false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170258261m/44283.jpg 44283 1 "At long last —Magda Gerber's wisdom and spice captured in a book —what a treasure! Now parents and caregivers everywhere can benefit from learning what it means to truly respect babies." —Janet Gonzalez-Mena Author of Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers and Dragon Mom <p>"Magda Gerber's approach will deepen your understanding of your baby and help you truly appreciate the complexity, competence, and amazing capacities of the small human being for whom you are caring." —Jeree H. Pawl, Ph.D. Director, Infant-Parent Program University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. <p>As the founder of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), Magda Gerber has spent decades helping new mothers and fathers give their children the best possible start in life. Her successful parenting approach harnesses the power of this basic fact: Your baby is unique and will grow in confidence if allowed to develop at his or her own pace. The key to successful parenting is learning to observe your child and to trust him or her to be an initiator, an explorer, a self-learner with an individual style of problem solving and mastery. <p>Now you can discover the acclaimed RIE approach. This practical and enlightening guide will help you: <ul><li>Develop your own observational skills <li>Learn when to intervene with your baby and when not to <li>Find ways to connect with your baby through daily caregiving routines such as feeding, diapering, and bathing <li>Effectively handle common problems such as crying, discipline, sleep issues, toilet training, and much more.</ul> 43641 1 12 1997 Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities from the Very Start total:20|5:10|4:8|3:1|2:1|1:0| 20 87 40 7 5 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:41:50 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:13:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 20:00:06 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:34:21 -0700 2009
"Your Self-Confident Baby" is choppy and repetitive. Gerber repeats the same information over and over, often verbatim. Several times, I thought, "Oh, I must have accidently turned to the wrong page -- I've read this part before." No, it's just ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Mar 16 20:49:44 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 21:02:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:38:30 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 21:46:08 -0800 2008 1 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 28 17:00:47 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 17:00:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 24 15:48:46 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:50:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Oct 06 17:27:11 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 08:26:09 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:33:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:33:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 10:15:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:15:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 17 13:16:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:16:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 09:00:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:00:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 08:43:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:43:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 02 20:06:45 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:31:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 16:24:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 16:24:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 15:42:47 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:40:58 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:42:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 13:58:25 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 13:58:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 23 14:56:03 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:33:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 04 13:09:38 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 10:18:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 02:36:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 02:36:11 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 10:35:52 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 10:35:52 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44283