms, When Your Baby Cries will restore your sanity.
Bestselling childcare author Deborah Jackson reminds us that babies soak up all the love we have to give. Here are ten effective ways to care for even the most distressed baby, while looking after your own needs as well as boosting your confidence.
Learn how to relax, become your own expert and deal with unwanted advice. Find out how crying works and why it gets out of control. Discover babies’ secret signals and how to cope with colic.”
The book includes some great ‘did you know’ snippets of information such as:
“Babies are born with a crying reflex, but not a laughing reflex. While giggling and laughing are usefulnfor social interplay and attracting attention, crying is essential for survival. The aim is to bring someone running in an emergency”
“The most common single remedy for soothing baby’s tears around the world is nursing: researchers in Africa, Japan, India and South America all found that a baby is likely to be put to the breast within seconds of starting to cry”
“It is not necessary to know what a baby is crying about in order to help him. Developmental psychologist Aletha Solter says, ‘trust the baby to do what he needs to do…pay attention to him without trying to stop him or distract him.”
The book includes chapters discussing breastfeeding, co-sleeping and babywearing in a positive light, which makes a refreshing change from the ‘leave baby to cry’ mentality of modern parenting.
You can read the forward from the author here http://www.pinterandmartin.com/category/Reading_Room/When_Your_Baby_Cries,i.html which gives you a feel about what the book is about.
To be in with a change of winning a copy of ‘When Your Baby Cries’ simply email BoobBaby at info@boobbaby.co.uk letting us know what your greatest breastfeeding challenge has been and how you overcame it. The competition closes at midnight on 28 February 2011 and a winner will be drawn at random on the 1 March 2011. Your entries will be put on our ‘Mums Top Tips’ section of the website.
Please note that this competition is open to UK residents only.
About the Publishers
Pinter & Martin is an independent publishing company founded in 1997 by writer and filmmaker Martin Wagner and childbirth educator Maria Pinter when we realised that Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority was unavailable in the UK. We continued to resurrect out of print classics such as Childbirth without Fear, Irrationality and Breath – books we felt still had a market, even though larger publishers didn’t share our enthusiasm.
We publish authors who challenge the status quo. While we specialise in psychology and pregnancy & birth, we also publish other subjects, but only books which are very close to our hearts. We publish around 12 books a year, so it’s always worth checking what’s new on our website. Pinter & Martin is based in London, but we sell and market books all over the world, with distribution in the US, Canada and Australia.
Take a look at their website for some great titles in childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting http://www.pinterandmartin.com/
GOOD LUCK!
Sarah from BoobBabyx
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