Four Best Books on Parenting: Must-Have Baby Care Books for Every New Mom and Dad

Being a new mom or dad can be quite a daunting experience. However, if you have the right guidance, advice and support, life with a new baby is much easier and even, fun. Here are five great baby care and parenting books that answer questions, give advice and basically, help a new parent with just about everything related to babies and toddlers.

Part 2 of the book has detailed sections on taking care of a sick baby, playing with and traveling with baby, weaning and feeding problems and issues as well as a host of other useful and much-needed information. It also has sections for Special Needs babies and adopted babies. Part 3 of the book covers Family and gives good advice on dealing with becoming a mom and a dad and a sibling.

 By the same authors, What to Expect the Toddler Years covers the all-important 2^nd and 3^rd years of a child’s life. The book is chockfull of helpful ideas, useful advice, reassuring guidance and like its predecessor, is easy-to-follow and immensely useful. The book has 900-odd pages of milestones, development, pediatric checkups and general parental concerns. Not just that, Part 2 of the book covers health, safety, nutrition, toilet training as well as caring for children with special needs. In addition, Part 3 of the book is filled with useful tips and ideas on dealing with important issues from a toddler’s perspective. Divorce, siblings, working parents, adoption, child care are some of the issues addressed in this section. Part 4 is filled with suggestions for activities, recipes, home remedies and growth and development charts. Parents of toddlers, the world over, would benefit from this well-written and authoritative parenting book.

While Tracy Hogg a.k.a The Baby Whisperer is no more, her legacy lives on in the form of The Baby Whisperer books. I used a lot of Tracy’s advice for new parents in the initial days of my baby’s birth for sleep, feeding and play. Her E.A.S.Y. routine was, in fact, responsible for me being able to start working from home soon after the birth of my daughter. While some may disagree with her ideas and principles, I feel that The Baby Whisperer is a useful resource for any new parent who wishes to establishes a flexible yet structured routine for their baby and their home right from the beginning.

Dr. Spock, it goes without saying, is treated as the Bible of Baby Care Books. These days, the editions available have Dr. Robert Needleman expertise adding to the wealth of parenting advice and information that Dr. Spock provides. Personally, while I would go to What to Expect for the personalized aspect, for medical issues and other important details, I would often, cross-check information with Dr. Spock. The book again is divided into sections and there are detailed sections that cover every important issue under the sun right from birth to the adolescent years. So, if you buy this book, you’re pretty much covered as far as dealing with the kids is concerned.

 Parenting books provide a wealth of information and help new parents to deal with the stress and strain of being a mom or dad with ease and efficiency. Books on parenting not just answer questions or clarify doubts, they also provide the support that a new mom needs when baby is suffering from colic or a new dad wants when not knowing how to bond with an infant. So, go ahead, choose from any one of these wonderful parenting bibles and make life as a new parent somewhat simpler, easy and fun.