Great Books for New Parents

1) Self-care for new moms: thriving through your postpartum year

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"The role of motherhood is one where women are continuously asked to focus on the needs of everyone else but themselves. This is a significant issue in the arena of self-care, where we often ignore our own hunger, energy levels, and emotions in the pursuit of taking care of others. Written from the perspectives of both therapist and busy mom, 'Self-Care for New Moms' features several eye-opening exercises, interviews from a village of experts (who...

2) Cribsheet: a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool

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Oster, Emily

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New parents receive abundance of often-conflicting advice from doctors, family, friends, and the internet. How do you make your own best decision? Oster debunks myths around breastfeeding, sleep training, potty training, language acquisition, and many other topics. She shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work, how to think about toddler discipline, and how to have a relationship and parent at the same...

3) Parent goals: the millennial's guide to new parent preparedness

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Garrett, Lindsay C. M

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"Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett, LCSW, teaches Millennials considering having kids how to emotionally prepare for parenthood, determine their parenting style and values, and establish sustainable support."--Amazon.com

4) Mom brain: proven strategies to fight the anxiety, guilt, and overwhelming emotions of motherhood-and relax into your new self

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DiMarco, Ilyse Dobrow

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Shares science-based psychological strategies to help moms cope with common challenges and make peace with their transformed identity. Stories from her own life and the lives of women she has worked with illustrate ways to tame self-critical thoughts; navigate the "new normal" of work, marriage, and friendships; and mindfully accept the highs and lows of parenting.

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6) The new baby blueprint: caring for you and your little one

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Casares, Whitney

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"Pediatrician and mother of two young daughters, Dr. Whitney Casares, delivers a modern, empathetic guide to preparing for a baby and those first few days, weeks, and months of being a parent. From basic newborn care to breastfeeding success and from childcare choices to the emotional ups and downs of new motherhood, Dr. Casares's advice combines important health and safety information from the American Academy of Pediatrics with honest insights from...

7) Being there: why prioritizing motherhood in the first three years matters

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Komisar, Erica

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"In this important and conversation-starting book, veteran psychoanalyst Erica Komisar offers a provocative and compelling premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life--especially during the first three years--means that her child has a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. When that essential presence goes missing, the child is at higher risk for social, emotional, and developmental...

8) Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents

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T., Stan Tatkin, Psy. D., M. F

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Before you succeed at parenting, you need to succeed as a couple! Baby Bomb is the resource you need when a new baby turns your life-and your romantic relationship-upside down. A baby is a blessing-and also a completely life-altering event. If you're like many new parents, nothing could have fully prepared you for the exhaustion of late-night feedings, the explosive diapers, the evaporation of your free time, the pure joy, and the moments of pure...

9) The bottom line for baby: from sleep training to screens, thumb sucking to tummy time--what the science says

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Bryson, Tina Payne

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"What the Science Says About Your Biggest Questions and Concerns"--

10) The fourth trimester: understanding, protecting and nurturing an infant through the first three months

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Brink, Susan

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The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. The fourth trimester has more in common with the nine months that came before than with the lifetime that follows. This comprehensive, intimate, and much-needed "operating manual" for newborns presents a new paradigm of a baby's early life that shifts our focus and alters our priorities....