Beschreibung:
Very practical science based tips and guidelines and stories for moms and dads of baby girls. Including: Why you need a book just about girls. The very different health issues, genetic predisposition, hard wiring, neurological and biological development of girls, including unique strengths and weaknesses. How to understand the core nature of your girl and nourish it through problems of crying, fussing, eating, sleeping, attaching and other key issues during the first 12 months of life. Warm hearted stories about girls and tips from real moms, and a preview of what's to come for girls as they become toddlers, preschool kids, pubescent and beyond.
Very practical science based tips and guidelines and stories formoms and dads of baby girls. Including:* Why you need a book just about girls. The very different healthissues, genetic predisposition, hard wiring, neurological andbiological development of girls, including unique strengths andweaknesses.* How to understand the core nature of your girl and nourish itthrough problems of crying, fussing, eating, sleeping, attachingand other key issues during the first 12 months of life.* Warm hearted stories about girls and tips from real moms, and apreview of what's to come for girls as they become toddlerspreschool kids, pubescent and beyond.
Foreword viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction: It's a Baby Girl! 11 The Girl Inside You 112 Her First Year 313 Gazing into the Future: Toddler and Preschool Girls 614 A Baby Girl is a Family Affair! Circles of Support 97Sources 113Resources for Parents of Girls 129The Gurian Institute 135About the Authors 137Index 139