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A thought-provoking combination of practical parenting information and scientific analysis, Our Babies, Ourselves is the first book to explore why we raise our children the way we do–and to suggest that we reconsider our culture’s traditional views on parenting.
New parents are faced with innumerable decisions to make regarding the best way to care for their baby, and, naturally, they often turn for guidance to friends and family members who have already raised children. But as scientists are discovering, much of the trusted advice that has been passed down through generations needs to be carefully reexamined.
In this ground-breaking book, anthropologist Meredith Small reveals her remarkable findings in the new science of ethnopediatrics. Professor Small joins pediatricians, child-development researchers, and anthropologists across the country who are studying to what extent the way we parent our infants is based on biological needs and to what extent it is based on culture–and how sometimes what is culturally dictated may not be what’s best for babies.
Should an infant be encouraged to sleep alone? Is breast-feeding better than bottle-feeding, or is that just a myth of the nineties? How much time should pass before a mother picks up her crying infant? And how important is it really to a baby’s development to talk and sing to him or her?
These are but a few of the important questions Small addresses, and the answers not only are surprising, but may even change the way we raise our children.
Publisher : Anchor
Publication date : May 4, 1999
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 292 pages
ISBN-10 : 0385483627
ISBN-13 : 978-0385483629
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.95 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #268,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #251 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #352 in Medical Child Psychology #508 in Popular Child Psychology
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Customers find the book extremely interesting and well-written, with tons of research supporting its content. Moreover, the book offers great parenting perspective, particularly for first-time parents, and one customer notes its cross-cultural view of parenting styles. Additionally, customers appreciate its thought-provoking nature, with one mentioning how it reassures readers about trusting their instincts. The book receives positive feedback for its pacing, with one customer highlighting its effectiveness in reducing crying, and customers consider it well worth the price. However, opinions on readability are mixed, with some finding it easy to read while others note it’s not light reading.
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