Baby sense: Understand your baby's sensory world - the key to a contented baby - Softcover

Faure, Megan; Richardson, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1928376533 ISBN 13: 9781928376538

Publisher: Metz Press, 2019

Synopsis

The essential guide to confident parenting in your baby's first year.

Parenting experts and co-authors of the Sense-series books, Meg Faure (OT) and Ann Richardson (Registered Nurse and Midwife) bring you the updated and expanded third edition of their highly acclaimed practical guide to parenting in the first year.

This book is referred to by parents everywhere as "The Baby Bible" and it's not hard to see why it has become a best-loved parenting book. Baby Sense gently and practically covers the most common concerns of parents in their baby's first year:

- Why is my baby crying?

- How to get my baby to sleep well

- How to meet my baby's nutritional needs from breastfeeding to solids

- How and when to stimulate my baby for optimal development

This edition of Baby Sense is sure to hold the same appeal for parents as the revised content will enhance the ways they respond to their baby's sensory needs in a sense-able manner.

About this title

About the Author:

Meg Faure is a sensory integration and NDT trained occupational therapist with a special interest in babies and toddlers - specifically irritable infants, those with sleep problems, emotional engagement difficulties and fussy feeding issues. Arising from her passion for assisting parents to nurture their babies, Meg runs a clinical practice in Cape Town, writes for various media platforms, is an international speaker and has co-authored seven books: Baby Sense, Sleep Sense, Feeding Sense, The Baby Sense Secret, Pregnancy Sense, Weaning Sense and Allergy Sense. Always seeking practical solutions for parenting, Meg founded the Baby Sense product brand, which she sold in 2014. In 2016 she launched a toddler playgroup solution called Play Sense. Meg is married with three children and lives in sunny Cape Town. www.megfaure.com

Review:

"Baby Sense was a lifeline for me in the first year of my daughter's life. It taught me everything I needed to know about establishing a flexible routine and sleep schedule, plus it gave me the confidence to understand my child better - and stay on track with her developmental milestones. I always recommend this book ..." - Lisa Raleigh, Media personality, wellness expert and mom to Bella

"As a career woman and mom of three my Baby Sense book has become a guide that I turn to time and again for baby care information and practical advice. Carefully watching awake times has allowed us to effortlessly settle our children into the flexible routine that our busy lifestyle demands and as a result we now have three well-adjusted children who are great sleepers." - Jo-Ann Strauss, International MC, speaker and entrepreneur

"This appealing and well-written book helps parents find ways to provide normalizing sensory experiences for their baby ... in everyday routines and play ... Baby Sense is a must-read for parents of young babies!" - Georgia DeGangi PhD, George Washington University, USA

"This book helps readers tune in to their babies and read their babies' signals in order to provide appropriate stimulation at the right time ..." - Kate Bailey, Moms and Babes Workshops

"I would encourage all new parents to embrace the principles of this book; it can only enhance both your and your baby's enjoyment of life and of each other." - Manuela Cooper, PNDSA

"... of invaluable help to new mothers in becoming aware of their baby's world and understanding how best to engage with it, Baby Sense teaches you how to interpret what your baby means by the signals he gives you and how to respond ..." - TLC The waiting room magazine

"... a book that empowers the mother by teaching her to 'read' her baby and to respond accordingly." - Tina Otte, Your Pregnancy Magazine

"... thank you for making the first six months of my baby's life that much more meaningful - your easy to follow book has made 'sense' of what might otherwise have been a rather confusing time." - Mother of baby Nicholas

"This book is superb for understanding how your baby feels and what she thinks. It also gives invaluable clues to interpreting her signals to you. This incorporates everything from sleep to diet." - Your Baby Magazine

"Baby Sense is a must-read for parents of young babies, caregivers and therapists." - Professional Forum for Childbirth Educators

About this edition

• Publisher: Metz Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1928376533
• ISBN 13: 9781928376538
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 178