The Gentle Art of Mothering: A Christian Guide to Infant Care

by Miriam J. Chickering, Ronda E. Yoder

There are many choices when it comes to infant care. Should I use scheduled or demand feeding? What about breast milk or formula? Will I get any sleep? How can my spouse be involved? How do I deal with all of the changes? The truth is the answers won’t be the same for everyone.

The Gentle Art of Mothering will help you choose the best combination of parenting techniques for your unique family. This book offers a practical, evidence-based framework for parenting that describes a place where God’s love and grace operate freely in family relationships. Topics

268 pages, Paperback

First published December 26, 2012

Reviews

[Gabriele · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a nice balanced approach to caring for infants. The authors share from their knowledge as nurses, lactation consultants, and mothers to offer scientific and practical advice for the new mom. It is truly a Christian approach offering advice that is scriptural and spirit based. I appreciate that they understand what a 'good mom' looks like may be breast feeding or bottle, co-sleeping or using a crib, it is not a one size approach, which, although many new mom's might appreciate a "right" answer, is in the end not always helpful. My one critique is that the scriptures are in the King James version and in my opinion makes it less accessible for many readers