Dimensions
156 x 232 x 40mm
The World's Best-Kept Secrets for the First Year of Parenting.
There is a planet full of parents out there, so why struggle alone? Bestselling childcare author Deborah Jackson has created a groundbreaking atlas of wisdom on babycare. From the deserts of Africa to the coldest shores of Canada, 'Baby Wisdom' trawls the world for thousands of years of mother-lore.
The result is an astonishing reminder that western-style parenting is not the only way to raise a baby. Unlike conventional western childcare manuals, the experts here are a multitude of real parents and grandparents. We hear how mothers around the world soothe their infants' cries, how fathers take on their role with ritual and pride and the crucial importance of community. We learn how many ways there are to breastfeed and wean, celebrate new life and encourage babies to develop towards independent childhood.
Did you know, for example, that:
- Dutch babies sleep longer at night than American babies?
- Ganda babies of East Africa sit, stand and walk earlier than the average baby in the West?
- Mothers in traditional cultures often feed their baby with a kiss?
Full of practical solutions as well as amazing facts, 'Baby Wisdom' is a compendium of human wisdom which no new parent should miss. The lives of families all around the world, past and present, give us fresh ideas and renewed courage - as well as the certain knowledge that there is always another way.
